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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ivory Carter III, a recruiter at Recruiting Sub-Station Cincinnati, gets ready to conduct the coin toss before a high school football game at Walnut Hills High School, Aug. 28, 2015. The Walnut Hills Eagles took on the Woodward Bulldogs during the U.S. Marines Battle of the Grid Iron Tour and took home the first Ohio victory of the season with a score of 23-0. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Pirante/Released) - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ivory Carter III, a recruiter at Recruiting Sub-Station Cincinnati, gets ready to conduct the coin toss before a high school football game at Walnut Hills High School, Aug. 28, 2015. The Walnut Hills Eagles took on the Woodward Bulldogs during the U.S. Marines Battle of the Grid Iron Tour and took home the first Ohio victory of the season with a score of 23-0. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Pirante/Released)

Brian Domzaoski, an 18-year-old native of Huntington Woods, Michigan and future Marine, performs a Thai-burpee during Marine Corps Recruiting Sub-Station Madison Heights weekly warrior training in Madison Heights, Michigan, July 29, 2015. More than 15 Marine Corps poolees and guests conducted the training that included both a physical and mental workout. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joshua Heins/Released) - Brian Domzaoski, an 18-year-old native of Huntington Woods, Michigan and future Marine, performs a Thai-burpee during Marine Corps Recruiting Sub-Station Madison Heights weekly warrior training in Madison Heights, Michigan, July 29, 2015. More than 15 Marine Corps poolees and guests conducted the training that included both a physical and mental workout. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joshua Heins/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Joseph M. Depew, right, former Recruiting Station Cleveland Executive Officer, talks to Midshipman Tomasz Niedzwiecki before awarding him the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Scholarship valued at $180,000, June 19, 2015 at Niedzwiecki’s home. Niedzwiecki was denied the scholarship on his first attempt during his senior year of high school but improved his application during his freshmen year of college. Niedzwiecki is a midshipman in the NROTC program at Miami University (Ohio) studying mechanical engineering. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D. Himes/Released) - U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Joseph M. Depew, right, former Recruiting Station Cleveland Executive Officer, talks to Midshipman Tomasz Niedzwiecki before awarding him the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Scholarship valued at $180,000, June 19, 2015 at Niedzwiecki’s home. Niedzwiecki was denied the scholarship on his first attempt during his senior year of high school but improved his application during his freshmen year of college. Niedzwiecki is a midshipman in the NROTC program at Miami University (Ohio) studying mechanical engineering. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D. Himes/Released)

Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets demonstrate how to properly drag a casualty while under enemy fire during the AFJROTC Chantilly Academy Cadet Leadership Course on Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility Washington, June 25, 2015. On this tactical training day portion of the course, Marine Corps recruiters in Chantilly, Virginia provided training in low crawl, high crawl, camouflage techniques, proper use of camouflage face paint, basic squad tactics and buddy carrying. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony J. Kirby/Released) - Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets demonstrate how to properly drag a casualty while under enemy fire during the AFJROTC Chantilly Academy Cadet Leadership Course on Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility Washington, June 25, 2015. On this tactical training day portion of the course, Marine Corps recruiters in Chantilly, Virginia provided training in low crawl, high crawl, camouflage techniques, proper use of camouflage face paint, basic squad tactics and buddy carrying. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony J. Kirby/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gabriel L. Diana, commanding Officer of Recruiting Station Charleston, West Virginia., and a native of Columbus, Ohio, signs the Common Ground Compact July 29, 2015, at the Waterfront Convention Center in Morgantown, West Virginia. The compact is a combined effort between the Department of Education and the military to reduce the high school dropout rate and ensure students across West Virginia are career and college ready. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Caitlin Brink/Released) - U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gabriel L. Diana, commanding Officer of Recruiting Station Charleston, West Virginia., and a native of Columbus, Ohio, signs the Common Ground Compact July 29, 2015, at the Waterfront Convention Center in Morgantown, West Virginia. The compact is a combined effort between the Department of Education and the military to reduce the high school dropout rate and ensure students across West Virginia are career and college ready. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Caitlin Brink/Released)