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U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Terence D. Trenchard, commanding officer, 4th Marine Corps District, talks with Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference alumni about what it means to be a quality citizen during the MEAC Hall of Fame brunch at the Sheraton hotel in Norfolk, Va., March 14, 2014. The MEAC partnership provides the Marine Corps with an opportunity to celebrate the hard work, courage and commitment to excellence exhibited by its many participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Francisco Martinez/Released) - U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Terence D. Trenchard, commanding officer, 4th Marine Corps District, talks with Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference alumni about what it means to be a quality citizen during the MEAC Hall of Fame brunch at the Sheraton hotel in Norfolk, Va., March 14, 2014. The MEAC partnership provides the Marine Corps with an opportunity to celebrate the hard work, courage and commitment to excellence exhibited by its many participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Francisco Martinez/Released)

Jordan Dawson, a RSS Winchester poolee, runs for cover during a game of paintball in Winchester, Va. Feb 15, 2014. The monthly pool function was held after winter storm Pax dropped 18 inches of snow in the region. - Jordan Dawson, a RSS Winchester poolee, runs for cover during a game of paintball in Winchester, Va. Feb 15, 2014. The monthly pool function was held after winter storm Pax dropped 18 inches of snow in the region.

A poolee, from Recruiting Sub-Station Greenville, and his family get food during a family night at the East Carolina University Willis Buildings in Greenville, N.C., March 8, 2014. Family nights are a time for the families of the applicants to come together, meet the Marines of the Sub-Station, learn about the Marine Corps, and the process of boot camp. - A poolee, from Recruiting Sub-Station Greenville, and his family get food during a family night at the East Carolina University Willis Buildings in Greenville, N.C., March 8, 2014. Family nights are a time for the families of the applicants to come together, meet the Marines of the Sub-Station, learn about the Marine Corps, and the process of boot camp.

Chris Jaeger, a poolee with Marine Corps Recruiting Station Raleigh, does pull-ups during an initial strength test at Permanent Contact Station Sanford in Sanford, N.C., Feb. 27, 2014. Jaeger, a senior from Chatham Central High School in Bear Creek, N.C., won the North Carolina 1A Wrestling State Championship in the 138-pound weight class. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released) - Chris Jaeger, a poolee with Marine Corps Recruiting Station Raleigh, does pull-ups during an initial strength test at Permanent Contact Station Sanford in Sanford, N.C., Feb. 27, 2014. Jaeger, a senior from Chatham Central High School in Bear Creek, N.C., won the North Carolina 1A Wrestling State Championship in the 138-pound weight class. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)