U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Wesley Paulk, the 2nd Recruit Training Battalion drillmaster, hands a list of commands to a drill instructor before an initial drill evaluation June 19, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Drillmasters, like Paulk, 31, from Baton Rouge, La., are experts on the Marine Corps Drill and Ceremonies Manual and grade each platoon and its drill instructor on their ability to perform close-order drill movements. Alpha Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 11, 2017. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 recr
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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Wesley Paulk, the 2nd Recruit Training Battalion drillmaster, hands a list of commands to a drill instructor before an initial drill evaluation June 19, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Drillmasters, like Paulk, 31, from Baton Rouge, La., are experts on the Marine Corps Drill and Ceremonies Manual and grade each platoon and its drill instructor on their ability to perform close-order drill movements. Alpha Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 11, 2017. 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 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps.