MCRD Parris Island Recruits of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, rappel from a 47-foot tower during rappel training June 16, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Tight harnesses help ensure safety while rappelling. Hotel Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 7, 2015. 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…