Female Marine Recruits learn ropes at Parris Island

Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, strengthen their upper body by performing rope heaves Aug. 30, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits grabbed the rope, jumped up and slowly lowered themselves back to the ground. Papa Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 1, 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.
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