A recruit of Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion,

A recruit of Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, marks his shot during marksmanship training July 13, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits keep a careful log of their shots in order to track and improve their shooting abilities. Echo Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 19, 2016. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 12 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Bolser)