MCRD Parris Island, SC
Golf Company – Final Drill – March 4, 2015
Recruits of Platoon 2016, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, march during a final drill evaluation March 4, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Drillmasters, experts on the Marine Corps Drill and Ceremonies Manual, graded each platoon and its drill instructor on their ability to perform close-order drill movements. Golf Company is scheduled to graduate March 13, 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. (Photo by Pfc. Vanessa Austin)
Golf Company – Final Drill – March 4, 2015
Recruits of Platoon 2016, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, march during a final drill evaluation March 4, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Drillmasters, experts on the Marine Corps Drill and Ceremonies Manual, graded each platoon and its drill instructor on their ability to perform close-order drill movements. Golf Company is scheduled to graduate March 13, 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. (Photo by Pfc. Vanessa Austin)