MCRD Parris Island, SC
November Company – Physical Training – Sept. 24, 2015
Rct. Helen M. Olson, Platoon 4041, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, warms up during a physical fitness session Sept. 24, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Drill instructors ensure recruits are thoroughly warmed up before starting any rigorous physical training. Olson, 18, from Lake Forest, Calif., is scheduled to graduate Dec. 4, 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 Lance Cpl. Vanessa Austin)
November Company – Physical Training – Sept. 24, 2015
Rct. Helen M. Olson, Platoon 4041, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, warms up during a physical fitness session Sept. 24, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Drill instructors ensure recruits are thoroughly warmed up before starting any rigorous physical training. Olson, 18, from Lake Forest, Calif., is scheduled to graduate Dec. 4, 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 Lance Cpl. Vanessa Austin)