Martial Arts Instructor Trainer Sgt. Chris Reno shouts
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Martial Arts Instructor Trainer Sgt. Chris Reno shouts the command for recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, to begin a pugil stick match Dec. 15, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits fight using pugil sticks, which represent rifles with fixed bayonets, to simulate a close encounter with an enemy. Reno, 32, is from Florence, Ala. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate Feb. 27, 2015. 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 Sgt. Caitlin Brink)
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