Recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion,
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Recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, rush from the gas chamber April 14, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The recruits proved they learned the basics of chemical warfare defense by properly using their gas masks. Fox Company is scheduled to graduate June 5, 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 Pfc. Vanessa Austin)
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