Marine Corps Rct. Tanner L. Sittig of Platoon 3072, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practices his shooting position Aug. 31, 2017, on Parris Island, For one week, recruits, like Sittig, 19, from Daytona Beach, Fla., practice the fundamentals of marksmanship, like slow, steady breathing and trigger control. Lima Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 13, 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

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Marine Corps Rct. Tanner L. Sittig of Platoon 3072, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practices his shooting position Aug. 31, 2017, on Parris Island, For one week, recruits, like Sittig, 19, from Daytona Beach, Fla., practice the fundamentals of marksmanship, like slow, steady breathing and trigger control. Lima Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 13, 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 males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Jacob)

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