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Parris Island , South Carolina, consists of 8,095 acres, of which only 3,262 are habitable. The remaining acres are primarily salt marsh.
Enlisted male training began here in November 1915. Enlisted female training began here in February 1949.
Marines have trained on the Depot during each major conflict of the 20th and 21st century:
- WWI – 41,000 recruits
- WWII – 205,000 recruits
- Korean War – 138,000 recruits
- Vietnam War – 250,000 recruits
- Operation Desert Shield & Operation Desert Storm (Kuwait)
- Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)
- Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) - 160,000 recruits
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The Eastern Recruiting Region (ERR) consists of three districts and 24 Recruiting Stations. ERR covers 22 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Recruiters make an average of 200 contacts per recruit signed and it costs approximately $11,000 to recruit one person.
This school is tasked with the important duty of training members of the world's elite military organization to be the finest recruit trainers in the world. The mission of Drill Instructor School is to further develop the knowledge, command presence, physical condition, and instructional ability of selected non-commissioned officers to be a drill instructor.