Capt. Nicholas D. Peltier, one of two series commanders

Capt. Nicholas D. Peltier, one of two series commanders who oversees three platoons for Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, teaches recruits about formal and informal forms of conflict resolution and the chain of command Aug.15, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Peltier, 27, is from Albion, Mich. Delta Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 28, 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)