Recruits of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, push through the last hike of the Crucible July 16, 2015, on Parris Island, Upon completion of the Crucible, the 54-hour culminating event of recruit training, each recruit finally earned the title Marine, making this the defining moment of the previous 12 weeks of training. Both companies are scheduled to graduate July 22, 2016. 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 e
Recruits of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, push through the last hike of the Crucible July 16, 2015, on Parris Island, Upon completion of the Crucible, the 54-hour culminating event of recruit training, each recruit finally earned the title Marine, making this the defining moment of the previous 12 weeks of training. Both companies are scheduled to graduate July 22, 2016. 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 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Pfc. Maximiliano Bavastro)
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