Senior Drill Instructor Sgt. William J. Dorsky greets
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Senior Drill Instructor Sgt. William J. Dorsky greets the newest recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Jan. 20, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. If successful in training, these recruits will be transformed during the following 13 weeks into basic Marines, representing the epitome of personal character, selflessness and military virtue. Alpha Company is scheduled to graduate April 15, 2016. Dorsky, 26, is from Portland, Mich. 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 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 50 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Bolser)
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