MCRD Parris Island, SC
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Recruits of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, rush into the gas chamber during chemical and biological warfare training Oct. 29, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Instructors expose recruits to tear gas, a nonlethal agent that causes watery eyes and irritation to the skin and respiratory system, while inside the chamber. The training ensures recruits become comfortable with using a gas mask in a chemically or biologically contaminated environment. Delta Company is scheduled to graduate Dec. 20, 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 of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill)
131029-M-PG802-049
Recruits of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, rush into the gas chamber during chemical and biological warfare training Oct. 29, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Instructors expose recruits to tear gas, a nonlethal agent that causes watery eyes and irritation to the skin and respiratory system, while inside the chamber. The training ensures recruits become comfortable with using a gas mask in a chemically or biologically contaminated environment. Delta Company is scheduled to graduate Dec. 20, 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 of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill)