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Marine recruiters and future Marines with Recruiting Sub-Station Burbank, Recruiting Station Los Angeles, prepare and sort donated food while volunteering for the Justin and Kourtney Turner Food Bank in Los Angeles, June 20, 2020. With the COVID-19 virus pandemic continuing, Los Angeles County has received more confirmed cases than the surrounding counties. Joined by other volunteer organizations, the RSS Burbank Marines sorted and separated food into more than 200 boxes that could feed up to 800 people. (Photo Courtesy)

Marine recruiters and future Marines with Recruiting Sub-Station Burbank, Recruiting Station Los Angeles, prepare and sort donated food while volunteering for the Justin and Kourtney Turner Food Bank in Los Angeles, June 20, 2020. With the COVID-19 virus pandemic continuing, Los Angeles County has received more confirmed cases than the surrounding counties. Joined by other volunteer organizations, the RSS Burbank Marines sorted and separated food into more than 200 boxes that could feed up to 800 people. (Photo Courtesy)

Photo by Sgt. Emily Kirk

Left, Erika Hallford, right, Pvt. Larissa Hallford, are pictured in the Permanent Contact Station El Centro, Recruiting Sub-Station El Cajon, Recruiting Station San Diego. Larissa followed in her mother, Erika's, footsteps by joining the United States Marine Corps. Erika served from 1992-1996. (Courtesy Photo)

Left, Erika Hallford, right, Pvt. Larissa Hallford, are pictured in the Permanent Contact Station El Centro, Recruiting Sub-Station El Cajon, Recruiting Station San Diego. Larissa followed in her mother, Erika's, footsteps by joining the United States Marine Corps. Erika served from 1992-1996. (Courtesy Photo)

Photo by Sgt. Bernadette Plouffe

Capt. Michael McDonald, right, the executive officer of Recruiting Station Richmond, presents Colton Brown, left, a senior at Lakeland High School, a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Scholarship check at Recruiting Sub-Station Suffolk in Suffolk, Virginia, June 16, 2020. The NROTC scholarship, valued at up to $180,000, will pay for the cost of full tuition, books and other educational fees at many of the country’s leading colleges and universities. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Niles Lee)

Capt. Michael McDonald, right, the executive officer of Recruiting Station Richmond, presents Colton Brown, left, a senior at Lakeland High School, a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Scholarship check at Recruiting Sub-Station Suffolk in Suffolk, Virginia, June 16, 2020. The NROTC scholarship, valued at up to $180,000, will pay for the cost of full tuition, books and other educational fees at many of the country’s leading colleges and universities. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Niles Lee)

Photo by Cpl. Niles Lee

U.S. Marine Corps SgtMaj. Troy Black, 19th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, visits Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 15, 2020. Black was visiting his previous duty station and took time to visit each Marine, sailor, and civilian and see how they were doing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phuchung Nguyen)

U.S. Marine Corps SgtMaj. Troy Black, 19th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, visits Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 15, 2020. Black was visiting his previous duty station and took time to visit each Marine, sailor, and civilian and see how they were doing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phuchung Nguyen)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Phuchung Nguyen

U.S. Marine Corps SgtMaj. Troy Black, 19th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, presents his coin to Lance Cpl. Alexus Lester, the administrative clerk for Officer Programs for the Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 15, 2020. Black was visiting his previous duty station and took time to visit each Marine, sailor, and civilian and see how they were doing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phuchung Nguyen)

U.S. Marine Corps SgtMaj. Troy Black, 19th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, presents his coin to Lance Cpl. Alexus Lester, the administrative clerk for Officer Programs for the Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 15, 2020. Black was visiting his previous duty station and took time to visit each Marine, sailor, and civilian and see how they were doing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phuchung Nguyen)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Phuchung Nguyen

On District Assignments Day students find out where they will be recruiting.

On District Assignments Day students find out where they will be recruiting.

Photo by MSGT D'AVILAR ALISTAIR

Recruiters use the benefits tags to find out what an applicant needs and motivators are.

Recruiters use the benefits tags to find out what an applicant needs and motivators are.

Photo by MSGT D'AVILAR

Recruiters School staff hitting the track

Recruiters School staff hitting the track

Photo by MSGT D'AVILAR, ALISTAIR

Bud Hennebaul, the scholastic leadership academy director for the National Wrestling Coaches Association, Col. David Fallon, the commanding officer of 9th Marine Corps District, and Brian Smith, the head wrestling coach for the University of Missouri, speak during a NWCA online webinar held June 10, 2020. The webinar, titled “Marines and Wrestling: Developing the Next Great American Generation,” was part of NWCA’s scholastic wrestling webinar series sponsored by the United States Marine Corps. The series is designed for ongoing coaching development and to inform coaches and influencers of opportunities to involve Marines in their programs. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Naomi May)

Bud Hennebaul, the scholastic leadership academy director for the National Wrestling Coaches Association, Col. David Fallon, the commanding officer of 9th Marine Corps District, and Brian Smith, the head wrestling coach for the University of Missouri, speak during a NWCA online webinar held June 10, 2020. The webinar, titled “Marines and Wrestling: Developing the Next Great American Generation,” was part of NWCA’s scholastic wrestling webinar series sponsored by the United States Marine Corps. The series is designed for ongoing coaching development and to inform coaches and influencers of opportunities to involve Marines in their programs. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Naomi May)

Photo by Cpl. Naomi May

Master Sgt. Michael Taft, a Marine Corps Recruiting Command National Training Team member, interacts with other training team members via the Adobe Connect virtual classroom that the team created at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 2, 2020. The NTT utilized this online program to create the virtual classroom and library in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic so they could continue training Marine Corps recruiting personnel. The team currently consist of five Marines and one civilian: Chief Warrant Officer 5 Christopher Mayfield, the officer in charge of the NTT; Master Gunnery Sgt. Juan Hernandez, a prior service recruiter; Master Sgt. Michael Rudin, Master Sgt. Victor Montanez, and Taft, all training team members; and Matthew "Mark" Manieri, who is the training specialist. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Naomi May)

Master Sgt. Michael Taft, a Marine Corps Recruiting Command National Training Team member, interacts with other training team members via the Adobe Connect virtual classroom that the team created at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 2, 2020. The NTT utilized this online program to create the virtual classroom and library in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic so they could continue training Marine Corps recruiting personnel. The team currently consist of five Marines and one civilian: Chief Warrant Officer 5 Christopher Mayfield, the officer in charge of the NTT; Master Gunnery Sgt. Juan Hernandez, a prior service recruiter; Master Sgt. Michael Rudin, Master Sgt. Victor Montanez, and Taft, all training team members; and Matthew "Mark" Manieri, who is the training specialist. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Naomi May)

Photo by Cpl. Naomi May

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Maria Arzata, canvassing recruiter with Recruiting Station San Diego, and Capt. Katie Sliwoski, executive officer of Recruiting Station San Diego, present Alec Howell and Michael Cava the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps scholarship in San Diego, Calif. on May 29, 2020. Howell and Cava graduated from Torrey Pines High School, applied, and won the scholarship together.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Maria Arzata, canvassing recruiter with Recruiting Station San Diego, and Capt. Katie Sliwoski, executive officer of Recruiting Station San Diego, present Alec Howell and Michael Cava the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps scholarship in San Diego, Calif. on May 29, 2020. Howell and Cava graduated from Torrey Pines High School, applied, and won the scholarship together.

Photo by Sgt. Bernadette Plouffe

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Maria Arzate, canvassing recruiter with Recruiting Station San Diego, and Capt. Katie Sliwoski, executive officer of Recruiting Station San Diego, present Alec Howell and Michael Cava the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps scholarship in San Diego, Calif. on May 29, 2020. Howell and Cava graduated from Torrey Pines High School, applied, and won the scholarship together. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Bernadette Plouffe)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Maria Arzate, canvassing recruiter with Recruiting Station San Diego, and Capt. Katie Sliwoski, executive officer of Recruiting Station San Diego, present Alec Howell and Michael Cava the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps scholarship in San Diego, Calif. on May 29, 2020. Howell and Cava graduated from Torrey Pines High School, applied, and won the scholarship together. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Bernadette Plouffe)

Photo by Sgt Bernadette Plouffe

The Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego (MCRDSD) Colorguard, participates in an annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, May 25, 2020. Multiple Military installations around San Diego contributed to the ceremony, in order to properly honor all fallen service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emely D. Gonzalez)

The Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego (MCRDSD) Colorguard, participates in an annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, May 25, 2020. Multiple Military installations around San Diego contributed to the ceremony, in order to properly honor all fallen service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emely D. Gonzalez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Beatty

Gabriel Mendez Ramirez, a future Marine with Recruiting Sub-Station Oceanside, Recruiting Station San Diego, lost 186 pounds on his way to become a United States Marine. Ramirez is a native from Oceanside, California and graduated from Rancho Buena Vista High School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Bernadette Plouffe)

Gabriel Mendez Ramirez, a future Marine with Recruiting Sub-Station Oceanside, Recruiting Station San Diego, lost 186 pounds on his way to become a United States Marine. Ramirez is a native from Oceanside, California and graduated from Rancho Buena Vista High School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Bernadette Plouffe)

Photo by Sgt. Bernadette Plouffe

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Monique RomeroFlores, an officer selection assistant with Recruiting Station Orange County, talks about her decision to become a commissioned officer through the Marine Corps Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP) on May 19, 2020. The MECEP offers qualified enlisted Marines the opportunity to attend a four-year college full-time, while maintaining active duty status and pay and commission as a 2nd Lieutenant. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Monique RomeroFlores, an officer selection assistant with Recruiting Station Orange County, talks about her decision to become a commissioned officer through the Marine Corps Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP) on May 19, 2020. The MECEP offers qualified enlisted Marines the opportunity to attend a four-year college full-time, while maintaining active duty status and pay and commission as a 2nd Lieutenant. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph)

Photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph

New recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, receive a contraband brief during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, May 15, 2020. At this point, recruits are informed of the articles under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brooke C. Woods)

New recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, receive a contraband brief during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, May 15, 2020. At this point, recruits are informed of the articles under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brooke C. Woods)

Photo by Cpl. Brooke C Woods

U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Sub-Station Westminster continues to stay dedicated to their enlistees in preparing them for bootcamp by telecommuting physical training on May 8, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph)

U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Sub-Station Westminster continues to stay dedicated to their enlistees in preparing them for bootcamp by telecommuting physical training on May 8, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph)

Photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph

U.S Marines Staff Sgt. Jean Orozco (left), Staff Sgt. Eduardo Santillan (right), recruiters with Recruiting Station Orange County, lead their enlistees and guests during a virtual circuit workout at Recruiting Sub-Station Westminster, May 8 2020. Recruiting Sub-Station Westminster continues to stay dedicated to their enlistees in preparing them for bootcamp by telecommuting physical training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph)

U.S Marines Staff Sgt. Jean Orozco (left), Staff Sgt. Eduardo Santillan (right), recruiters with Recruiting Station Orange County, lead their enlistees and guests during a virtual circuit workout at Recruiting Sub-Station Westminster, May 8 2020. Recruiting Sub-Station Westminster continues to stay dedicated to their enlistees in preparing them for bootcamp by telecommuting physical training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph)

Photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph

Future Marines and guest of Recruiting sub-station Westminster participate in a virtual physical training session held at Recruiting Sub-Station Westminster, May 8,2020. Recruiting Sub-Station Westminster continues to stay dedicated to their enlistees in preparing them for bootcamp by telecommuting physical training on May 8, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph)

Future Marines and guest of Recruiting sub-station Westminster participate in a virtual physical training session held at Recruiting Sub-Station Westminster, May 8,2020. Recruiting Sub-Station Westminster continues to stay dedicated to their enlistees in preparing them for bootcamp by telecommuting physical training on May 8, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph)

Photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Carrie Nguyen, a recruiter with Recruiting Station Orange County, leads their enlistees and guests during a virtual circuit workout at Recruiting Sub-Station Westminster, May 8, 2020. Recruiting sub-station Westminster continues to stay dedicated to their enlistees in preparing them for bootcamp by telecommuting physical training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Carrie Nguyen, a recruiter with Recruiting Station Orange County, leads their enlistees and guests during a virtual circuit workout at Recruiting Sub-Station Westminster, May 8, 2020. Recruiting sub-station Westminster continues to stay dedicated to their enlistees in preparing them for bootcamp by telecommuting physical training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph)

Photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph

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