Marine Recruits Endure Basic Training On Parris Island

PARRIS ISLAND, SC - MARCH 07: United States Marine Corps recruits line up after getting their first haircuts at the boot camp receiving station in the early morning hours of March 7, 2007 at Parris Island, South Carolina. The receiving station is the first stop on Parris Island for the recruits who spend the first few days there getting haircuts, uniforms and taking care of other processing issues, after which they are turned over to their drill instructors for the remainder of the 13 weeks of training. The Department of Defense has asked Congress to increase the size of the Marine Corps by 27,000 troops and the Army by 65,000 over the next five years. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)