Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion,
Summary
Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, touch their knees to their elbows to improve core strength during a circuit course Aug. 30, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits performed various exercises meant to strengthen their bodies to meet the Marine Corps' high physical fitness standards. 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. (Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink)