Sgt. Nicholas A. McCauley, a primary marksmanship instructor

Sgt. Nicholas A. McCauley, a primary marksmanship instructor with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, corrects the firing position of Rct. Jerrious M. Dee, Platoon 2080, Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Sept. 21, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. McCauley, 26, is from Ashburn, Va. Dee, 18, from Tallahassee, Fla., is scheduled to graduate Nov. 4, 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. (Photos by Pfc. Maximiliano Bavastro)