Today's graduation ceremony was a landmark for the 253 new Marines of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion.

Among the new Marines are these distinguished graduates:

• Pfc. Dalton Sawyers – Pilot Mountain, N.C. – Honor Graduate, Platoon 1024

• Pfc. Mason Wolfe – Williamsburg, Va. – Honor Graduate, Platoon 1025

• Pfc. Kody Kaufman – Range, Ala. – Honor Graduate, Platoon 1026

• Pfc. Gavin Mathieu – Lafayette, La. – Honor Graduate, Platoon 1028

• Pfc. Robert Drake – Detroit, Mich. – Honor Graduate, Platoon 1029

• Pfc. Gregory Whalen – Hillsdale, Mich. – Honor Graduate, Platoon 1030

• Pfc. Trevor Boose – Wellington, Ohio – High PFT/CFT, Platoon 1028

• Pfc. Gregory Frich II – Albany, Ga. – High Shooter, Platoon 1024

   

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.