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United States Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jason Itro yells at recruit Nancy Carbins January 15, 2003 after she grabbed another recruit in the pool in an attempt to stay afloat during swim training at the Combat Pool on Parris Island, SC. Under the watchful eyes of swim instructors, recruits are required to swim in full gear and learn limited strokes and breathing to stay afloat. Carbins broke a major rule by grabbing another recruit and submerging them both. (Photo by Stephen Morton/Getty Images)






United States Marine Corps female recruit Stephanie Palladino adjusts her Kevlar helmet January 15, 2003 before re-entering the Combat Pool for another swim lesson during boot camp on Parris Island, SC. (Photo by Stephen Morton/Getty Images)






United States Marine Corps female recruit Jessica Waseca crawls on her back under barbed wire January 15, 2003 during the test exercise called The Crucible at boot camp at Parris Island, SC. The Marines train an average of 3,700 male recruits and 600 females a day at Parris Island. The Crucible is a 54 hour final exam to test the skills the recruits have learned during basic training. (Photo by Stephen Morton/Getty Images)






United States Marine Corps female recruit April Miner of Perry, Georgia crawls under barbed wire January 15, 2003 during the test exercise called The Crucible at boot camp at Parris Island, SC. (Photo by Stephen Morton/Getty Images)


















U.S. Marine Corps Drill Instructor Sgt. Subrina Dickerson leads a small pack of female recruits during run a three mile run during a physcial training test February 19, 2003 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, South Carolina. The recruits must pass a test that features pull ups, crunches and the timed run to graduate. (Photo by Stephen Morton/Getty Images)






Female Marine Corps recruits take care of many tasks during a brief period of personal time prior to taps at the United States Marine Corps recruit depot June 21, 2004 in Parris Island, South Carolina. Marine Corps boot camp, with its combination of strict discipline and exhaustive physical training, is considered the most rigorous of the armed forces recruit training. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)






Marine drill instructors Sgt Jennifer Kelton of McAlister, Oklahoma (L) and SSgt Marie Michael of West Valley, New York “discuss” a problem with one of their female recruits during training at the United States Marine Corps recruit depot June 22, 2004 in Parris Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)






Female Marine Corps recruit Megan Shipley (C), 17, of Kingston, Tennessee lets out a yell during hand-to-hand combat training at the United States Marine Corps recruit depot June 23, 2004 in Parris Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)






Female Marine Corps recruits Christina Mota (front), 18, of Modesto, California and Kristen Neibarger, 19, of Florence, Kansas go through hand-to-hand combat training at the United States Marine Corps recruit depot June 23, 2004 in Parris Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)






Female Marine Corps recruits go through close combat training at the United States Marine Corps recruit depot June 23, 2004 in Parris Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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