Staff Sgt. Joshua S. Bynum, a martial arts instructor
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Staff Sgt. Joshua S. Bynum, a martial arts instructor with Support Battalion, demonstrates a bayonet technique for recruits of Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, on Dec. 10, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program is designed to increase the warfighting capabilities of Marines and enhance self-confidence and esprit de corps. Bynum, 30, is from Suffolk, Va. Golf Company is scheduled to graduate Feb. 26, 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 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Bolser)
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