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Show " ? A t I I it if 1 ! ' I Pvt. Emmitt IE. Pittman Marfrie Private Ends Training SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (FH TNC) Jan. 16 Marine Pri- i vate Emmitt E. Pittman, son of Mrs. Hannah H. Pit- , tman, of 343 E. Third St., .Moab, Utah, was graduated from eight weeks of recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot here. He will now undergo a-bout a-bout three weeks of individual indivi-dual combat training and then, after leave at home, will report to his first Mar- t ine Corps assignment. , The intensified Marine recruit training emphasizes rigid physical conditioning and survival techniques, both at sea and ashore, to develop self-confidence and and endurance. Marksmanship' Marksman-ship' with the M-14 rifle 'and 45-calibre pistol are equally stressed, and close order drill instills the traditions of Marine Corps teamwork. A thorough study of basic military subjects; hygiene; first aid and sanitation; and the customs, courtesies, his tory and mission of the Mar ine Corps serve to polish the new Marine's recruit education edu-cation and! prepare him to join Marine combat forces. |