Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, crawl under concertina wire Aug. 9, 2016, on Parris Island, Recruits work in teams to maneuver over and under various obstacles. Both companies are scheduled to graduate Sept. 2, 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 e


Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, crawl under concertina wire Aug. 9, 2016, on Parris Island, Recruits work in teams to maneuver over and under various obstacles. Both companies are scheduled to graduate Sept. 2, 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 approximately 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Pfc. Maximiliano Bavastro)


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