MCRD Parris Island, SC
November Company – Confidence Course – Nov. 18, 2015
Rct. Ryleigh L. Stayrook, front, and Rct. Mariah A. Sanchez, both with Platoon 4003, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, climb a Confidence Course obstacle Nov. 18, 2015. The course is comprised of 15 obstacles designed to help Marine Corps recruits build confidence by overcoming physical challenges. Stayrook, 20, from Dayton, Ohio, and Sanchez, 18, from Chandler, Ariz., are scheduled to graduate Jan. 22, 2016. 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 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Schubert)
November Company – Confidence Course – Nov. 18, 2015
Rct. Ryleigh L. Stayrook, front, and Rct. Mariah A. Sanchez, both with Platoon 4003, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, climb a Confidence Course obstacle Nov. 18, 2015. The course is comprised of 15 obstacles designed to help Marine Corps recruits build confidence by overcoming physical challenges. Stayrook, 20, from Dayton, Ohio, and Sanchez, 18, from Chandler, Ariz., are scheduled to graduate Jan. 22, 2016. 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 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Schubert)