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Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island

Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island

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Rct. Leland D. Stewart, Platoon 1026, Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, takes notes during a class on uniform regulations Jan. 22, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Marines take pride in their uniforms, and the foundation of that pride is built during boot camp when recruits learn how to properly wear and care for all of their uniforms. Stewart, 19, from Largo, Fla., is scheduled to graduate April 10, 2015. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer Schubert).

Rct. Leland D. Stewart, Platoon 1026, Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, takes notes during a class on uniform regulations Jan. 22, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Marines take pride in their uniforms, and the foundation of that pride is built during boot camp when recruits learn how to properly wear and care for all of their uniforms. Stewart, 19, from Largo, Fla., is scheduled to graduate April 10, 2015. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer Schubert).

Photo by Cpl. Jennifer Schubert

Rct. Tyler Alleyne, Platoon 3080, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, struggles to pull his chin over the bar during a physical training session Aug. 21, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Physical training sessions are meant to help recruits prepare for their physical fitness and combat fitness tests, which are both graduation requirements. Alleyne, 18, from Spartanburg, S.C., is scheduled to graduate Oct. 25, 2013. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent for females in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink)

Rct. Tyler Alleyne, Platoon 3080, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, struggles to pull his chin over the bar during a physical training session Aug. 21, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Physical training sessions are meant to help recruits prepare for their physical fitness and combat fitness tests, which are both graduation requirements. Alleyne, 18, from Spartanburg, S.C., is scheduled to graduate Oct. 25, 2013. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent for females in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink)

Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink

Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, tackle the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 19, 2023.
The Crucible is the culminating event of recruit training ensuring that recruits complete their transformation from civilian to United States Marine.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bradley Williams)

Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, tackle the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 19, 2023. The Crucible is the culminating event of recruit training ensuring that recruits complete their transformation from civilian to United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bradley Williams)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bradley Williams

Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, tackle the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 28, 2022.
The Crucible is the 54-hour culminating event for all recruits before the Eagle, Globe and Anchor Ceremony. This serves as their final test on the skills and resiliency they have acquired over their time in recruit training.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd).

Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, tackle the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 28, 2022. The Crucible is the 54-hour culminating event for all recruits before the Eagle, Globe and Anchor Ceremony. This serves as their final test on the skills and resiliency they have acquired over their time in recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd).

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd

U.S. Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, recite the Oath of Enlistment on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 21, 2022. The EGA is the official emblem and insignia of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Arturo Ponce Alavez Jr.)

U.S. Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, recite the Oath of Enlistment on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 21, 2022. The EGA is the official emblem and insignia of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Arturo Ponce Alavez Jr.)

Photo by Cpl. Luis Ponce Alavez

New Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice for graduation, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 22, 2023. The recruits endured 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training to become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni)

New Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice for graduation, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 22, 2023. The recruits endured 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training to become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni

New Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice for graduation, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 22, 2023. The recruits endured 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training to become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni)

New Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice for graduation, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 22, 2023. The recruits endured 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training to become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni

New Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice for graduation, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 22, 2023. The recruits endured 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training to become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni)

New Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice for graduation, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 22, 2023. The recruits endured 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training to become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni

New Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice for graduation, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 22, 2023. The recruits endured 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training to become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni)

New Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice for graduation, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 22, 2023. The recruits endured 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training to become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni

New Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice for graduation, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 22, 2023. The recruits endured 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training to become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni)

New Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice for graduation, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 22, 2023. The recruits endured 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training to become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni

New Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice for graduation, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 22, 2023. The recruits endured 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training to become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni)

New Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice for graduation, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 22, 2023. The recruits endured 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training to become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni

New Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice for graduation, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 22, 2023. The recruits endured 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training to become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni)

New Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice for graduation, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 22, 2023. The recruits endured 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training to become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni

New Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice for graduation, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 22, 2023. The recruits endured 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training to become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni)

New Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice for graduation, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 22, 2023. The recruits endured 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training to become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni

New Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice for graduation, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 22, 2023. The recruits endured 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training to become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni)

New Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice for graduation, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 22, 2023. The recruits endured 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training to become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni

Recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, navigate the Confidence Course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 21, 2023.

The Confidence Course is composed of various obstacles that both physically and mentally challenge recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, navigate the Confidence Course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 21, 2023. The Confidence Course is composed of various obstacles that both physically and mentally challenge recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie

Recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, navigate the Confidence Course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 21, 2023.

The Confidence Course is composed of various obstacles that both physically and mentally challenge recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, navigate the Confidence Course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 21, 2023. The Confidence Course is composed of various obstacles that both physically and mentally challenge recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie

Recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, navigate the Confidence Course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 21, 2023.

The Confidence Course is composed of various obstacles that both physically and mentally challenge recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, navigate the Confidence Course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 21, 2023. The Confidence Course is composed of various obstacles that both physically and mentally challenge recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie

Recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, navigate the Confidence Course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 21, 2023.

The Confidence Course is composed of various obstacles that both physically and mentally challenge recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, navigate the Confidence Course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 21, 2023. The Confidence Course is composed of various obstacles that both physically and mentally challenge recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie

Recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, navigate the Confidence Course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 21, 2023.

The Confidence Course is composed of various obstacles that both physically and mentally challenge recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, navigate the Confidence Course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 21, 2023. The Confidence Course is composed of various obstacles that both physically and mentally challenge recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie

Recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, navigate the Confidence Course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 21, 2023.

The Confidence Course is composed of various obstacles that both physically and mentally challenge recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, navigate the Confidence Course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 21, 2023. The Confidence Course is composed of various obstacles that both physically and mentally challenge recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island