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Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Kayla Cerda yells at a poolee to conduct ammo-can lifts during a female pool function for Recruiting Stations Los Angeles and Orange County at the Sherman Oaks Recreation Park in Van Nuys, Calif., March 12, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Kayla Cerda yells at a poolee to conduct ammo-can lifts during a female pool function for Recruiting Stations Los Angeles and Orange County at the Sherman Oaks Recreation Park in Van Nuys, Calif., March 12, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders

Recruiting Station Los Angeles poolees watch Marine Corps recruiters demonstrate the flexed-arm hang portion of the Initial Strength Test during a female pool function at the Sherman Oaks Recreation Park in Van Nuys, Calif., March 12, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Recruiting Station Los Angeles poolees watch Marine Corps recruiters demonstrate the flexed-arm hang portion of the Initial Strength Test during a female pool function at the Sherman Oaks Recreation Park in Van Nuys, Calif., March 12, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders

Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Kayla Cerda commands poolees pf Recruiting Stations Los Angeles and Orange County to run in the place during a female pool function at the Sherman Oaks Recreation Park in Van Nuys, Calif., March 12, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Kayla Cerda commands poolees pf Recruiting Stations Los Angeles and Orange County to run in the place during a female pool function at the Sherman Oaks Recreation Park in Van Nuys, Calif., March 12, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders

Lieutenant Col. Christopher Shaw (left) and Capt. Matthew Ervine speak with National Black Law Student Association members during the 2016 NBLSA Convention Career Fair at the Renaissance Hotel in Baltimore, Md., March 11, 2016. The NBLSA is a national organization, formed to articulate and promote the needs and goals of black law students and to effectuate change in the legal community. Shaw currently serves as the legal advisor to the Secretary of the Navy at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Ervine currently serves as a Diversity Officer at Marine Corps Recruiting Command in Quantico, Va.

Lieutenant Col. Christopher Shaw (left) and Capt. Matthew Ervine speak with National Black Law Student Association members during the 2016 NBLSA Convention Career Fair at the Renaissance Hotel in Baltimore, Md., March 11, 2016. The NBLSA is a national organization, formed to articulate and promote the needs and goals of black law students and to effectuate change in the legal community. Shaw currently serves as the legal advisor to the Secretary of the Navy at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Ervine currently serves as a Diversity Officer at Marine Corps Recruiting Command in Quantico, Va.

Photo by Cpl Roethel Brendan

Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Karin Guajardo commands poolees from Recruiting Station Los Angeles to get into a proper formation during a female pool function at the Sherman Oaks Recreation Park in Van Nuys, Calif., March 12, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Karin Guajardo commands poolees from Recruiting Station Los Angeles to get into a proper formation during a female pool function at the Sherman Oaks Recreation Park in Van Nuys, Calif., March 12, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders

Poolees from Marine Corps Recruiting Station Los Angeles respond to a command from Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Karin Guajardo, as she forms the poolees into formation during a female pool function at the Sherman Oaks Recreation Park in Van Nuys, Calif., March 12, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Poolees from Marine Corps Recruiting Station Los Angeles respond to a command from Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Karin Guajardo, as she forms the poolees into formation during a female pool function at the Sherman Oaks Recreation Park in Van Nuys, Calif., March 12, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders

Drill Instructors command Esperanza Zanabria, a poolee from Recruiting Sub Station Downey of Recruiting Station Los Angeles, to get in formation during a female pool function with Recruiting Stations Los Angeles and Orange County at the Sherman Oaks Recreation Park in Van Nuys, Calif., March 12, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Drill Instructors command Esperanza Zanabria, a poolee from Recruiting Sub Station Downey of Recruiting Station Los Angeles, to get in formation during a female pool function with Recruiting Stations Los Angeles and Orange County at the Sherman Oaks Recreation Park in Van Nuys, Calif., March 12, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders

Gunnery Sgt. Michael Sterba, staff noncommissioned officer in charge for Recruiting Sub-Station Casper, lifts an attendee of the Wyoming State High School Basketball Championship on to a pull-up bar to commence a flex-arm hang at the Casper Event Center March 11, 2016. The Casper Event Center hosts multiple events for high school sports throughout the year.

Gunnery Sgt. Michael Sterba, staff noncommissioned officer in charge for Recruiting Sub-Station Casper, lifts an attendee of the Wyoming State High School Basketball Championship on to a pull-up bar to commence a flex-arm hang at the Casper Event Center March 11, 2016. The Casper Event Center hosts multiple events for high school sports throughout the year.

Photo by Cpl. Benjamin Pryer

Educators with Recruiting Station Harrisburg visit the Parris Island Museum during the Educators’ Workshop, March 10, 2016.The workshop gives the educators an opportunity to see behind the scenes of Marine Corps Recruit Training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brandon Thomas)

Educators with Recruiting Station Harrisburg visit the Parris Island Museum during the Educators’ Workshop, March 10, 2016.The workshop gives the educators an opportunity to see behind the scenes of Marine Corps Recruit Training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brandon Thomas)

Photo by Cpl. Brandon Thomas

Educators with Recruiting Station Harrisburg prepare to descend on the repel tower during the Educators’ Workshop, at Recruit Training Depot Parris Island, March 10, 2016. The repel tower is one of many challenges recruits must overcome before earning the title of Marine.

Educators with Recruiting Station Harrisburg prepare to descend on the repel tower during the Educators’ Workshop, at Recruit Training Depot Parris Island, March 10, 2016. The repel tower is one of many challenges recruits must overcome before earning the title of Marine.

Photo by Cpl. Brandon Thomas

Staff Sgt. Nancy Wright (far left), and Lt. Col. Jenifer Nothelfer (middle left) speak with two attendees at the 2016 Women in Aviation International Symposium in Nashville, Tenn., March 10. This event gives Marines an opportunity to engage with young men and women who are interested in aviation careers and to let them know the Marine Corps is a viable option for them. Wright currently serves as the officer selection officer assistant, Recruiting Station Atlanta. Nothelfer currently serves as the recruiting support officer, Recruiting Station Des Moines.

Staff Sgt. Nancy Wright (far left), and Lt. Col. Jenifer Nothelfer (middle left) speak with two attendees at the 2016 Women in Aviation International Symposium in Nashville, Tenn., March 10. This event gives Marines an opportunity to engage with young men and women who are interested in aviation careers and to let them know the Marine Corps is a viable option for them. Wright currently serves as the officer selection officer assistant, Recruiting Station Atlanta. Nothelfer currently serves as the recruiting support officer, Recruiting Station Des Moines.

Photo by Cpl Block Logan

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Justin Smith, a drill instructor with Fox Co. 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, explains to educators, during the Educators’ Workshop, what recruits experience during their first day aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 9, 2016. The educators, from Pennsylvania, New York, and Vermont, were brought to Parris Island to get a small glimpse of what it takes to earn the title United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Elizabeth Thurston/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Justin Smith, a drill instructor with Fox Co. 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, explains to educators, during the Educators’ Workshop, what recruits experience during their first day aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 9, 2016. The educators, from Pennsylvania, New York, and Vermont, were brought to Parris Island to get a small glimpse of what it takes to earn the title United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Elizabeth Thurston/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Elizabeth Thurston

Cpl. Nathaniel Hawkins, a percussionist with Marine Corps Band San Diego aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., has a degree in percussion performance from the University of Northern Iowa and has been living his dream as a Marine and a professional musician for the last two years. The Musician Enlistment Option Program is an opportunity for talented musicians to become first and foremost a United States Marine as well as a member of one of the Marine Corps’ 10 world-renowned bands.

Cpl. Nathaniel Hawkins, a percussionist with Marine Corps Band San Diego aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., has a degree in percussion performance from the University of Northern Iowa and has been living his dream as a Marine and a professional musician for the last two years. The Musician Enlistment Option Program is an opportunity for talented musicians to become first and foremost a United States Marine as well as a member of one of the Marine Corps’ 10 world-renowned bands.

Photo by Sgt.Taylor Morton

Clarinetist Sgt. Justin Grunes, a musician with Marine Corps Band San Diego aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., has spent time in the Marine Corps and the Army Reserves, and earned his degree in music performance from the University of Delaware. He couldn’t resist the call, and was drawn back to the Marine Corps to live out his dream as one of the few and proud, and a professional musician. Grunes has been performing with the Marine Corps bands for a total of 9 years.

Clarinetist Sgt. Justin Grunes, a musician with Marine Corps Band San Diego aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., has spent time in the Marine Corps and the Army Reserves, and earned his degree in music performance from the University of Delaware. He couldn’t resist the call, and was drawn back to the Marine Corps to live out his dream as one of the few and proud, and a professional musician. Grunes has been performing with the Marine Corps bands for a total of 9 years.

Photo by Sgt.Taylor Morton

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, left, speaks with Capt. Larry Black Jr., commander of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, about training March 3, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Mabus visited Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in order to see firsthand how young men and women from across the country are transformed into United States Marines. Recruit training was consolidated under Recruit Training Regiment in 1986, and since then, all those desiring to complete recruit training must follow the same training program of instruction, and must complete the same graduation requirements. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Thomas)

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, left, speaks with Capt. Larry Black Jr., commander of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, about training March 3, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Mabus visited Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in order to see firsthand how young men and women from across the country are transformed into United States Marines. Recruit training was consolidated under Recruit Training Regiment in 1986, and since then, all those desiring to complete recruit training must follow the same training program of instruction, and must complete the same graduation requirements. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Thomas)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Thomas

Educators get hands on experience with M16 A4 service rifles during an Educator's Workshop March 2, 2016, aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. The three-day workshop gives the educators a glance at what recruits go through during Marine Corps bootcamp. The purpose of the workshop is to give the educators a better understanding of the Marine Corps. The educators are from the greater Atlanta, Ga, and Columbia, S.C., areas. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Diamond N. Peden/Released)

Educators get hands on experience with M16 A4 service rifles during an Educator's Workshop March 2, 2016, aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. The three-day workshop gives the educators a glance at what recruits go through during Marine Corps bootcamp. The purpose of the workshop is to give the educators a better understanding of the Marine Corps. The educators are from the greater Atlanta, Ga, and Columbia, S.C., areas. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Diamond N. Peden/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Diamond Peden

From left to right, Sgt. Justin Bueno, a recruiter with Recruiting Station Denver, River Schroeder, a Burns High School student, Ryder Jones, a Cheyenne Central High School student, and Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Dugan, a recruiter with RS Denver, pose together after the Wyoming State High School Wrestling Tournament, at the Casper Event Center in Casper, WY, Feb. 26 – 27, 2016. Schroeder placed second overall in his weight class of 195 lbs., and Jones placed second overall in his weight class of 126 lbs. The high school students, who are standing next to their respective recruiters, leave for recruit training in August this year.

From left to right, Sgt. Justin Bueno, a recruiter with Recruiting Station Denver, River Schroeder, a Burns High School student, Ryder Jones, a Cheyenne Central High School student, and Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Dugan, a recruiter with RS Denver, pose together after the Wyoming State High School Wrestling Tournament, at the Casper Event Center in Casper, WY, Feb. 26 – 27, 2016. Schroeder placed second overall in his weight class of 195 lbs., and Jones placed second overall in his weight class of 126 lbs. The high school students, who are standing next to their respective recruiters, leave for recruit training in August this year.

Photo by Cpl. Benjamin Pryer

Master Sgt. Amy Romero, Marine reservist, and Capt. Evita Mosqueda-Chapman, logistics officer for 4th Tank Battalion, hand the Marine Corps Excellence in Leadership Award to Lady Walker of Virginia Union University following the women’s finals game of the CIAA championships at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C., Feb. 27, 2016. Virginia Union University defeated Shaw University 70 - 66. The Marines are present at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships to spread awareness to student athletes and fans about opportunities in the Marine Corps. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John-Paul Imbody)

Master Sgt. Amy Romero, Marine reservist, and Capt. Evita Mosqueda-Chapman, logistics officer for 4th Tank Battalion, hand the Marine Corps Excellence in Leadership Award to Lady Walker of Virginia Union University following the women’s finals game of the CIAA championships at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C., Feb. 27, 2016. Virginia Union University defeated Shaw University 70 - 66. The Marines are present at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships to spread awareness to student athletes and fans about opportunities in the Marine Corps. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John-Paul Imbody)

Photo by Cpl. John-Paul Imbody

Lt. Gen. Ronald L. Bailey, Deputy Commandant Plans, Policies, and Operations, speaks with the Virginia State University men’s basketball team before the championship game of the CIAA at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C., Feb. 27, 2016. The Marines are present at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships to spread awareness to student athletes and fans about opportunities in the Marine Corps. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John-Paul Imbody)

Lt. Gen. Ronald L. Bailey, Deputy Commandant Plans, Policies, and Operations, speaks with the Virginia State University men’s basketball team before the championship game of the CIAA at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C., Feb. 27, 2016. The Marines are present at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships to spread awareness to student athletes and fans about opportunities in the Marine Corps. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John-Paul Imbody)

Photo by Cpl. John-Paul Imbody

Marines from Marine Corps Recruiting Station Orange County pose after conducting a physical training session aboard Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif., Feb. 26, 2016.

Marines from Marine Corps Recruiting Station Orange County pose after conducting a physical training session aboard Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif., Feb. 26, 2016.

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