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Sgt. Rosa Luna, a recruiter with Recruiting Substation Waterbury, motivates Gisel Gomez, a female Poolee, a woman currently enrolled in the Marine Corps’ Delayed Entry Program, during a run as part of an Initial Strength Test on Westover Air Reserve Base, Aug., 15. The Delayed Entry Program is meant to help prepare young men and women for the rigors of Marine Corps Boot Camp. Gomez, 20, is from Worcester, Massachusetts, and a graduate of Worcester Vocational Technical High School. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Sgt. Rosa Luna, a recruiter with Recruiting Substation Waterbury, motivates Gisel Gomez, a female Poolee, a woman currently enrolled in the Marine Corps’ Delayed Entry Program, during a run as part of an Initial Strength Test on Westover Air Reserve Base, Aug., 15. The Delayed Entry Program is meant to help prepare young men and women for the rigors of Marine Corps Boot Camp. Gomez, 20, is from Worcester, Massachusetts, and a graduate of Worcester Vocational Technical High School. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

A U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard participates in the opening ceremony of the Cheez-It 355 NASCAR Sprint Cup at Watkins Glen International, Aug. 9. The Marines, from Recruiting Station Buffalo, also conducted a swearing-in ceremony for 14 poolees and drove an H1 Humvee on the track as part of the race day festivities. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher O’Quin/Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard participates in the opening ceremony of the Cheez-It 355 NASCAR Sprint Cup at Watkins Glen International, Aug. 9. The Marines, from Recruiting Station Buffalo, also conducted a swearing-in ceremony for 14 poolees and drove an H1 Humvee on the track as part of the race day festivities. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher O’Quin/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Christopher O'Quin

Coaches with Marine Corps Recruiting Command’s 2015 Coaches Workshop do high-knees during their physical training session August 6, 2015, in Dumfries, Va. The Coaches Workshop teaches the coaches about Marine Corps officer programs and helps build meaningful and purposeful relationships with those who have the privilege to guide America’s leaders of tomorrow. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl Logan Block/Released)

Coaches with Marine Corps Recruiting Command’s 2015 Coaches Workshop do high-knees during their physical training session August 6, 2015, in Dumfries, Va. The Coaches Workshop teaches the coaches about Marine Corps officer programs and helps build meaningful and purposeful relationships with those who have the privilege to guide America’s leaders of tomorrow. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl Logan Block/Released)

Photo by Cpl Logan Block

Marines and Educators with Recruiting Station Portland pose with an F-18 Hornet at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, during the 2015 Educators Workshop. These teachers, coaches and counselors got to experience some of the physical challenges of Marine Corps basic training and talk to Marines operating in their occupational specialty. The educators saw many of the installation's services provided to the Marines including the Education Center, Moral Welfare Recreation Center and Chow Hall.

Marines and Educators with Recruiting Station Portland pose with an F-18 Hornet at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, during the 2015 Educators Workshop. These teachers, coaches and counselors got to experience some of the physical challenges of Marine Corps basic training and talk to Marines operating in their occupational specialty. The educators saw many of the installation's services provided to the Marines including the Education Center, Moral Welfare Recreation Center and Chow Hall.

Photo by Sgt. Tyler Vernaza

Local Oregon counselors, coaches and educators rush through the bayonet assault course clad in Marine Corps utilities, kevlar bearing rubber rifles a part of the 2015 Educators Workshop.

Local Oregon counselors, coaches and educators rush through the bayonet assault course clad in Marine Corps utilities, kevlar bearing rubber rifles a part of the 2015 Educators Workshop.

Photo by Sgt. Tyler Vernaza

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Sergeant Jessica Paz inspects the uniformity of the poolee platoon prior to drill practice aboard the Portsmouth naval Shipyard, Aug. 1. Recruiting Station Portsmouth held a female pool function where female applicants take the initial strength test and are given some background information on the female side of recruit training. Paz is a drill instructor with 4th Recruit Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina.

Sergeant Jessica Paz inspects the uniformity of the poolee platoon prior to drill practice aboard the Portsmouth naval Shipyard, Aug. 1. Recruiting Station Portsmouth held a female pool function where female applicants take the initial strength test and are given some background information on the female side of recruit training. Paz is a drill instructor with 4th Recruit Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina.

Photo by Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright

Major Aixa R. Dones

Major Aixa R. Dones

Photo by Sgt. Michele Hunt

Lieutenant General Mark A. Brilakis, Commanding General,
Marine Corps Recruiting Command, stands with members of Recruiting
Substation (RSS) Chattanooga July 17, the day after a local shooting that
claimed the lives of four Marines and one sailor at the Navy Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center Chattanooga, Tennesee. Wounded during a
related shooting was Sgt. Demonte Cheeley, a local canvassing recruiter at
RSS Chattanooga. LtGen. Brilakis met with the RSS Marines and their families
to thank them for their service and quick reaction to the unprovoked attack.
Also present were 6th Marine Corps District's commanding officer Col. Jeff
Smitherman and SgtMaj. Anthony Page; the commanding officer of Recruiting
Station Nashville Maj. Kathryn Wagner, and Recruiter Instructor MGySgt.
Robert Deskins; and MCRC's SgtMaj. Sam Heyward.

Lieutenant General Mark A. Brilakis, Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, stands with members of Recruiting Substation (RSS) Chattanooga July 17, the day after a local shooting that claimed the lives of four Marines and one sailor at the Navy Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center Chattanooga, Tennesee. Wounded during a related shooting was Sgt. Demonte Cheeley, a local canvassing recruiter at RSS Chattanooga. LtGen. Brilakis met with the RSS Marines and their families to thank them for their service and quick reaction to the unprovoked attack. Also present were 6th Marine Corps District's commanding officer Col. Jeff Smitherman and SgtMaj. Anthony Page; the commanding officer of Recruiting Station Nashville Maj. Kathryn Wagner, and Recruiter Instructor MGySgt. Robert Deskins; and MCRC's SgtMaj. Sam Heyward.

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U.S. Marines from 12th Marine Corps District, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and Marines from Recruiting Sub Station Beaverton, Recruiting Station Portland, set-up in full force at the Oregon International Airshow, July 18. The Oregon International Airshow is Oregon's premier airshow, and is attended by hundrededs of Oregonian families from the Portland metro area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler C. Vernaza/released)

U.S. Marines from 12th Marine Corps District, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and Marines from Recruiting Sub Station Beaverton, Recruiting Station Portland, set-up in full force at the Oregon International Airshow, July 18. The Oregon International Airshow is Oregon's premier airshow, and is attended by hundrededs of Oregonian families from the Portland metro area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler C. Vernaza/released)

Photo by Sgt. Tyler Vernaza

U.S. Marines from 12th Marine Corps District, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and Marines from Recruiting Sub Station Beaverton, Recruiting Station Portland, set-up in full force at the Oregon International Airshow, July 18. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler C. Vernaza/released)

U.S. Marines from 12th Marine Corps District, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and Marines from Recruiting Sub Station Beaverton, Recruiting Station Portland, set-up in full force at the Oregon International Airshow, July 18. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler C. Vernaza/released)

Photo by Sgt. Tyler Vernaza

Myriah Monzon, a Marine enlistee from Gig Harbor, Wash., performs pull-ups under the watchful eye of Staff Sgt. Matthew Michael during the initial strength test portion of a Recruiting Station Seattle pool function at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Wash., July 17, 2015. During the event, recruiters teamed with drill instructors to physically and mentally prepare enlistees from Washington and Idaho for boot camp. The enlistees, part of the Marine Corps delayed entry program, are awaiting their ship dates. Monzon, 18, graduated from Peninsula High School and was recruited by Sgt. A.J. Russell. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Reece Lodder)

Myriah Monzon, a Marine enlistee from Gig Harbor, Wash., performs pull-ups under the watchful eye of Staff Sgt. Matthew Michael during the initial strength test portion of a Recruiting Station Seattle pool function at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Wash., July 17, 2015. During the event, recruiters teamed with drill instructors to physically and mentally prepare enlistees from Washington and Idaho for boot camp. The enlistees, part of the Marine Corps delayed entry program, are awaiting their ship dates. Monzon, 18, graduated from Peninsula High School and was recruited by Sgt. A.J. Russell. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Reece Lodder)

Photo by Sgt. Reece Lodder

Sgts. Stephen Wills (left) and Brandon Hendrix, drill instructors from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, motivate Jose Garcia, a Marine enlistee from Yakima, Wash., during a Recruiting Station Seattle pool function at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, July 17, 2015. During the event, recruiters teamed with drill instructors to physically and mentally prepare enlistees from Washington and Idaho for boot camp. The enlistees, part of the Marine Corps delayed entry program, are awaiting their ship dates. Wills, 24, is from Phoenix and is assigned to Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion. Hendrix, 26, is from Redlands, Calif., and is assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion. Garcia, 17, is set to become a senior at Eisenhower High School in Yakima and was recruited by Sgt. James Campos. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Reece Lodder)

Sgts. Stephen Wills (left) and Brandon Hendrix, drill instructors from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, motivate Jose Garcia, a Marine enlistee from Yakima, Wash., during a Recruiting Station Seattle pool function at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, July 17, 2015. During the event, recruiters teamed with drill instructors to physically and mentally prepare enlistees from Washington and Idaho for boot camp. The enlistees, part of the Marine Corps delayed entry program, are awaiting their ship dates. Wills, 24, is from Phoenix and is assigned to Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion. Hendrix, 26, is from Redlands, Calif., and is assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion. Garcia, 17, is set to become a senior at Eisenhower High School in Yakima and was recruited by Sgt. James Campos. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Reece Lodder)

Photo by Sgt. Reece Lodder

Seung Gwon Cho (center), a Marine enlistee from Lynnwood, Wash., responds to corrections from drill instructors Sgts. Aldo Valencia (left), Julian Taylor (second from left), Donald Jackson (second from right) and Tina Quevedo (right) during a Recruiting Station Seattle pool function at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Wash., July 17, 2015. During the event, recruiters teamed with drill instructors to physically and mentally prepare enlistees from Washington and Idaho for boot camp. The enlistees, part of the Marine Corps delayed entry program, are awaiting their ship dates. Cho, 18, graduated from Meadowdale High School and was recruited by Sgt. Ricardo Schebesta. Valencia, 25, is from Denver and is assigned to Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion. Taylor, 26, is from St. Augustine, Fla., and is assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion. Jackson, 28, is from Suffolk, Va., and is assigned to MCRD San Diego. Quevedo, 24, is from Long Beach, Calif., and is currently assigned to November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Reece Lodder)

Seung Gwon Cho (center), a Marine enlistee from Lynnwood, Wash., responds to corrections from drill instructors Sgts. Aldo Valencia (left), Julian Taylor (second from left), Donald Jackson (second from right) and Tina Quevedo (right) during a Recruiting Station Seattle pool function at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Wash., July 17, 2015. During the event, recruiters teamed with drill instructors to physically and mentally prepare enlistees from Washington and Idaho for boot camp. The enlistees, part of the Marine Corps delayed entry program, are awaiting their ship dates. Cho, 18, graduated from Meadowdale High School and was recruited by Sgt. Ricardo Schebesta. Valencia, 25, is from Denver and is assigned to Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion. Taylor, 26, is from St. Augustine, Fla., and is assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion. Jackson, 28, is from Suffolk, Va., and is assigned to MCRD San Diego. Quevedo, 24, is from Long Beach, Calif., and is currently assigned to November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Reece Lodder)

Photo by Sgt. Reece Lodder

Sgt. Donald Jackson (center), a drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, teaches Marine enlistees discipline during a Recruiting Station Seattle pool function at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Wash., July 17, 2015. During the event, recruiters teamed with drill instructors to physically and mentally prepare enlistees from Washington and Idaho for boot camp. The enlistees, part of the Marine Corps delayed entry program, are awaiting their ship dates. Jackson, 28, is from Suffolk, Va. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Reece Lodder)

Sgt. Donald Jackson (center), a drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, teaches Marine enlistees discipline during a Recruiting Station Seattle pool function at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Wash., July 17, 2015. During the event, recruiters teamed with drill instructors to physically and mentally prepare enlistees from Washington and Idaho for boot camp. The enlistees, part of the Marine Corps delayed entry program, are awaiting their ship dates. Jackson, 28, is from Suffolk, Va. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Reece Lodder)

Photo by Sgt. Reece Lodder

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Barret F. Bradstreet, commanding officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix, swears in 10 young men and women from Phoenix to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps during an oath of enlistment ceremony at the Fabulous Phoenix 4th Festival at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix, July 4, 2015. Arizona Marines partook in the annual Independence Day celebration to also invite attendees to accept the U.S. Marine Corps pull-up challenge and announce to the community that many more Marines are coming to Phoenix September 7th through the 13th for Marine Week Phoenix. For more information about Marine Week Phoenix, go to http://bit.ly/MarineWeekPhoenix. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Barret F. Bradstreet, commanding officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix, swears in 10 young men and women from Phoenix to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps during an oath of enlistment ceremony at the Fabulous Phoenix 4th Festival at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix, July 4, 2015. Arizona Marines partook in the annual Independence Day celebration to also invite attendees to accept the U.S. Marine Corps pull-up challenge and announce to the community that many more Marines are coming to Phoenix September 7th through the 13th for Marine Week Phoenix. For more information about Marine Week Phoenix, go to http://bit.ly/MarineWeekPhoenix. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken)

Photo by Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken

Recruiting Station Salt Lake City, Commanding Officer

Recruiting Station Salt Lake City, Commanding Officer

Photo by Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Christian A. Arellano, assigned to 12th Marine Corps District, performs as conductor during a concert hosted by Brig. Gen. James W. Bierman, Commanding General of Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego and the Western Recruiting Region, at MCRD San Diego, Calif., June 27, 2015. Arellano, a musician recruiter and instructor, was invited to conduct the last three pieces played during the 2015 Summer Concert. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bethanie C. Sahms/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Christian A. Arellano, assigned to 12th Marine Corps District, performs as conductor during a concert hosted by Brig. Gen. James W. Bierman, Commanding General of Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego and the Western Recruiting Region, at MCRD San Diego, Calif., June 27, 2015. Arellano, a musician recruiter and instructor, was invited to conduct the last three pieces played during the 2015 Summer Concert. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bethanie C. Sahms/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bethanie Sahms

Drill instructors from Marine Corps Recruit Depots San Diego and Parris Island, S.C., and Marines from Marine Corps Recruiting Station Salt Lake City hosted poolees during RS SLC’s annual pool function at Camp Williams, Utah, June 26, 2015. During the event, Utah-based recruiters teamed with drill instructors to physically and mentally prepare enlistees for boot camp. The enlistees, part of the Marine Corps delayed entry program, are waiting to ship to boot camp. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

Drill instructors from Marine Corps Recruit Depots San Diego and Parris Island, S.C., and Marines from Marine Corps Recruiting Station Salt Lake City hosted poolees during RS SLC’s annual pool function at Camp Williams, Utah, June 26, 2015. During the event, Utah-based recruiters teamed with drill instructors to physically and mentally prepare enlistees for boot camp. The enlistees, part of the Marine Corps delayed entry program, are waiting to ship to boot camp. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

Photo by Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

Drill instructors from Marine Corps Recruit Depots San Diego and Parris Island, S.C., and Marines from Marine Corps Recruiting Station Salt Lake City hosted poolees during RS SLC’s annual pool function at Camp Williams, Utah, June 26, 2015. During the event, Utah-based recruiters teamed with drill instructors to physically and mentally prepare enlistees for boot camp. The enlistees, part of the Marine Corps delayed entry program, are waiting to ship to boot camp. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

Drill instructors from Marine Corps Recruit Depots San Diego and Parris Island, S.C., and Marines from Marine Corps Recruiting Station Salt Lake City hosted poolees during RS SLC’s annual pool function at Camp Williams, Utah, June 26, 2015. During the event, Utah-based recruiters teamed with drill instructors to physically and mentally prepare enlistees for boot camp. The enlistees, part of the Marine Corps delayed entry program, are waiting to ship to boot camp. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

Photo by Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

Marine Corps Recruiting Command