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Recruiting Station Detroit’s female Marine poolees conduct the flexed-arm hang during the bi-annual female pool function at the Boys and Girls Club of Troy, Michigan, June 20, 2015. The ladies started the day off with the Initial Strength Test that includes three events: pull-ups or a flexed arm hang, crunches, and a 1.5 mile run for time. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J.R. Heins/Released)

Recruiting Station Detroit’s female Marine poolees conduct the flexed-arm hang during the bi-annual female pool function at the Boys and Girls Club of Troy, Michigan, June 20, 2015. The ladies started the day off with the Initial Strength Test that includes three events: pull-ups or a flexed arm hang, crunches, and a 1.5 mile run for time. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J.R. Heins/Released)

Photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins

Riley White, right, a Stafford, Virginia native and Colonial Forge High School senior, receives a $150,000 Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Marine Option Scholarship during a high school awards ceremony at Colonial Forge High School, May 28, 2015. U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Herman Davis, executive officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Frederick presented White with the scholarship, which will cover the cost of tuition, books, and a small living stipend. White was also valedictorian of his class, and he will be attending University of Virginia.

Riley White, right, a Stafford, Virginia native and Colonial Forge High School senior, receives a $150,000 Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Marine Option Scholarship during a high school awards ceremony at Colonial Forge High School, May 28, 2015. U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Herman Davis, executive officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Frederick presented White with the scholarship, which will cover the cost of tuition, books, and a small living stipend. White was also valedictorian of his class, and he will be attending University of Virginia.

Photo by Sgt. Anthony Kirby

Riley Neary, left, an Alexandria, Virginia native and South County High School senior, receives a $150,000 Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Marine Option Scholarship during a high school awards ceremony at South County High School, June 5, 2015. U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Herman Davis, executive officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Frederick presented Neary with the scholarship, which will cover the cost of tuition, books, and a small living stipend. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony Kirby/Released)

Riley Neary, left, an Alexandria, Virginia native and South County High School senior, receives a $150,000 Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Marine Option Scholarship during a high school awards ceremony at South County High School, June 5, 2015. U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Herman Davis, executive officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Frederick presented Neary with the scholarship, which will cover the cost of tuition, books, and a small living stipend. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony Kirby/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Anthony Kirby

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph A. Wood, 27, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-station Huntington and native of Huntington, West Virginia, left, and Gunnery Sgt. Robert Hahn, 38, a Killeen, Texas, native and staff noncommissioned officer in charge of RSS Huntington, sit in on a conference call with Boone County probation officers and a local circuit court judge May 20, 2015, in Madison, West Virginia. Boone County officials reached out to local armed forces members in an effort to reduce the number of at-risk youth in the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Caitlin Brink/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph A. Wood, 27, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-station Huntington and native of Huntington, West Virginia, left, and Gunnery Sgt. Robert Hahn, 38, a Killeen, Texas, native and staff noncommissioned officer in charge of RSS Huntington, sit in on a conference call with Boone County probation officers and a local circuit court judge May 20, 2015, in Madison, West Virginia. Boone County officials reached out to local armed forces members in an effort to reduce the number of at-risk youth in the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Caitlin Brink/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Caitlin Brink

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Robert Hahn, 38, a Killeen, Texas, native and staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Recruiting Sub-station Huntington, West Virginia, speaks with Boone County Probation Officer Scottie Stowers, a Madison, West Virginia native, following a Veterans Appreciation Luncheon at the Boone County Courthouse in Madison, West Virginia (date). Boone County officials reached out to the Marines in an effort to reduce the number of at-risk youth in the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Caitlin Brink/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Robert Hahn, 38, a Killeen, Texas, native and staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Recruiting Sub-station Huntington, West Virginia, speaks with Boone County Probation Officer Scottie Stowers, a Madison, West Virginia native, following a Veterans Appreciation Luncheon at the Boone County Courthouse in Madison, West Virginia (date). Boone County officials reached out to the Marines in an effort to reduce the number of at-risk youth in the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Caitlin Brink/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Caitlin Brink

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Robert Hahn, 38, a Killeen, Texas, native and staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Recruiting Sub-station Huntington, West Virginia, second from left, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph A. Wood, right, a recruiter with RSS Huntington and native of Huntington, West Virginia, salute memorial flags May 20, 2015, outside of the Boone County courthouse in Madison, West Virginia. Boone County officials reached out to local members of the armed forces in an effort to reduce the number of at-risk youth in the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Caitlin Brink/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Robert Hahn, 38, a Killeen, Texas, native and staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Recruiting Sub-station Huntington, West Virginia, second from left, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph A. Wood, right, a recruiter with RSS Huntington and native of Huntington, West Virginia, salute memorial flags May 20, 2015, outside of the Boone County courthouse in Madison, West Virginia. Boone County officials reached out to local members of the armed forces in an effort to reduce the number of at-risk youth in the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Caitlin Brink/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Caitlin Brink

More than 20 applicants for the U.S. Marine Corps settle into their seats for a ceremony at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, May 19, 2015. The event included a mass swear in the ceremony during which the applicants raised their right hands and took the oath of enlistment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins/Released)

More than 20 applicants for the U.S. Marine Corps settle into their seats for a ceremony at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, May 19, 2015. The event included a mass swear in the ceremony during which the applicants raised their right hands and took the oath of enlistment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins/Released)

Photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins

More than 20 applicants for the U.S. Marine Corps raise their right hands and give the oath of enlistment during a mass swear in ceremony at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, May 19, 2015. The ceremony allowed the community to salute their veterans while encouraging young adults with their decisions to serve their country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins/Released)

More than 20 applicants for the U.S. Marine Corps raise their right hands and give the oath of enlistment during a mass swear in ceremony at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, May 19, 2015. The ceremony allowed the community to salute their veterans while encouraging young adults with their decisions to serve their country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins/Released)

Photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins

Marines of Recruiting Station Detroit bow their heads during an invocation given at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, May 19, 2015. The Marines attended the ceremony in support of applicants taking the oath of enlistment during the ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins/Released)

Marines of Recruiting Station Detroit bow their heads during an invocation given at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, May 19, 2015. The Marines attended the ceremony in support of applicants taking the oath of enlistment during the ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins/Released)

Photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins

Families and friends of more than 20 U.S. Marine Corps applicants spectate a mass swear in a ceremony at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, May 19, 2015. Each applicant who attended the event raised their right hand and took the oath of enlistment signifying their commitment to their country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins/Released)

Families and friends of more than 20 U.S. Marine Corps applicants spectate a mass swear in a ceremony at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, May 19, 2015. Each applicant who attended the event raised their right hand and took the oath of enlistment signifying their commitment to their country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins/Released)

Photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins

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Marine Corps poolees from Recruiting Sub-Station Sterling Heights and Recruiting-Sub Station Madison Heights enjoy a dinner at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 6691 6691 in Fraser, Michigan, during a family night, April 8, 2015. During the event, local poolees t met a drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, while their families addressed any questions or concerns to the recruiters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J.R. Heins/Released)

150408-M-BN069-051 Marine Corps poolees from Recruiting Sub-Station Sterling Heights and Recruiting-Sub Station Madison Heights enjoy a dinner at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 6691 6691 in Fraser, Michigan, during a family night, April 8, 2015. During the event, local poolees t met a drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, while their families addressed any questions or concerns to the recruiters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J.R. Heins/Released)

Photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins

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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Mitchell Nickolas, the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Recruiting Sub-Station Sterling Heights addresses questions and concerns from family members of poolees during a family night at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 6691 in Fraser, Michigan, April 8, 2015. The family night was held as an opportunity for poolees to meet a drill instructor prior to attending recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J.R. Heins/Released)

150408-M-BN069-073 U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Mitchell Nickolas, the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Recruiting Sub-Station Sterling Heights addresses questions and concerns from family members of poolees during a family night at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 6691 in Fraser, Michigan, April 8, 2015. The family night was held as an opportunity for poolees to meet a drill instructor prior to attending recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J.R. Heins/Released)

Photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins

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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dominic Freda, the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Recruiting Sub-Station Madison Heights answers questions and concerns from family members of poolees during a family night at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 6691 in Fraser, Michigan, April 8, 2015. The family night was held as an opportunity for poolees to meet a drill instructor prior to attending recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J.R. Heins/Released)

150408-M-BN069-062 U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dominic Freda, the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Recruiting Sub-Station Madison Heights answers questions and concerns from family members of poolees during a family night at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 6691 in Fraser, Michigan, April 8, 2015. The family night was held as an opportunity for poolees to meet a drill instructor prior to attending recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J.R. Heins/Released)

Photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins

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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Demarcus Deboe, a Senior Drill Instructor at Parris Island, S.C., instructs poolees from Recruiting Sub-Station Sterling Heights and Recruiting Sub-Station Madison Heights during a family night at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 6691 in Fraser, Michigan, April 8, 2015. The family night was held as an opportunity for poolees to meet a drill instructor prior to attending recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J.R. Heins/Released)

150408-M-BN069-035 U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Demarcus Deboe, a Senior Drill Instructor at Parris Island, S.C., instructs poolees from Recruiting Sub-Station Sterling Heights and Recruiting Sub-Station Madison Heights during a family night at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 6691 in Fraser, Michigan, April 8, 2015. The family night was held as an opportunity for poolees to meet a drill instructor prior to attending recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J.R. Heins/Released)

Photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins

Scott Brooks, a recipient of the $150,000 Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps scholarship poses for a photograph with U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Glenn A. Cocagne, a canvassing recruiter with Recruiting Station Detroit and native of Erie, Michigan, during a presentation ceremony at Grosse Pointe South High School in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, May 21, 2015. The NROTC scholarship is a program to educate and train qualified young men and women as commissioned officers in the Navy or Marine Corps that pays for the full cost of tuition. Brooks was one of only six students presented the award by RS Detroit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins/Released)

Scott Brooks, a recipient of the $150,000 Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps scholarship poses for a photograph with U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Glenn A. Cocagne, a canvassing recruiter with Recruiting Station Detroit and native of Erie, Michigan, during a presentation ceremony at Grosse Pointe South High School in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, May 21, 2015. The NROTC scholarship is a program to educate and train qualified young men and women as commissioned officers in the Navy or Marine Corps that pays for the full cost of tuition. Brooks was one of only six students presented the award by RS Detroit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins/Released)

Photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins

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Students and staff of Grosse Pointe South High School give a standing ovation to Scott Brooks, a recipient of the 150,000 Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps scholarship during a presentation ceremony at the high school in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, May 21, 2015. The NROTC scholarship is a program to educate and train qualified young men and women as commissioned officers in the Navy or Marine Corps that pays for the full cost of tuition. Brooks was one of only six students presented the award by RS Detroit, which he is slated to use at University of Wisconsin with the pursuit of a degree in mechanical engineering. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins/Released)

150521-M-BN069-016 Students and staff of Grosse Pointe South High School give a standing ovation to Scott Brooks, a recipient of the 150,000 Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps scholarship during a presentation ceremony at the high school in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, May 21, 2015. The NROTC scholarship is a program to educate and train qualified young men and women as commissioned officers in the Navy or Marine Corps that pays for the full cost of tuition. Brooks was one of only six students presented the award by RS Detroit, which he is slated to use at University of Wisconsin with the pursuit of a degree in mechanical engineering. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins/Released)

Photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins

Steven Waurio (center), a Shelbyville, Kentucky, native and Shelby County High School senior, receives a $150,000 Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Marine Option Scholarship during a high school awards ceremony at Shelby County High School, May 28, 2015. U.S. Marine Corps Capt. John Urban, executive officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Louisville, and U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt., Daniel Stratman, recruiter at Marine Corps Recruiting Sub-Station Frankfort, presented Waurio with the scholarship, which will cover the cost of tuition, books, and a small living stipend. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Pirante/Released)

Steven Waurio (center), a Shelbyville, Kentucky, native and Shelby County High School senior, receives a $150,000 Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Marine Option Scholarship during a high school awards ceremony at Shelby County High School, May 28, 2015. U.S. Marine Corps Capt. John Urban, executive officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Louisville, and U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt., Daniel Stratman, recruiter at Marine Corps Recruiting Sub-Station Frankfort, presented Waurio with the scholarship, which will cover the cost of tuition, books, and a small living stipend. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Pirante/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Pirante

A female member of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Richmond’s delayed entry program is motivated during the run portion of the initial strength test by Sgt. Maj. David Eldridge, Recruiting Station Richmond’s sergeant major, and Cpl. Kansas Ledezma, Recruiting Station Richmond’s administration clerk, and a native of Buckhannon, West Virginia, during the station’s annual female pool function. The event gave the female poolees an opportunity to learn what they can expect aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, as they undergo the longest and most difficult boot camp within the U.S. armed services to earn the coveted title of United States Marine.

A female member of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Richmond’s delayed entry program is motivated during the run portion of the initial strength test by Sgt. Maj. David Eldridge, Recruiting Station Richmond’s sergeant major, and Cpl. Kansas Ledezma, Recruiting Station Richmond’s administration clerk, and a native of Buckhannon, West Virginia, during the station’s annual female pool function. The event gave the female poolees an opportunity to learn what they can expect aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, as they undergo the longest and most difficult boot camp within the U.S. armed services to earn the coveted title of United States Marine.

Photo by Sgt. Aaron Diamant

Female poolees of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Richmond’s delayed entry program conduct the sit up portion of the initial strength test under the watchful eye of Staff Sgt. Jennifer Thiroux, a senior drill instructor from Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion and a Visalia, California native, during the Station’s annual female pool function. The event gave the female poolees an opportunity to learn what they can expect aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, as they undergo the longest and most difficult boot camp within the U.S. armed services to earn the coveted title of United States Marine.

Female poolees of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Richmond’s delayed entry program conduct the sit up portion of the initial strength test under the watchful eye of Staff Sgt. Jennifer Thiroux, a senior drill instructor from Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion and a Visalia, California native, during the Station’s annual female pool function. The event gave the female poolees an opportunity to learn what they can expect aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, as they undergo the longest and most difficult boot camp within the U.S. armed services to earn the coveted title of United States Marine.

Photo by Sgt. Aaron Diamant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael A. DeCamilla Jr., recruiter for Recruiting Sub-station Leesburg and native of Rochester, New York, demonstrates how to properly execute a fireman carry May 19, 2015, at Herndon High School in Herndon, Virginia. Throughout the day, DeCamilla and other Marines multiple of students through a series of physically demanding exercises including ammunition-can lifts, squad pushups and relay races. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony Kirby/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael A. DeCamilla Jr., recruiter for Recruiting Sub-station Leesburg and native of Rochester, New York, demonstrates how to properly execute a fireman carry May 19, 2015, at Herndon High School in Herndon, Virginia. Throughout the day, DeCamilla and other Marines multiple of students through a series of physically demanding exercises including ammunition-can lifts, squad pushups and relay races. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony Kirby/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Anthony Kirby

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