Recruits of Platoon 2052, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit

Recruits of Platoon 2052, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, practice weapon retention techniques during martial arts training May 4, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. These techniques, part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, are designed to defend against an aggressor attempting to grab the rifle. Golf Company is scheduled to graduate July 10, 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 Sgt. Jennifer Schubert)