U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Mykel Stanley, the staff noncommissioned officer for Recruiting Substation Northwest, gives a leadership talk to the soccer team of Sussex County Community College Aug. 3, 2018 in Newton, N.J. The leadership seminar is designed to promote leadership and teamwork. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kate Busto/Released)
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ariana Hawkins, a drill instructor with 4th recruit training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C, instructs an enlistee to respond louder during the annual Recruiting Station New Jersey pool function May 12, 2018, at Naval Weapons Station Earle, N.J. Enlistees learned how to respond to the drill instructors and what to expect when they report to Parris Island, S.C., for recruit training. Hawkins is from Bakersfield, Calif. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kate Busto/Released)
U.S. Marines with Recruiting Station Springfield, encourage a Marine enlistee during the Initial Strength Test in Fall River, Mass., Oct. 1, 2017. The IST consists of running, pull-ups, and sit-ups. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Connor Hancock)
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Brian Berling, Officer Selection Officer, Officer Selection Office Amherst, Mass., and Marine recruiters from Recruiting Station Springfield, Mass., recognize top performers during the USMC Sports Wrestling Academy at Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., May 5, 2018. Marines attended the wrestling clinic to improve the leadership skills of the high school student-athletes who attended. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Connor Hancock)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Robert Salinas, a drill instructor with Support Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, orders educators to get off the bus March 28, 2018, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., during an educators’ workshop. This is how every young man or woman arrives on Parris Island before officially beginning recruit training. For the educators, it’s their first glimpse into life as a recruit and the beginning of their three-day journey. Before their time is done, they will have learned basic drill, shot on the rifle range, dined with recruits, overcome the confidence course, and taken part in the Crucible before finally viewing the graduation of more than 500 new Marines.
A New York Police Department officer takes pictures of the 2nd Marine Division band, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., during their performance in the 257th annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, March 17, 2018, in New York. Performances such as these give the band and its Marines opportunities to act as musical ambassadors to the American public and the world, enhancing the Marine Corps image through music and professionalism. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Williams/ released)
U.S. Marines with the 2nd Marine Division band, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., pose with a fan during the annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in New York, March 17, 2018. These performances give the band and its Marines opportunities to act as musical ambassadors to the American public and the world, enhancing the Marine Corps image through music and professionalism. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Williams/ released)
U.S. Marines with the 2nd Marine Division band, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., march down Manhattan’s famous 5th Avenue, during the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in New York, March 17, 2018. The annual parade provides local communities an opportunity to watch and interact with Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Williams/ released)
U.S. Marines with the 2nd Marine Division band, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., march down Manhattan’s famous 5th Avenue, during the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in New York, March 17, 2018. The annual parade provides local communities an opportunity to watch and interact with Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Williams/ released)
U.S. Marines with the 2nd Marine Division band, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., march down Manhattan’s famous 5th Avenue, during the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in New York, March 17, 2018. The annual parade provides local communities an opportunity to watch and interact with Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Williams/ released)
U.S. Marines with the 2nd Marine Division band, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., perform for attendees of the annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in New York, March 17, 2018. The parade provides a unique opportunity for the band as they act as musical ambassadors for an international audience present for the parade. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Williams/ released)
U.S. Marines with the 2nd Marine Division band, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., march down Manhattan’s famous 5th Avenue, during the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in New York, March 17, 2018. The annual parade provides local communities an opportunity to watch and interact with Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Williams/ released)
A child watches as U.S. Marines with the 2nd Marine Division band, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., performs during the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in New York, March 17, 2018. The annual parade provides local communities an opportunity to interact with the Marines. The band, known as the “The Division’s Own” are considered musical ambassadors for the Corps, a title which they are proud to hold. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Williams/ released)
U.S. Marines with Recruiting Station Springfield, Mass., instruct Marine Corps pool program members on squad pushups during a pool program function at the YMCA of Central Massachusetts in Worcester, Mass. on Jan. 6, 2018. Recruiters maintain physical fitness with enlistees to prepare them for bootcamp.
A U.S. Marine with Marine Corps Recruiting Station Harrisburg monitors enlistees as they perform pull-ups at the Defense Distribution Center in New Cumberland, Pa., Jan. 14, 2018. Enlistees from around south-eastern Pennsylvania performed an initial strength test which is used to asses their physical readiness for Recruit Training.