Among the new Marines are these distinguished graduates:

• Pfc. Jarod Adams – Greensboro, N.C. – Honor Graduate, Platoon 1008

• Pfc. Demario Martin – Hamlet, N.C. – Honor Graduate, Platoon 1009

• Pfc. Jordan Lugo – Miami, Fla. – Honor Graduate, Platoon 1010

• Pfc. Zachary Cook – Cincinnati, Ohio – Honor Graduate, Platoon 1012

• Pfc. Anthony Agulair – Staten Island, N.Y. – Honor Graduate, Platoon 1013

• Pfc. Michael Downing – Bloomfield, N.J. – Honor Graduate, Platoon 1014

• Pfc. Christian Keller – South Riding, Va. – High Shooter, Platoon 1012

• Pfc. Rocko Cuccaro – Meriden, Conn. – Honor Graduate, High PFT/CFT, Platoon 1010

• Pfc. Mary Sigmon – Watauga, Texas – Honor Graduate, Platoon 4006

• Pfc. Abril Ochoa – Nogales, Ariz. – Honor Graduate, Platoon 4007

• Pfc. Stephanie Ogden – Porter, Texas – High Shooter, Platoon 4006

• Pfc. Monica Spencer – Hicksville, Ohio – Honor Graduate, High PFT/CFT, Platoon 4006

   

   

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.

High resolution photos of the distinguished graduates can be downloaded for free at the following link: https://www.dvidshub.net/unit/MCRD–PI.