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Aaron Hunter, right, a 19-year-old native of Lynchburg, Va., stands next to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Bangert, a canvasing recruiter at Recruiting Sub-Station Lynchburg, after Hunter officially swore into the Marine Corps’ Delayed Entry Program, Aug. 8, 2014. The new Marine Corps poolee worked for almost two years to lose 84 pounds to be eligible to enlist in the Corps. Through old fashioned hard work, determination, and some motivation from the local Marine recruiters, Hunter met his goal and is now awaiting his turn to at recruit training to earn the coveted title of Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Diamant/Released)

Aaron Hunter, right, a 19-year-old native of Lynchburg, Va., stands next to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Bangert, a canvasing recruiter at Recruiting Sub-Station Lynchburg, after Hunter officially swore into the Marine Corps’ Delayed Entry Program, Aug. 8, 2014. The new Marine Corps poolee worked for almost two years to lose 84 pounds to be eligible to enlist in the Corps. Through old fashioned hard work, determination, and some motivation from the local Marine recruiters, Hunter met his goal and is now awaiting his turn to at recruit training to earn the coveted title of Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Diamant/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Aaron Hunter, right, a 19-year-old native of Lynchburg, Va., recites the Oath of Enlistment at Military Entrance Processing Station Ft. Lee, Va., Aug 8, 2014. The new Marine Corps poolee worked for almost two years to lose 84 pounds to be eligible to enlist in the Corps. Through old fashioned hard work, determination, and some motivation from the local Marine recruiters, Hunter met his goal and is now awaiting his turn to at recruit training to earn the coveted title of Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Diamant/Released)

Aaron Hunter, right, a 19-year-old native of Lynchburg, Va., recites the Oath of Enlistment at Military Entrance Processing Station Ft. Lee, Va., Aug 8, 2014. The new Marine Corps poolee worked for almost two years to lose 84 pounds to be eligible to enlist in the Corps. Through old fashioned hard work, determination, and some motivation from the local Marine recruiters, Hunter met his goal and is now awaiting his turn to at recruit training to earn the coveted title of Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Diamant/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Diamant

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Tommy Moye, a native of Quincy, Fla. and 1991 graduate of James A. Shanks High School, recieves the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal Aug. 6, 2014. Moye served as a 4th Marine Corps District training team member at the Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna in New Cumberland, Pa. As a training team member, he was responsible for monitoring and inspecting Recruiting Stations and Recruiting Sub-Stations across the district to ensure that systematic recruiting is a constant practice. Moye executed Permanent Change of Station orders to RS Raleigh and will now become the RI for RS Raleigh to ensure the recruiters of RS Raleigh recruit and enlist the most eligible for the U.S. Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Birky/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Tommy Moye, a native of Quincy, Fla. and 1991 graduate of James A. Shanks High School, recieves the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal Aug. 6, 2014. Moye served as a 4th Marine Corps District training team member at the Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna in New Cumberland, Pa. As a training team member, he was responsible for monitoring and inspecting Recruiting Stations and Recruiting Sub-Stations across the district to ensure that systematic recruiting is a constant practice. Moye executed Permanent Change of Station orders to RS Raleigh and will now become the RI for RS Raleigh to ensure the recruiters of RS Raleigh recruit and enlist the most eligible for the U.S. Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Birky/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Birky

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Tommy Moye, a native of Quincy, Fla. and 1991 graduate of James A. Shanks High School, shakes the hand of U.S. Marine Corps Col John A. Bolt, the commanding officer of the 4th Marine Corps District, after receiving the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal Aug. 6, 2014. Moye served as a 4MCD training team member at the Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna in New Cumberland, Pa. As a training team member, he was responsible for monitoring and inspecting Recruiting Stations and Recruiting Sub-Stations across the district to ensure that systematic recruiting is a constant practice. Moye executed Permanent Change of Station orders to RS Raleigh and will now become the RI for RS Raleigh to ensure the recruiters of RS Raleigh recruit and enlist the most eligible for the U.S. Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Birky/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Tommy Moye, a native of Quincy, Fla. and 1991 graduate of James A. Shanks High School, shakes the hand of U.S. Marine Corps Col John A. Bolt, the commanding officer of the 4th Marine Corps District, after receiving the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal Aug. 6, 2014. Moye served as a 4MCD training team member at the Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna in New Cumberland, Pa. As a training team member, he was responsible for monitoring and inspecting Recruiting Stations and Recruiting Sub-Stations across the district to ensure that systematic recruiting is a constant practice. Moye executed Permanent Change of Station orders to RS Raleigh and will now become the RI for RS Raleigh to ensure the recruiters of RS Raleigh recruit and enlist the most eligible for the U.S. Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Birky/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Birky

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joshua Young, recruiter at Permanent Contact Station Ohio Valley, Recruiting Sub-Station Zanesville, demonstrates the proper form for pull-ups during the 69th Annual Rudy Mumley Ohio Valley Athletic Conference All-Star football game in Wheeling, Ohio, July 27, 2014. Local NBC affiliate WTOV-9 filmed the demonstration during their live coverage of the game that showcased high school talent from Ohio and West Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. T.M. Stewman/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joshua Young, recruiter at Permanent Contact Station Ohio Valley, Recruiting Sub-Station Zanesville, demonstrates the proper form for pull-ups during the 69th Annual Rudy Mumley Ohio Valley Athletic Conference All-Star football game in Wheeling, Ohio, July 27, 2014. Local NBC affiliate WTOV-9 filmed the demonstration during their live coverage of the game that showcased high school talent from Ohio and West Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. T.M. Stewman/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Timothy Stewman

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Max G. Neighbors, a canvassing recruiter with Recruiting Station Baltimore, poses with Robert L. Thomas and his dress blues jacket at Recruiting Sub-Station Salisbury, Md., July 21, 2014. The recruiters at RSS Salisbury were able to help Thomas arrange the medals correctly on his dress blues jacket. Thomas, a 73-year-old native of Cambridge, Md., served in the Marine Corps from 1959-63. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Bryan J. Nygaard/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Max G. Neighbors, a canvassing recruiter with Recruiting Station Baltimore, poses with Robert L. Thomas and his dress blues jacket at Recruiting Sub-Station Salisbury, Md., July 21, 2014. The recruiters at RSS Salisbury were able to help Thomas arrange the medals correctly on his dress blues jacket. Thomas, a 73-year-old native of Cambridge, Md., served in the Marine Corps from 1959-63. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Bryan J. Nygaard/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Bryan Nygaard

The Marine Corps dress blues jacket belonging to Robert L. Thomas who served in the Marine Corps from 1959-63. Thomas, a 73-year-old native of Cambridge, Md., reached out to the recruiters of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Baltimore to help him arrange the medals on his dress blues jacket. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Bryan J. Nygaard/Released)

The Marine Corps dress blues jacket belonging to Robert L. Thomas who served in the Marine Corps from 1959-63. Thomas, a 73-year-old native of Cambridge, Md., reached out to the recruiters of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Baltimore to help him arrange the medals on his dress blues jacket. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Bryan J. Nygaard/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Bryan Nygaard

Justin Hixson, a junior at Xenia High School and safety for the Xenia High School football team, completes a squad pushup during the physical portion of a leadership seminar at the high school in Xenia, Ohio, July 31, 2014. The seminar was conducted by Marines from Recruiting Station Charleston with the purpose of developing the leadership abilities of the football team by teaching Marine Corps values. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler Hlavac/Released)

Justin Hixson, a junior at Xenia High School and safety for the Xenia High School football team, completes a squad pushup during the physical portion of a leadership seminar at the high school in Xenia, Ohio, July 31, 2014. The seminar was conducted by Marines from Recruiting Station Charleston with the purpose of developing the leadership abilities of the football team by teaching Marine Corps values. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler Hlavac/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Tyler Hlavac

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Balderston, the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Recruiting Sub-Station Xenia, speaks to members of the Xenia High School football team during a leadership seminar conducted at the high school in Xenia, Ohio, July 31, 2014. The seminar was conducted by Marines from Recruiting Station Charleston with the purpose of developing the leadership abilities of the football team by teaching Marine Corps values. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler Hlavac/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Balderston, the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Recruiting Sub-Station Xenia, speaks to members of the Xenia High School football team during a leadership seminar conducted at the high school in Xenia, Ohio, July 31, 2014. The seminar was conducted by Marines from Recruiting Station Charleston with the purpose of developing the leadership abilities of the football team by teaching Marine Corps values. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler Hlavac/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Tyler Hlavac

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Marvin Faulcon, right, receives his retirement flag from Maj. Ryan Gordinier, Recruiting Station Richmond’s Commanding Officer, during his retirement ceremony at RS Richmond in Richmond, Va., July 25, 2014. Faulcon, a career recruiter retired after 21 years of service. For his dedicated and selfless service to the command and the Corps, Faulcon was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal during the ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Diamant/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Marvin Faulcon, right, receives his retirement flag from Maj. Ryan Gordinier, Recruiting Station Richmond’s Commanding Officer, during his retirement ceremony at RS Richmond in Richmond, Va., July 25, 2014. Faulcon, a career recruiter retired after 21 years of service. For his dedicated and selfless service to the command and the Corps, Faulcon was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal during the ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Diamant/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Diamant

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Henry Ginn, a Grantville, Ga. native and the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Recruiting Sub-Station Morgantown, explains career opportunities during the 2014 Student Success Summit held at the Waterfront Plaza in Morgantown, W. Va., July 31, 2014. Educators were invited from all areas of the state. Ginn explained how military jobs will translate into the civilian job market. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amber Williams/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Henry Ginn, a Grantville, Ga. native and the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Recruiting Sub-Station Morgantown, explains career opportunities during the 2014 Student Success Summit held at the Waterfront Plaza in Morgantown, W. Va., July 31, 2014. Educators were invited from all areas of the state. Ginn explained how military jobs will translate into the civilian job market. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amber Williams/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Amber Williams

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Marvin Faulcon, right, receives the Meritorious Service Medal during his retirement ceremony after 21 years of service to the Marine Corps, at Recruiting Station Richmond in Richmond Virginia, July 25, 2014. Next to him, his wife of 20 years, Connie, was recognized by RS Richmond’s Commanding Officer, Maj. Ryan Gordinier, for her outstanding support to her husband and the Corps. Faulcon, a native of Frankfurt, Germany, was a career recruiter and served as RS Richmond’s assistant recruiter instructor. The couple and their two daughters will relocate to Austin, Texas, where Faulcon will pursue a second career in Human Resources. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Diamant/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Marvin Faulcon, right, receives the Meritorious Service Medal during his retirement ceremony after 21 years of service to the Marine Corps, at Recruiting Station Richmond in Richmond Virginia, July 25, 2014. Next to him, his wife of 20 years, Connie, was recognized by RS Richmond’s Commanding Officer, Maj. Ryan Gordinier, for her outstanding support to her husband and the Corps. Faulcon, a native of Frankfurt, Germany, was a career recruiter and served as RS Richmond’s assistant recruiter instructor. The couple and their two daughters will relocate to Austin, Texas, where Faulcon will pursue a second career in Human Resources. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Diamant/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Diamant

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dennis Miller, a recruiter transitioning off of recruiting duty and a N.C. native, explains the intricacies of the application process to enlist in the United States Marine Corps to Kelly Mordecki, a Charleston, W. Va. native and a lead counselor from Beckley Center School and a board member with The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the West Virginia Department of Education, during the 2014 Student Success Summit held at the Waterfront Plaza in Morgantown, W. Va., July 31, 2014. Educators from all areas of the state were invited to attend this two-day event. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amber Williams/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dennis Miller, a recruiter transitioning off of recruiting duty and a N.C. native, explains the intricacies of the application process to enlist in the United States Marine Corps to Kelly Mordecki, a Charleston, W. Va. native and a lead counselor from Beckley Center School and a board member with The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the West Virginia Department of Education, during the 2014 Student Success Summit held at the Waterfront Plaza in Morgantown, W. Va., July 31, 2014. Educators from all areas of the state were invited to attend this two-day event. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amber Williams/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Amber Williams

Recruiting Station Charleston Commanding Officer Maj. Gabriel Diana, center, and Sgt. Maj. Dennis Bradley, congratulate Master Gunnery Sgt. Dean L. Bowers, left, a native of Jackson, Mich., on a successful 30-year career during his retirement ceremony at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston July 25, 2014. Bowers served as the Recruiter Instructor for RS Charleston. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler Hlavac/Released)

Recruiting Station Charleston Commanding Officer Maj. Gabriel Diana, center, and Sgt. Maj. Dennis Bradley, congratulate Master Gunnery Sgt. Dean L. Bowers, left, a native of Jackson, Mich., on a successful 30-year career during his retirement ceremony at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston July 25, 2014. Bowers served as the Recruiter Instructor for RS Charleston. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler Hlavac/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Tyler Hlavac

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Henry Ginn, the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Recruiting Sub-Station Morgantown and a Grantville, Georgia native, speaks during the 2014 Student Success Summit held at the Waterfront Plaza in Morgantown, W.Va., July 31, 2014. Educators from all areas of the state were invited to attend this two-day event. Ginn explained career opportunities in the Marine Corps and how those will translate into the civilian job market. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amber Williams/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Henry Ginn, the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Recruiting Sub-Station Morgantown and a Grantville, Georgia native, speaks during the 2014 Student Success Summit held at the Waterfront Plaza in Morgantown, W.Va., July 31, 2014. Educators from all areas of the state were invited to attend this two-day event. Ginn explained career opportunities in the Marine Corps and how those will translate into the civilian job market. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amber Williams/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Amber Williams

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joshua Young, recruiter at Permanent Contact Station Ohio Valley, Recruiting Sub-Station Zanesville, steadily holds the pull-up bar for a participant of the pull-up challenge during the 69th Annual Rudy Mumley Ohio Valley Athletic Conference All-Star football game in Wheeling, Ohio, July 27, 2014. The pull-up challenge gave fans from the Ohio and West Virginia a means to compete against each other for the most total pull-ups. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. T.M. Stewman/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joshua Young, recruiter at Permanent Contact Station Ohio Valley, Recruiting Sub-Station Zanesville, steadily holds the pull-up bar for a participant of the pull-up challenge during the 69th Annual Rudy Mumley Ohio Valley Athletic Conference All-Star football game in Wheeling, Ohio, July 27, 2014. The pull-up challenge gave fans from the Ohio and West Virginia a means to compete against each other for the most total pull-ups. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. T.M. Stewman/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Timothy Stewman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kristin Toler, a field radio operator with the Fire Support Coordination Center, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, poses for a photo with retired Sgt. Maj. Ernest Flowers III, the commanding officer of the New Bern Young Marines, during a Young Marine meeting at the New Bern Mall in New Bern, N.C., July 18, 2014. Toler spent most of her life as a Young Marine before joining the Marine Corps in 2013. Now she gives back to the organization by volunteering once a week. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kristin Toler, a field radio operator with the Fire Support Coordination Center, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, poses for a photo with retired Sgt. Maj. Ernest Flowers III, the commanding officer of the New Bern Young Marines, during a Young Marine meeting at the New Bern Mall in New Bern, N.C., July 18, 2014. Toler spent most of her life as a Young Marine before joining the Marine Corps in 2013. Now she gives back to the organization by volunteering once a week. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Dwight Henderson

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kristin Toler, a field radio operator with the Fire Support Coordination Center, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, helps a New Bern Young Marine with her uniform during a Young Marine meeting at the New Bern Mall in New Bern, N.C., July 18, 2014. Toler spent most of her life as a Young Marine before joining the Marine Corps in 2013. Now she gives back to the organization by volunteering once a week. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kristin Toler, a field radio operator with the Fire Support Coordination Center, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, helps a New Bern Young Marine with her uniform during a Young Marine meeting at the New Bern Mall in New Bern, N.C., July 18, 2014. Toler spent most of her life as a Young Marine before joining the Marine Corps in 2013. Now she gives back to the organization by volunteering once a week. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Dwight Henderson

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kristin Toler, a field radio operator with the Fire Support Coordination Center, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, teaches New Bern Young Marines drill movements during a Young Marine meeting at the New Bern Mall in New Bern, N.C., July 18, 2014. Toler spent most of her life as a Young Marine before joining the Marine Corps in 2013. Now she gives back to the organization by volunteering once a week. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kristin Toler, a field radio operator with the Fire Support Coordination Center, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, teaches New Bern Young Marines drill movements during a Young Marine meeting at the New Bern Mall in New Bern, N.C., July 18, 2014. Toler spent most of her life as a Young Marine before joining the Marine Corps in 2013. Now she gives back to the organization by volunteering once a week. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Dwight Henderson

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kristin Toler, a field radio operator with the Fire Support Coordination Center, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, teaches a New Bern Young Marine drill movements during a Young Marine meeting at the New Bern Mall in New Bern, N.C., July 18, 2014. Toler spent most of her life as a Young Marine before joining the Marine Corps in 2013. Now she gives back to the organization by volunteering once a week. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kristin Toler, a field radio operator with the Fire Support Coordination Center, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, teaches a New Bern Young Marine drill movements during a Young Marine meeting at the New Bern Mall in New Bern, N.C., July 18, 2014. Toler spent most of her life as a Young Marine before joining the Marine Corps in 2013. Now she gives back to the organization by volunteering once a week. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Dwight Henderson

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