Gunnery Sgt. Shakeish Traynham, a chief drill instructor

Gunnery Sgt. Shakeish Traynham, a chief drill instructor of Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, disciplines her recruits through incentive training Jan. 17, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Incentive training develops discipline and motivation through physical exercises in a controlled environment. Traynham is a 31-year-old native of Silver Spring, Md. Oscar Company is scheduled to graduate April 4, 2014. 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. Vaniah Temple. Released. Official U.S. Marine Corps by Lance Cpl. Vaniah Temple. Photo is approved for public release by the Public Affairs Office for Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Photo must be published with photo credit of Photographer. Photo may not be used for commercial purposes without prior autherization of photographer or the unit Public Affairs Office. Photo taken/released for news/public information purposes only; appearance of people, businesses, places or products does mot imply endorsement of the U.S. Marine Corps or the Department of Defense. Photographer can be contacted at 843-228-2122.)