Sgt. Deborah Benson, a drill instructor for Platoon
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Sgt. Deborah Benson, a drill instructor for Platoon 4030, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, encourages her recruits during a physical training session June 18, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Drill instructors supervise recruits during PT and motivate them to improve their fitness. Benson, 26, is from Lynn, Mass. November Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 5, 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 Cpl. Octavia Davis)
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