Sgt. Stephan Bacchus, a drill instructor for Platoon 3044, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, orders his recruits to respond loudly and confidently March 25, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Bacchus, 23, from East Stroudsburg, Pa., is one of a handful of drill instructors responsible for instilling discipline in his recruits. India Company is scheduled to graduate June 13, 2014. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 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 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink)
