Recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, take their first steps during a six-mile conditioning hike July 15, 2017, on Parris Island, This training is one of several hikes to prepare the recruits for the physical rigors of the Crucible. Bravo Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 1, 2017. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 12 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to ent
Recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, take their first steps during a six-mile conditioning hike July 15, 2017, on Parris Island, This training is one of several hikes to prepare the recruits for the physical rigors of the Crucible. Bravo Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 1, 2017. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 12 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps.
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