Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Illian, a field training instructor with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, teaches recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, how to use a compass during low or no-light conditions Jan. 18, 2018, on Parris Island, Field training instructors, like Illian, 26, from Pensacola, Fla., are responsible for teaching recruits the basics of infantry skills during Basic Warrior Training. Lima Company is scheduled to graduate Feb. 9, 2018. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 re


Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Illian, a field training instructor with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, teaches recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, how to use a compass during low or no-light conditions Jan. 18, 2018, on Parris Island, Field training instructors, like Illian, 26, from Pensacola, Fla., are responsible for teaching recruits the basics of infantry skills during Basic Warrior Training. Lima Company is scheduled to graduate Feb. 9, 2018. 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. ( Marine Corps


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