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Collegiate sports coaches from across the nation physically train with Marines as part of the 2016 Coaches Workshop in Dumfries, Virginia, May 19, 2016. During the three-day workshop, Marines demonstrate the importance of leadership and ethics in the Corps.

Collegiate sports coaches from across the nation physically train with Marines as part of the 2016 Coaches Workshop in Dumfries, Virginia, May 19, 2016. During the three-day workshop, Marines demonstrate the importance of leadership and ethics in the Corps.

Photo by Cpl. Brendan Roethel

Sergeant Francisco Martinez, left, and Capt. Wesley Jagoe speak with a student and his mother about engineering opportunities in the Marine Corps during the Naval STEM Exposition in Fort Washington, Md. May 15, 2016. The Marine Corps recognizes the event as a valuable opportunity to foster positive relationships with students, share the Marine story, and reinforce the idea of the armed services as a viable career option. Martinez is apart of reserve support with Marine Corps Recruiting Command. Jagoe is a reserve support officer for Recruiting Station Frederick.

Sergeant Francisco Martinez, left, and Capt. Wesley Jagoe speak with a student and his mother about engineering opportunities in the Marine Corps during the Naval STEM Exposition in Fort Washington, Md. May 15, 2016. The Marine Corps recognizes the event as a valuable opportunity to foster positive relationships with students, share the Marine story, and reinforce the idea of the armed services as a viable career option. Martinez is apart of reserve support with Marine Corps Recruiting Command. Jagoe is a reserve support officer for Recruiting Station Frederick.

Photo by Sgt. Jacky Fang

Jonathan Hernandez, the Recruiting Sub Station Ventura guide, observes as poolees from Recruiting Station Los Angeles compete in the RSLA games at Point Mugu Beach during their annual pool function, May 14, 2016. Los Angeles Marines and more than 600 of their poolees participated in the 2016 annual pool function. After nearly six hours of competing in pull-ups, crunches, fitness relays, tug-of-war, and many other activities, RSS Lancaster came out on top as the RSLA pool function champions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Jonathan Hernandez, the Recruiting Sub Station Ventura guide, observes as poolees from Recruiting Station Los Angeles compete in the RSLA games at Point Mugu Beach during their annual pool function, May 14, 2016. Los Angeles Marines and more than 600 of their poolees participated in the 2016 annual pool function. After nearly six hours of competing in pull-ups, crunches, fitness relays, tug-of-war, and many other activities, RSS Lancaster came out on top as the RSLA pool function champions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders

Recruiting Sub Station Lancaster poolees participate tug-of-war during Recruiting Station Los Angeles’ Annual Pool Function at Point Mugu Beach, May 14, 2016. Los Angeles Marines and more than 600 of their poolees participated in the 2016 annual pool function. After nearly six hours of competing in pull-ups, crunches, sprint relays, tug-of-war, and many other activities, RSS Lancaster came out on top as the RSLA pool function champions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Recruiting Sub Station Lancaster poolees participate tug-of-war during Recruiting Station Los Angeles’ Annual Pool Function at Point Mugu Beach, May 14, 2016. Los Angeles Marines and more than 600 of their poolees participated in the 2016 annual pool function. After nearly six hours of competing in pull-ups, crunches, sprint relays, tug-of-war, and many other activities, RSS Lancaster came out on top as the RSLA pool function champions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders

Senior Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Corey A. Grey, commands a poolee from Recruiting Station Los Angeles to conduct squad push-ups during Recruiting Station Los Angeles’ Annual Pool Function at Point Mugu Beach, May 14, 2016. Los Angeles Marines and more than 600 of their poolees participated in the 2016 annual pool function. After nearly six hours of competing in pull-ups, crunches, fitness relays, tug-of-war, and many other activities, RSS Lancaster came out on top as the RSLA pool function champions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Senior Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Corey A. Grey, commands a poolee from Recruiting Station Los Angeles to conduct squad push-ups during Recruiting Station Los Angeles’ Annual Pool Function at Point Mugu Beach, May 14, 2016. Los Angeles Marines and more than 600 of their poolees participated in the 2016 annual pool function. After nearly six hours of competing in pull-ups, crunches, fitness relays, tug-of-war, and many other activities, RSS Lancaster came out on top as the RSLA pool function champions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders

Senior Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Corey A. Grey, commands a poolee from Recruiting Station Los Angeles to conduct ammo-can lifts during the annual pool function at Point Mugu Beach, May 14, 2016. Los Angeles Marines and more than 600 of their poolees participated in the 2016 annual pool function. After nearly six hours of competing in pull-ups, crunches, fitness relays, tug-of-war, and many other activities, RSS Lancaster came out on top as the RSLA pool function champions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Senior Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Corey A. Grey, commands a poolee from Recruiting Station Los Angeles to conduct ammo-can lifts during the annual pool function at Point Mugu Beach, May 14, 2016. Los Angeles Marines and more than 600 of their poolees participated in the 2016 annual pool function. After nearly six hours of competing in pull-ups, crunches, fitness relays, tug-of-war, and many other activities, RSS Lancaster came out on top as the RSLA pool function champions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders

Trevor Londergan, an officer candidate of Officer Selection Station Los Angeles, responds to Marine Corps drill instructors as they give him commands during the Recruiting Station Los Angeles Annual Pool Function at Point Mugu Beach, May 14, 2016. Los Angeles Marines and more than 600 of their poolees participated in the 2016 annual pool function. After nearly six hours of competing in pull-ups, crunches, fitness relays, tug-of-war, and many other activities, RSS Lancaster came out on top as the RSLA pool function champions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Trevor Londergan, an officer candidate of Officer Selection Station Los Angeles, responds to Marine Corps drill instructors as they give him commands during the Recruiting Station Los Angeles Annual Pool Function at Point Mugu Beach, May 14, 2016. Los Angeles Marines and more than 600 of their poolees participated in the 2016 annual pool function. After nearly six hours of competing in pull-ups, crunches, fitness relays, tug-of-war, and many other activities, RSS Lancaster came out on top as the RSLA pool function champions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders

Recruiting Sub Station Culver City poolees participate in squad push-ups during Recruiting Station Los Angeles’ Annual Pool Function at Point Mugu Beach, May 14, 2016. Los Angeles Marines and more than 600 of their poolees participated in the 2016 annual pool function. After nearly six hours of competing in pull-ups, crunches, fitness relays, tug-of-war, and many other activities, RSS Lancaster came out on top as the RSLA pool function champions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Recruiting Sub Station Culver City poolees participate in squad push-ups during Recruiting Station Los Angeles’ Annual Pool Function at Point Mugu Beach, May 14, 2016. Los Angeles Marines and more than 600 of their poolees participated in the 2016 annual pool function. After nearly six hours of competing in pull-ups, crunches, fitness relays, tug-of-war, and many other activities, RSS Lancaster came out on top as the RSLA pool function champions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders

ROCKFORD, Ill. - Staff Sgt. Annemarie E. Baker strikes a pose in the women’s physique competition during the 2016 National Physique Committee Gran Prix Natural competition in Rockford, Ill., May 14, 2016. Women like Baker have proven bodybuilding competitions no longer belong to men as more women, and especially mothers, have started competing.

ROCKFORD, Ill. - Staff Sgt. Annemarie E. Baker strikes a pose in the women’s physique competition during the 2016 National Physique Committee Gran Prix Natural competition in Rockford, Ill., May 14, 2016. Women like Baker have proven bodybuilding competitions no longer belong to men as more women, and especially mothers, have started competing.

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Staff Sgt. Michael Butler presents James McKenna with a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship check during a special high school assembly in Spring, Texas., June 9, 2016. Butler is a recruiter with Recruiting Substation Spring, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Houston. McKenna is a senior at Providence Classical High School and a Spring, Texas native.

Staff Sgt. Michael Butler presents James McKenna with a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship check during a special high school assembly in Spring, Texas., June 9, 2016. Butler is a recruiter with Recruiting Substation Spring, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Houston. McKenna is a senior at Providence Classical High School and a Spring, Texas native.

Photo by Sgt. Gabby Petticrew

Staff Sgt. Joshua Wazdrag presents Madison Blice with a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship check during a surprise presentation for her and her family at their home in Montgomery, Tx., April 7, 2016. Wazdrag is a recruiter with Recruiting Substation Conroe, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Houston. Blice is an 18-year-old senior with Montgomery High School and a Montgomery, Tx. native.

Staff Sgt. Joshua Wazdrag presents Madison Blice with a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship check during a surprise presentation for her and her family at their home in Montgomery, Tx., April 7, 2016. Wazdrag is a recruiter with Recruiting Substation Conroe, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Houston. Blice is an 18-year-old senior with Montgomery High School and a Montgomery, Tx. native.

Photo by Sgt. Gabby Petticrew

Sergeant Eric Lee, a recruiter out of Sub-Station Pearland, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Houston, addresses the family and friends of Alvin High School’s seniors during their awards night in Alvin, TX., June 09, 2016. Sgt Lee had presented Kirby Lambert, a 17-year-old senior with Alvin High School and native of Alvin, Tx., with the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship check earlier that evening.

Sergeant Eric Lee, a recruiter out of Sub-Station Pearland, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Houston, addresses the family and friends of Alvin High School’s seniors during their awards night in Alvin, TX., June 09, 2016. Sgt Lee had presented Kirby Lambert, a 17-year-old senior with Alvin High School and native of Alvin, Tx., with the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship check earlier that evening.

Photo by Sgt. Gabby Petticrew

Staff Sgt. Joshua Wazdrag presents Madison Blice with a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship check during a surprise presentation for her and her family at their home in Montgomery, Tx., April 7, 2016. Wazdrag is a recruiter with Recruiting Substation Conroe, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Houston. Blice is an 18-year-old senior with Montgomery High School and a Montgomery, Tx. native.

Staff Sgt. Joshua Wazdrag presents Madison Blice with a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship check during a surprise presentation for her and her family at their home in Montgomery, Tx., April 7, 2016. Wazdrag is a recruiter with Recruiting Substation Conroe, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Houston. Blice is an 18-year-old senior with Montgomery High School and a Montgomery, Tx. native.

Photo by Sgt. Gabby Petticrew

Recruiters and other Marines who made significant contributions to the Corps await to be awarded by Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert. B. Neller during the Commandant of the Marine Corps Combined Awards Ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on May 11, 2016. Each Marine awarded demonstrated Marine Corps values in ethics, leadership and commitment. Neller awarded each Marine a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and thanked the families of the awardees for their sacrifices and their support.

Recruiters and other Marines who made significant contributions to the Corps await to be awarded by Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert. B. Neller during the Commandant of the Marine Corps Combined Awards Ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on May 11, 2016. Each Marine awarded demonstrated Marine Corps values in ethics, leadership and commitment. Neller awarded each Marine a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and thanked the families of the awardees for their sacrifices and their support.

Photo by Sgt. Jacky A. Fang

Commandant of the Marine Corps General Robert B. Neller awards Gunnery Sgt. Francisco Soto, the non-prior service recruiter of the year for 2015, with the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal during the Commandant of the Marine Corps Combined Awards Ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on May 11, 2016. Each Marine awarded demonstrated Marine Corps values in ethics, leadership and commitment. Neller thanked the families of the awardees for their sacrifices and their support. Soto is from Recruiting Station San Francisco, 12th Marine Corps District.

Commandant of the Marine Corps General Robert B. Neller awards Gunnery Sgt. Francisco Soto, the non-prior service recruiter of the year for 2015, with the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal during the Commandant of the Marine Corps Combined Awards Ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on May 11, 2016. Each Marine awarded demonstrated Marine Corps values in ethics, leadership and commitment. Neller thanked the families of the awardees for their sacrifices and their support. Soto is from Recruiting Station San Francisco, 12th Marine Corps District.

Photo by Sgt. Jacky A. Fang

U.S. Marines assigned to Officer Candidate School (OCS) participate in the Combat Course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., May 11, 2016. The mission of OCS is to educate and train officer candidates in order to evaluate and screen individuals for qualities required for commissioning as a Marine Corps officer. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photo by Cpl. Laura Mercado/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to Officer Candidate School (OCS) participate in the Combat Course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., May 11, 2016. The mission of OCS is to educate and train officer candidates in order to evaluate and screen individuals for qualities required for commissioning as a Marine Corps officer. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photo by Cpl. Laura Mercado/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Laura Mercado

Senior Drill Instructor, Sgt. Antonio Milord, encourages an officer candidate at the Recruiting Station Portland Aunnual pool function aboard Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon. Officer candidates and poolees were given an oppurtunity during a 3-day training event to experience aspects of recruit training to include the presence of drill instructors and physical training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor Morton)

Senior Drill Instructor, Sgt. Antonio Milord, encourages an officer candidate at the Recruiting Station Portland Aunnual pool function aboard Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon. Officer candidates and poolees were given an oppurtunity during a 3-day training event to experience aspects of recruit training to include the presence of drill instructors and physical training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor Morton)

Photo by Sgt. Taylor Morton

Senior Drill Instructor, Staff Sgt Trevon Wilson, encourages a poolee at the Recruiting Station Portland Aunnual pool function aboard Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon. Poolees were given an oppurtunity during a 3-day training event to experience aspects of recruit training to include the presence of drill instructors and physical training.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor Morton)

Senior Drill Instructor, Staff Sgt Trevon Wilson, encourages a poolee at the Recruiting Station Portland Aunnual pool function aboard Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon. Poolees were given an oppurtunity during a 3-day training event to experience aspects of recruit training to include the presence of drill instructors and physical training.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor Morton)

Photo by Sgt. Taylor Morton

Senior Drill Instructor, Staff Sgt Trevon Wilson, encourages a poolee at the Recruiting Station Portland Aunnual pool function aboard Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon. Poolees were given an oppurtunity during a 3-day training event to experience aspects of recruit training to include the presence of drill instructors and physical training.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor Morton)

Senior Drill Instructor, Staff Sgt Trevon Wilson, encourages a poolee at the Recruiting Station Portland Aunnual pool function aboard Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon. Poolees were given an oppurtunity during a 3-day training event to experience aspects of recruit training to include the presence of drill instructors and physical training.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor Morton)

Photo by Sgt. Taylor Morton

Sgt. Rubin Tan works at an educator’s workshop aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, April 28, 2016. The educators workshop allows educators to experience recruit life to help them understand what their students would go through to become Marines. Tan is a marketing public affairs specialist for Recruiting Station Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Sgt. Rubin Tan works at an educator’s workshop aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, April 28, 2016. The educators workshop allows educators to experience recruit life to help them understand what their students would go through to become Marines. Tan is a marketing public affairs specialist for Recruiting Station Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shaehmus R. Sawyer

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