160303-M-CJ988-160 PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (March 3, 2016) Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, right, speaks with Capt. Taylor Bates, commander of Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, on board Parris Island, S.C. Mabus visited Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in order to see firsthand how young men and women from across the country are transformed into United States Marines. Parris Island is the only place in the Marine Corps where enlisted males and females undergo 70 training days to earn the title United States Marine. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Thomas)