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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Pierre Tedtaotao, a drill instructor assigned to the United States Naval Academy, provides instruction to an officer candidate during a training exercise at the Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland, April 25, 2015. The exercise was designed to prepare officer candidates from Recruiting Stations Baltimore and Frederick for the physical and mental challenges of Marine Corps Officer Candidate School. OCS trains, screens and evaluates candidates, who must demonstrate a high level of leadership potential and commitment to success in order to earn a commission as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Bryan Nygaard/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Pierre Tedtaotao, a drill instructor assigned to the United States Naval Academy, provides instruction to an officer candidate during a training exercise at the Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland, April 25, 2015. The exercise was designed to prepare officer candidates from Recruiting Stations Baltimore and Frederick for the physical and mental challenges of Marine Corps Officer Candidate School. OCS trains, screens and evaluates candidates, who must demonstrate a high level of leadership potential and commitment to success in order to earn a commission as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Bryan Nygaard/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Bryan Nygaard

Dylan DeYoung, a poolee with Permanent Contact Station Smithfield, does lunges during a physical training session at Smithfield-Selma High School in Smithfield, North Carolina, April 29, 2015. DeYoung lost more than 70 pounds over the course of 17 months to join the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

Dylan DeYoung, a poolee with Permanent Contact Station Smithfield, does lunges during a physical training session at Smithfield-Selma High School in Smithfield, North Carolina, April 29, 2015. DeYoung lost more than 70 pounds over the course of 17 months to join the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Dwight Henderson

Dylan DeYoung, a poolee with Permanent Contact Station Smithfield, poses for a picture with U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Michael L. Block, a recruiter, outside of PCS Smithfield, North Carolina, April 29, 2015. DeYoung lost more than 70 pounds over the course of 17 months to join the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

Dylan DeYoung, a poolee with Permanent Contact Station Smithfield, poses for a picture with U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Michael L. Block, a recruiter, outside of PCS Smithfield, North Carolina, April 29, 2015. DeYoung lost more than 70 pounds over the course of 17 months to join the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Dwight Henderson

Dylan DeYoung, center, a poolee with Permanent Contact Station Smithfield, runs on bleachers during a physical training session at Smithfield-Selma High School in Smithfield, North Carolina, April 29, 2015. DeYoung lost more than 70 pounds over the course of 17 months to join the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

Dylan DeYoung, center, a poolee with Permanent Contact Station Smithfield, runs on bleachers during a physical training session at Smithfield-Selma High School in Smithfield, North Carolina, April 29, 2015. DeYoung lost more than 70 pounds over the course of 17 months to join the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Dwight Henderson

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Richard Jacobs, the 4th Marine Corps Districts aviation assistant for officer procurement and a Millville, Pennsylvania, native assists a Case Western University student in flying the 4th Marine Corps Districts helicopter simulator May 5, 2015. The Marines bring the simulators to college campuses to build awareness and enthusiasm among the students and campus faculty regarding Marine officer programs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans/ Approved)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Richard Jacobs, the 4th Marine Corps Districts aviation assistant for officer procurement and a Millville, Pennsylvania, native assists a Case Western University student in flying the 4th Marine Corps Districts helicopter simulator May 5, 2015. The Marines bring the simulators to college campuses to build awareness and enthusiasm among the students and campus faculty regarding Marine officer programs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans/ Approved)

Photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Richard O’brien an F/A-18 weapons systems officer and the aviation assistant procurement for the eastern recruiting region, Parris Island, South Carolina, shows students from Kent State University the 4th Marine Corps District F/A-18 full-motion flight simulator May 5, 2015. The Marines bring the simulators to college campuses to build awareness and enthusiasm among students and campus faculty regarding Marine officer programs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Richard O’brien an F/A-18 weapons systems officer and the aviation assistant procurement for the eastern recruiting region, Parris Island, South Carolina, shows students from Kent State University the 4th Marine Corps District F/A-18 full-motion flight simulator May 5, 2015. The Marines bring the simulators to college campuses to build awareness and enthusiasm among students and campus faculty regarding Marine officer programs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans

A student from Case Western University learns to fly the F/A-18 in the 4th Marine Corps District full-motion flight simulator at Case Western University May 5, 2015. The Marines bring the simulators to college campuses to build awareness and enthusiasm among students and campus faculty regarding Marine officer programs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans/ Released)

A student from Case Western University learns to fly the F/A-18 in the 4th Marine Corps District full-motion flight simulator at Case Western University May 5, 2015. The Marines bring the simulators to college campuses to build awareness and enthusiasm among students and campus faculty regarding Marine officer programs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans

Marine Corps officer candidates from Recruiting Stations Louisville and Charleston work on land navigation and combat tactics at Camp Sherman Joint Training Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, April 25, 2015. Candidates endured many physical and mental challenges during their mini OCS such as limited sleep and long days with physical fitness tests, combat maneuvers and leadership development. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans/Released)

Marine Corps officer candidates from Recruiting Stations Louisville and Charleston work on land navigation and combat tactics at Camp Sherman Joint Training Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, April 25, 2015. Candidates endured many physical and mental challenges during their mini OCS such as limited sleep and long days with physical fitness tests, combat maneuvers and leadership development. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Paris Skidmore, a sergeant instructor at Officer Candidates School at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, instructs his squad on how to get accountability while in a formation, at Camp Sherman Joint Training Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, April 25, 2015. Candidates endured many physical and mental challenges during their mini OCS such as limited sleep and long days filled with land navigation, combat maneuvers and leadership development. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Paris Skidmore, a sergeant instructor at Officer Candidates School at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, instructs his squad on how to get accountability while in a formation, at Camp Sherman Joint Training Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, April 25, 2015. Candidates endured many physical and mental challenges during their mini OCS such as limited sleep and long days filled with land navigation, combat maneuvers and leadership development. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Keun Chung, a sergeant instructor at Officer Candidate School, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, instructs female candidates on how to properly stand on line during a mini Officer Candidates School training event, at Camp Sherman Joint Training Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, April 25, 2015. Candidates endured many physical and mental challenges during their mini OCS such as limited sleep and long days filled with land navigation, combat maneuvers and leadership development. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Keun Chung, a sergeant instructor at Officer Candidate School, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, instructs female candidates on how to properly stand on line during a mini Officer Candidates School training event, at Camp Sherman Joint Training Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, April 25, 2015. Candidates endured many physical and mental challenges during their mini OCS such as limited sleep and long days filled with land navigation, combat maneuvers and leadership development. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans

Stevan Smith, a senior at Kent Island High School, won his second state wrestling championship on March 9, 2015. Smith, a native of Kent Island, Maryland, will begin recruit training this summer at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Sgt. Bryan Nygaard/Released)

Stevan Smith, a senior at Kent Island High School, won his second state wrestling championship on March 9, 2015. Smith, a native of Kent Island, Maryland, will begin recruit training this summer at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Sgt. Bryan Nygaard/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Bryan Nygaard

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Donald L. Hotchkiss,left, Recruiting Station Louisville Commanding Officer, presents the Col. William R. Higgins Leadership Award to Miami University student, Ryan M. Muzzarelli at a mess night at the Campbel House Hotel in Lexington, Kentucky, March 28, 2015, for his outstanding leadership within the Platoon Leader Class. Muzzarelli is a senior at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He is studying Public Administration, and upon graduation he will accept a commission into the United States Marie Corps as a second lieutenant. (Courtesy photo by Marine Corps Coordinating Council Kentucky)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Donald L. Hotchkiss,left, Recruiting Station Louisville Commanding Officer, presents the Col. William R. Higgins Leadership Award to Miami University student, Ryan M. Muzzarelli at a mess night at the Campbel House Hotel in Lexington, Kentucky, March 28, 2015, for his outstanding leadership within the Platoon Leader Class. Muzzarelli is a senior at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He is studying Public Administration, and upon graduation he will accept a commission into the United States Marie Corps as a second lieutenant. (Courtesy photo by Marine Corps Coordinating Council Kentucky)

Photo by Capt. Christina Peters

Noel D. Ragland leads fellow officer candidates and applicants from Officer Selection Team Cincinnati in exercises during a mess night at the Campbel House Hotel in Lexington, Kentucky, March 28, 2015, as punishment for violating the traditional rules of the mess. This and other punishments are part of a fun and longstanding mess night tradition where members of the mess can “fine” one another for breaking rules throughout the evening. (Courtesy photo by Marine Corps Coordinating Council Kentucky)

Noel D. Ragland leads fellow officer candidates and applicants from Officer Selection Team Cincinnati in exercises during a mess night at the Campbel House Hotel in Lexington, Kentucky, March 28, 2015, as punishment for violating the traditional rules of the mess. This and other punishments are part of a fun and longstanding mess night tradition where members of the mess can “fine” one another for breaking rules throughout the evening. (Courtesy photo by Marine Corps Coordinating Council Kentucky)

Photo by Capt. Christina Peters

President of the Mess and Recruiting Station Louisville Commanding Officer, U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Donald L. Hotchkiss ,center, conducts the traditional “tasting of the beef” during a mess night at the Campbel House Hotel in Lexington, Kentucky, March 28, 2015, in order to ensure the food is fit for human consumption. It is tradition that this piece of beef is tainted with copious amount of spices and heavily overcooked. (Courtesy photo by Marine Corps Coordinating Council Kentucky)

President of the Mess and Recruiting Station Louisville Commanding Officer, U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Donald L. Hotchkiss ,center, conducts the traditional “tasting of the beef” during a mess night at the Campbel House Hotel in Lexington, Kentucky, March 28, 2015, in order to ensure the food is fit for human consumption. It is tradition that this piece of beef is tainted with copious amount of spices and heavily overcooked. (Courtesy photo by Marine Corps Coordinating Council Kentucky)

Photo by Capt. Christina Peters

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Christopher Ellison, an officer selection officer with Recruiting Station Raleigh and native of Atlanta, Georgia, speaks to participants of the Raleigh Semper Fidelis Football Camp at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 19, 2015. The one-day camp brought in close to 200 high school football players from North Carolina and Virginia to give them a chance to work with Marines and National Football League coaches. The Semper Fidelis Football Camps are taking place in 24 cities across the country to showcase the Marine Corps’ commitment to developing quality citizens and highlight how Marine Corps values of honor, courage and commitment relate to success both on and off the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Christopher Ellison, an officer selection officer with Recruiting Station Raleigh and native of Atlanta, Georgia, speaks to participants of the Raleigh Semper Fidelis Football Camp at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 19, 2015. The one-day camp brought in close to 200 high school football players from North Carolina and Virginia to give them a chance to work with Marines and National Football League coaches. The Semper Fidelis Football Camps are taking place in 24 cities across the country to showcase the Marine Corps’ commitment to developing quality citizens and highlight how Marine Corps values of honor, courage and commitment relate to success both on and off the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson

Peter Vaas, the camp director for the Raleigh Semper Fidelis Football Camp, presents the Defensive Player of the Camp award to Timothy Glass, a defensive back on the Liberty Christian Academy High School football team in Lynchburg, Virginia, during the camp at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 19, 2015. The one-day camp brought in close to 200 high school football players from North Carolina and Virginia to give them a chance to work with U.S. Marines and National Football League coaches. The Semper Fidelis Football Camps are taking place in 24 cities across the country to showcase the Marine Corps’ commitment to developing quality citizens and highlight how Marine Corps values of honor, courage and commitment relate to success both on and off the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

Peter Vaas, the camp director for the Raleigh Semper Fidelis Football Camp, presents the Defensive Player of the Camp award to Timothy Glass, a defensive back on the Liberty Christian Academy High School football team in Lynchburg, Virginia, during the camp at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 19, 2015. The one-day camp brought in close to 200 high school football players from North Carolina and Virginia to give them a chance to work with U.S. Marines and National Football League coaches. The Semper Fidelis Football Camps are taking place in 24 cities across the country to showcase the Marine Corps’ commitment to developing quality citizens and highlight how Marine Corps values of honor, courage and commitment relate to success both on and off the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Tommy Moye, the recruiter instructor of Recruiting Station Raleigh and native of Quincy, Florida, speaks to participants of the Raleigh Semper Fidelis Football Camp at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 19, 2015. The one-day camp brought in close to 200 high school football players from North Carolina and Virginia to give them a chance to work with Marines and National Football League coaches. The Semper Fidelis Football Camps are taking place in 24 cities across the country to showcase the Marine Corps’ commitment to developing quality citizens and highlight how Marine Corps values of honor, courage and commitment relate to success both on and off the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Tommy Moye, the recruiter instructor of Recruiting Station Raleigh and native of Quincy, Florida, speaks to participants of the Raleigh Semper Fidelis Football Camp at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 19, 2015. The one-day camp brought in close to 200 high school football players from North Carolina and Virginia to give them a chance to work with Marines and National Football League coaches. The Semper Fidelis Football Camps are taking place in 24 cities across the country to showcase the Marine Corps’ commitment to developing quality citizens and highlight how Marine Corps values of honor, courage and commitment relate to success both on and off the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson

Peter Vaas, the camp director for the Raleigh Semper Fidelis Football Camp, presents the Offensive Player of the Camp award to Tyler Crist, a wide receiver on the Kecoughtan High School football team in Hampton, Virginia, during the camp at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 19, 2015. The one-day camp brought in close to 200 high school football players from North Carolina and Virginia to give them a chance to work with U.S. Marines and National Football League coaches. The Semper Fidelis Football Camps are taking place in 24 cities across the country to showcase the Marine Corps’ commitment to developing quality citizens and highlight how Marine Corps values of honor, courage and commitment relate to success both on and off the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

Peter Vaas, the camp director for the Raleigh Semper Fidelis Football Camp, presents the Offensive Player of the Camp award to Tyler Crist, a wide receiver on the Kecoughtan High School football team in Hampton, Virginia, during the camp at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 19, 2015. The one-day camp brought in close to 200 high school football players from North Carolina and Virginia to give them a chance to work with U.S. Marines and National Football League coaches. The Semper Fidelis Football Camps are taking place in 24 cities across the country to showcase the Marine Corps’ commitment to developing quality citizens and highlight how Marine Corps values of honor, courage and commitment relate to success both on and off the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Damien Green, a recruiter with Recruiting Station Raleigh and native of District Heights, Maryland, leads an agility drill during the Raleigh Semper Fidelis Football Camp at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 19, 2015. The one-day camp brought in close to 200 high school football players from North Carolina and Virginia to give them a chance to work with Marines and National Football League coaches. The Semper Fidelis Football Camps are taking place in 24 cities across the country to showcase the Marine Corps’ commitment to developing quality citizens and highlight how Marine Corps values of honor, courage and commitment relate to success both on and off the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Damien Green, a recruiter with Recruiting Station Raleigh and native of District Heights, Maryland, leads an agility drill during the Raleigh Semper Fidelis Football Camp at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 19, 2015. The one-day camp brought in close to 200 high school football players from North Carolina and Virginia to give them a chance to work with Marines and National Football League coaches. The Semper Fidelis Football Camps are taking place in 24 cities across the country to showcase the Marine Corps’ commitment to developing quality citizens and highlight how Marine Corps values of honor, courage and commitment relate to success both on and off the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson

Peter Vaas, the camp director for the Raleigh Semper Fidelis Football Camp, talks to camp participants at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 19, 2015. The one-day camp brought in close to 200 high school football players from North Carolina and Virginia to give them a chance to work with U.S. Marines and National Football League coaches. The Semper Fidelis Football Camps are taking place in 24 cities across the country to showcase the Marine Corps’ commitment to developing quality citizens and highlight how Marine Corps values of honor, courage and commitment relate to success both on and off the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

Peter Vaas, the camp director for the Raleigh Semper Fidelis Football Camp, talks to camp participants at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 19, 2015. The one-day camp brought in close to 200 high school football players from North Carolina and Virginia to give them a chance to work with U.S. Marines and National Football League coaches. The Semper Fidelis Football Camps are taking place in 24 cities across the country to showcase the Marine Corps’ commitment to developing quality citizens and highlight how Marine Corps values of honor, courage and commitment relate to success both on and off the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson