U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Marcellous Thornton with India

U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Marcellous Thornton with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, maneuvers over an obstacle during the Confidence Course on Parris Island S.C., June 11, 2018. The course is comprised of 15 obstacles designed to help recruits build confidence by overcoming physical and mental challenges. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Vanessa Austin/Released)