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Eric Cruz-Pena, a poolee with Recruiting Sub-station Raleigh, performs pull-ups during physical training in Wake Forest, North Carolina, July 29, 2015. Cruz-Pena is a second generation immigrant and is looking to give back to the country that gave his family so much. He is scheduled to ship to recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina in August. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released) - Eric Cruz-Pena, a poolee with Recruiting Sub-station Raleigh, performs pull-ups during physical training in Wake Forest, North Carolina, July 29, 2015. Cruz-Pena is a second generation immigrant and is looking to give back to the country that gave his family so much. He is scheduled to ship to recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina in August. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Donald Moor, 4th Marine Corps District Executive Officer, salutes Lt. Col. Gerald Murphy, 4th MCD Operations Officer, during his retirement ceremony at the Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, July 2, 2015. Moor, a Lebanon, Missouri native who retired after 24 years of service, was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for his service at the recruiting district. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans/Released) - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Donald Moor, 4th Marine Corps District Executive Officer, salutes Lt. Col. Gerald Murphy, 4th MCD Operations Officer, during his retirement ceremony at the Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, July 2, 2015. Moor, a Lebanon, Missouri native who retired after 24 years of service, was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for his service at the recruiting district. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Welshans/Released)

Janna Smith, an 18 year old Marine Corps poolee from Recruiting Sub-Station Livonia, conducts the flexed-arm hang during Recruiting Station Detroit’s bi-annual female pool function at the Boys and Girls Club of Troy, Michigan, June 20, 2015. The flexed arm hang is the first of three events the poolees performed during their Initial Strength Test. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J.R. Heins/Released) - Janna Smith, an 18 year old Marine Corps poolee from Recruiting Sub-Station Livonia, conducts the flexed-arm hang during Recruiting Station Detroit’s bi-annual female pool function at the Boys and Girls Club of Troy, Michigan, June 20, 2015. The flexed arm hang is the first of three events the poolees performed during their Initial Strength Test. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J.R. Heins/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Gen. Ronald L. Bailey, the Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations for the Marine Corps, compliments Maj. Lisa Lawrence’s character and experience during her promotion ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., June 6, 2015. Lawrence, a native of Houston, has served in the Marine Corps for 11 years as a public affairs officer, completing combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. She currently serves as an officer selection officer for Recruiting Station Baltimore, where she is tasked with recruiting highly qualified men and women who desire to become Marine officers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Bryan Nygaard/Released) - U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Gen. Ronald L. Bailey, the Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations for the Marine Corps, compliments Maj. Lisa Lawrence’s character and experience during her promotion ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., June 6, 2015. Lawrence, a native of Houston, has served in the Marine Corps for 11 years as a public affairs officer, completing combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. She currently serves as an officer selection officer for Recruiting Station Baltimore, where she is tasked with recruiting highly qualified men and women who desire to become Marine officers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Bryan Nygaard/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) - 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)