MCRD Parris Island, SC
India & Papa Companies – Swim Qualification – Feb. 29, 2016
Water survival qualification, the first of seven graduation requirements, includes swimming 25 meters, leaping from a 10-foot tower, treading water for four minutes and shedding combat equipment underwater. Recruits are expected to swim in a full uniform during qualification. 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. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Bolser)
India & Papa Companies – Swim Qualification – Feb. 29, 2016
Water survival qualification, the first of seven graduation requirements, includes swimming 25 meters, leaping from a 10-foot tower, treading water for four minutes and shedding combat equipment underwater. Recruits are expected to swim in a full uniform during qualification. 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. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Bolser)