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03-17-09, 07:32 AM
Drilling with the Marine Sgt

WTAP News

Posted: 10:15 PM Mar 16, 2009
Last Updated: 10:15 PM Mar 16, 2009
Reporter: Kirk.Greenfield
Email Address: Kirk.Greenfield@wtap.com

37 Marine recruits brought their family and friends to the Dils Conference Center to answer their questions about signing up with the Marines.

Eight Marine Officers and a drill sergeant provided a taste of the Marines, literally!

Chow was served before a video about how young people decide on the marines and how they inform their parents.

The drill sergeant also give the pool of recruits a running drill on the parade floor.

The video helped to address parents' concerns and expectations of their kids' enlisting and developing into adults.

The 90 minute program helped to dispel myths about training, and also give a more realistic expectation of what the Marine Corps training means for an individual at Paris Island.

About 90 percent of all recruits complete training and earn the title "US Marine."

Ellie