Rct. Jordy E. PerezNunez, Platoon 2026, Hotel Company,

Rct. Jordy E. PerezNunez, Platoon 2026, Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, does a back extension exercise during a physical fitness training session Feb. 3, 2015 on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits perform various exercises meant to strengthen the main muscle groups and prepare them for the physical fitness and combat fitness tests, both of which are graduation requirements. PerezNunez, 19, from Brooklyn N.Y., is scheduled to graduate April 17, 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)