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Titles. 08:15:13 Entrance sign: US Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. Tracking shot past Marines marching on roadway. Drill field, LS, MS, CUs. 08:16:37 Officer outside Recruit Receiving Section, recruits out & lined up; marched off past statue. Into Hygenic Unit. CUs. haircuts, head shaved, showering, uniform issued & fitted. Instruction on making up bunk. Sergeant tears up improperly made bed. 08:19:17 Physical exam; eye chart & examination; blood drawn; x-ray; interview. CU drilling on field. Drill sergeant. Recruit drilling w/ rock in hand. 08:21:06 Bayonets issued; rifle issued; MCU & CUs. Watching instructor explaining parts. 08:21:17 Rifle drill. Marching w/ rifles on parade ground. Rifles in pyramid; collapses. 08:23:21 Recruit sleeping w/ rifle. Bayonet drill. Classroom. Manual, pictures of symbols; monographs. First Aid chart & instruction. 08:24:28 Explosion. Swimming instruction. Abrupt end. 1940s; Recruiting Film; WW2;