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Female Marine and WWII veteran Gladys "Ruth" Gallivan celebrates her 100th birthday and discusses her Marine Corps career. She served in the Marine Corps Women's reserve command from 1943 to 1946 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California.

Female Marine and WWII veteran Gladys "Ruth" Gallivan celebrates her 100th birthday and discusses her Marine Corps career. She served in the Marine Corps Women's reserve command from 1943 to 1946 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California.

Photo by Sgt. Taylor Morton

Gunnery Sgt. Agustin Juradosegovia (right), formerly a drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, instructs an officer candidate to respond loudly to his commands during an Officer Candidates School preparation event at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Wash., April 8, 2016. During the three-day event, Marine Corps sergeant instructors and officer recruiters worked together to physically and mentally prepare candidates for the rigors of OCS, which the candidates are projected to attend aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Juradosegovia is from Oxnard, Calif. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Reece Lodder)

Gunnery Sgt. Agustin Juradosegovia (right), formerly a drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, instructs an officer candidate to respond loudly to his commands during an Officer Candidates School preparation event at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Wash., April 8, 2016. During the three-day event, Marine Corps sergeant instructors and officer recruiters worked together to physically and mentally prepare candidates for the rigors of OCS, which the candidates are projected to attend aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Juradosegovia is from Oxnard, Calif. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Reece Lodder)

Photo by Sgt. Reece Lodder

Capt. Ronnie Wilburn discusses the importance of leadership in the Marine Corps to North Carolina Central University students during the Marine Corps Leadership Seminar held at NCCU, Durham, N.C., April 8. The event provides an opportunity for Marines to engage with a diverse and highly qualified student population. Wiburn is the Deputy Comptroller for Marine Corps Training Command, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.

Capt. Ronnie Wilburn discusses the importance of leadership in the Marine Corps to North Carolina Central University students during the Marine Corps Leadership Seminar held at NCCU, Durham, N.C., April 8. The event provides an opportunity for Marines to engage with a diverse and highly qualified student population. Wiburn is the Deputy Comptroller for Marine Corps Training Command, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.

Photo by Cpl. Brendan Roethel

Pvt. Raphael Martinez Bobek, a Marine with 2nd Battalion, Hotel Company, Platoon 2173, take photos with famiy and friends after aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California, April 8, 2016. Bobek, recruited out of Salt Lake City, graduated from recruit training April 8, 2016.

Pvt. Raphael Martinez Bobek, a Marine with 2nd Battalion, Hotel Company, Platoon 2173, take photos with famiy and friends after aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California, April 8, 2016. Bobek, recruited out of Salt Lake City, graduated from recruit training April 8, 2016.

Photo by Cpl. Mark Adams

Lance Cpl. Samuel L. Posey, a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, sights in through his rifle while conducting room clearing drills during exercise Arctic Eagle at Camp Grayling, Mich., April 7, 2016. Posey overcame a rough childhood to become a Marine and serve his country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones/Released)

Lance Cpl. Samuel L. Posey, a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, sights in through his rifle while conducting room clearing drills during exercise Arctic Eagle at Camp Grayling, Mich., April 7, 2016. Posey overcame a rough childhood to become a Marine and serve his country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Ian Leones

Lance Cpl. Samuel L. Posey (left), a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve and Cpl. Robert D. Ray (right), a team leader with 3rd Platoon, simulate tossing a fragmentation grenade during a room clearing drill during exercise Arctic Eagle at Camp Grayling, Mich., April 7, 2016. When Posey is not wearing the uniform, he serves his community through Dance Over Anything, a dance group that performs in schools as a way to reach out to less fortunate children. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones/Released)

Lance Cpl. Samuel L. Posey (left), a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve and Cpl. Robert D. Ray (right), a team leader with 3rd Platoon, simulate tossing a fragmentation grenade during a room clearing drill during exercise Arctic Eagle at Camp Grayling, Mich., April 7, 2016. When Posey is not wearing the uniform, he serves his community through Dance Over Anything, a dance group that performs in schools as a way to reach out to less fortunate children. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Ian Leones

Marine Corps Recruiting Command and representatives of local and federal law enforcement agencies attend the annual Antiterrorism Force Protection Working Group aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, April 5-6. The mission of the working group is to discuss and increase awareness on emerging events, topics, and policies that affect all levels of MCRC.

Marine Corps Recruiting Command and representatives of local and federal law enforcement agencies attend the annual Antiterrorism Force Protection Working Group aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, April 5-6. The mission of the working group is to discuss and increase awareness on emerging events, topics, and policies that affect all levels of MCRC.

Photo by Cpl. Brendan Roethel

Gunnery Sgt. Chad Williams corrects Jordan McCann during the Wake Up and Workout at the 2016 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) in Indianapolis, April 3. The Wake Up and Workout gives the coaches an opportunity to train with the Marines, and learn valuable lessons in leadership and teamwork to take back to their players. Williams is a Sergeant Instructor at Marine Corps Officer Candidate School, and McCann is the Assistant Women's Basketball Coach at Hamilton College.

Gunnery Sgt. Chad Williams corrects Jordan McCann during the Wake Up and Workout at the 2016 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) in Indianapolis, April 3. The Wake Up and Workout gives the coaches an opportunity to train with the Marines, and learn valuable lessons in leadership and teamwork to take back to their players. Williams is a Sergeant Instructor at Marine Corps Officer Candidate School, and McCann is the Assistant Women's Basketball Coach at Hamilton College.

Photo by Cpl. Logan Block

Sgt. Michael Oberley, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station Pueblo, Recruiting Station Denver, performs a dunk during the Nuggets Military Appreciation Game at the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO April 2, 2016. The Nuggets incorporated personnel from all military branches during several events of the night, to include a future service member swear in.

Sgt. Michael Oberley, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station Pueblo, Recruiting Station Denver, performs a dunk during the Nuggets Military Appreciation Game at the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO April 2, 2016. The Nuggets incorporated personnel from all military branches during several events of the night, to include a future service member swear in.

Photo by Cpl. Benjamin N. Pryer

Marines with Marine Corps Recruiting Command participate in a High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) workout at Butler Stadium aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, March 30, 2016. The physical training session was a fun way for the Marines to not only exercise, but also build camaraderie within the command.

Marines with Marine Corps Recruiting Command participate in a High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) workout at Butler Stadium aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, March 30, 2016. The physical training session was a fun way for the Marines to not only exercise, but also build camaraderie within the command.

Photo by Cpl Logan Block

Jeannette Rosado, an educator from New York, looks down the scope of an M-16 rifle during an Educators’ Workshop at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 30, 2016. The Marine Corps invited teachers from New York, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire to see how Marines are made. The educators were given the opportunity to shoot the same weapons as used by recruits and were accompanied by Marine Corps marksman instructors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brandon Thomas/released)

Jeannette Rosado, an educator from New York, looks down the scope of an M-16 rifle during an Educators’ Workshop at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 30, 2016. The Marine Corps invited teachers from New York, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire to see how Marines are made. The educators were given the opportunity to shoot the same weapons as used by recruits and were accompanied by Marine Corps marksman instructors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brandon Thomas/released)

Photo by Cpl. Brandon Thomas

Staff Sgt. Raymond Donohoe, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station Colorado Springs South, Recruiting Station Denver, hands an M-16 A4 Service Rifle to Cheryl Rossoll, a career specialist with Mitchell High School, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif. March 29, 2016. As part of the 2016 Educator’s Workshop with RS Denver, educators participated in various forms of training while aboard the recruit depot, to include the Bayonet Assault Course.

Staff Sgt. Raymond Donohoe, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station Colorado Springs South, Recruiting Station Denver, hands an M-16 A4 Service Rifle to Cheryl Rossoll, a career specialist with Mitchell High School, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif. March 29, 2016. As part of the 2016 Educator’s Workshop with RS Denver, educators participated in various forms of training while aboard the recruit depot, to include the Bayonet Assault Course.

Photo by Sgt Fang Jacky

Air Force Cadet Col. Jasmin Grewal, a senior at Royal High School in Simi Valley, Calif., is the recipient of the selective U.S. Marine Corps Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship, and was awarded the $180,000 check at the high school, March 24, 2016. Grewal won the scholarship based on her commitment in and out of the classroom, to the community, leadership abilities, and physical fitness, and plans to attend Yale University. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Air Force Cadet Col. Jasmin Grewal, a senior at Royal High School in Simi Valley, Calif., is the recipient of the selective U.S. Marine Corps Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship, and was awarded the $180,000 check at the high school, March 24, 2016. Grewal won the scholarship based on her commitment in and out of the classroom, to the community, leadership abilities, and physical fitness, and plans to attend Yale University. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders

Staff Sgt. Joseph Colby, left, and Capt. Jeffrey Newman recognize Jasmin Grewal, center, a senior at Royal High School in Simi Valley, Calif., for accepting the selective U.S. Marine Corps Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship during a presentation at the high school, March 24, 2016. Grewal, won the scholarship based on her commitment in and out of the classroom, to the community, leadership abilities, and physical fitness, and plans to attend Yale University. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Staff Sgt. Joseph Colby, left, and Capt. Jeffrey Newman recognize Jasmin Grewal, center, a senior at Royal High School in Simi Valley, Calif., for accepting the selective U.S. Marine Corps Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship during a presentation at the high school, March 24, 2016. Grewal, won the scholarship based on her commitment in and out of the classroom, to the community, leadership abilities, and physical fitness, and plans to attend Yale University. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders

BOSTON - Marines of Recruiting Station Portsmouth, New Hampshire, engage attendees of the National Society of Black Engineers convention about careers and opportunities in the Marine Corps at the Boston Convention Center, March 24. NSBE is a student-run organization focused on the employment of minority engineers from across the country. The Marines set up in the career fair part of the convention as well as aiding in resume creating and running morning workout sessions with interested students. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright)

BOSTON - Marines of Recruiting Station Portsmouth, New Hampshire, engage attendees of the National Society of Black Engineers convention about careers and opportunities in the Marine Corps at the Boston Convention Center, March 24. NSBE is a student-run organization focused on the employment of minority engineers from across the country. The Marines set up in the career fair part of the convention as well as aiding in resume creating and running morning workout sessions with interested students. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright)

Photo by Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright

BOSTON, Massachusetts - BOSTON, Massachusetts - Marines of Recruiting Station Portsmouth, New Hampshire, engage attendees of the National Society of Black Engineers convention about careers and opportunities in the Marine Corps at the Boston Convention Center, March 24. NSBE is a student-run organization focused on the employment of minority engineers from across the country. The Marines set up in the career fair part of the convention as well as aiding in resume creating and running morning workout sessions with interested students. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright)

BOSTON, Massachusetts - BOSTON, Massachusetts - Marines of Recruiting Station Portsmouth, New Hampshire, engage attendees of the National Society of Black Engineers convention about careers and opportunities in the Marine Corps at the Boston Convention Center, March 24. NSBE is a student-run organization focused on the employment of minority engineers from across the country. The Marines set up in the career fair part of the convention as well as aiding in resume creating and running morning workout sessions with interested students. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright)

Photo by Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright

BOSTON, Massachusetts - Marines of Recruiting Station Portsmouth, New Hampshire, engage attendees of the National Society of Black Engineers convention about careers and opportunities in the Marine Corps at the Boston Convention Center, March 24. NSBE is a student-run organization focused on the employment of minority engineers from across the country. The Marines set up in the career fair part of the convention as well as aiding in resume creating and running morning workout sessions with interested students. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright)

BOSTON, Massachusetts - Marines of Recruiting Station Portsmouth, New Hampshire, engage attendees of the National Society of Black Engineers convention about careers and opportunities in the Marine Corps at the Boston Convention Center, March 24. NSBE is a student-run organization focused on the employment of minority engineers from across the country. The Marines set up in the career fair part of the convention as well as aiding in resume creating and running morning workout sessions with interested students. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright)

Photo by Sgt. Jonathan Wright

(From left to right) Staff Sgt. Joseph Colby, Retired Air Force Col. Mark Hustedt, Cadet Col. Jasmin Grewal, and Capt. Jeffrey Newman pose for a photo after Jasmin received the U.S. Marine Corps Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship during a presentation at Royal High School in Simi Valley, Calif., March 24, 2016. Grewal won the scholarship based on her commitment in and out of the classroom, to the community, leadership abilities, and physical fitness, and plans to attend Yale University. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

(From left to right) Staff Sgt. Joseph Colby, Retired Air Force Col. Mark Hustedt, Cadet Col. Jasmin Grewal, and Capt. Jeffrey Newman pose for a photo after Jasmin received the U.S. Marine Corps Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship during a presentation at Royal High School in Simi Valley, Calif., March 24, 2016. Grewal won the scholarship based on her commitment in and out of the classroom, to the community, leadership abilities, and physical fitness, and plans to attend Yale University. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders

Marines from Recruiting Sub-Station Waco, Texas, hosted a Combat Fitness Test for high school football athletes from University High School, Waco, Texas, March 15, 2016. The CFT is an annual requirement of all Marines to evaluate a Marine's physical aptitude in combat related tasks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rebecca Eller)

Marines from Recruiting Sub-Station Waco, Texas, hosted a Combat Fitness Test for high school football athletes from University High School, Waco, Texas, March 15, 2016. The CFT is an annual requirement of all Marines to evaluate a Marine's physical aptitude in combat related tasks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rebecca Eller)

Photo by Sgt. Rebecca Eller

United States Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Ahmed M. Khalil recently completed permissive temporary assigned duty with Officer Selection Team, Syracuse, N.Y., while waiting to train at Logistics Officer School. Khalil is fluent in five different Arabic dialects and has used these skills in the past to help US troops when he was a teenager in Baghdad. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher O’Quin/Released)

United States Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Ahmed M. Khalil recently completed permissive temporary assigned duty with Officer Selection Team, Syracuse, N.Y., while waiting to train at Logistics Officer School. Khalil is fluent in five different Arabic dialects and has used these skills in the past to help US troops when he was a teenager in Baghdad. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher O’Quin/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher O'Quin

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