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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)

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)

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)

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)

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)