Recruits of Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, rinse gas masks May 10, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Masks are cleaned after each use to prevent cross contamination. Golf Company is scheduled to graduate July 1, 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 approximately 49 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Vanessa Austin)