Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. -- Today's graduation ceremony was a landmark for the 446 new Marines of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion.

 

Among the new Marines are these distinguished graduates:

• Pfc. Christian Camacho – Deland, Fla. – Honor Graduate, high PFT/CFT Platoon 2064
• Pfc. Alan Guertin – Tampa, Fla. – Honor Graduate, Platoon 2065
• Pfc. Pierre Porchiola – Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – Honor Graduate, High PFT/CFT Platoon 2066
• Pfc. Enrique Class – Birmingham, Ala. – Honor Graduate, High PFT/CFT Platoon 2068
• Pfc. Adam Sapp – Collierville, Tenn. – Honor Graduate, Platoon 2069
• Pfc. Mahgell Davis – Jay, Fla. – Honor Graduate, Platoon 2070
• Pvt. Jordan Barbercarder – Asheville, N.C. – High Shooter, Platoon 2064
• Pvt. Quentin Edwards – Clearfield, Pa. – High Shooter, High PFT/CFT Platoon 2065
• Pvt. Ricardo Amaroperez – Mayaguec, Puerto Rico – High Shooter, Platoon 2066
• Pvt. Andrew Singleton – Banks, Ala. – High Shooter, Platoon 2068
• Pfc. Noah Hutchinso – Southwest Harbor, Maine – High Shooter, Platoon 2069
• Pvt. Octavia Hatchell – Cleveland, Ohio – High Shooter, Platoon 2070
• Pvt. Michael Cuomo– Seacliff, N.Y. – High PFT/CFT, Platoon 2069

• Pvt. Bryan Watson – Lawrenceville, Ga. – High PFT/CFT, Platoon 2070

 

Each new Marine persevered through 70 training days while passing each of the seven graduation requirements.

 

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.