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Guest Kala Thompson, from Ballard, W.Va., struggles to do another pull-up while being motivated by U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Sean Slaven, the administrative chief of Recruiting Station Charleston and a native of East Berlin, Pa., Nov. 23, 2013. Thompson was one of over 100 individuals who competed in RS Charleston’s statewide pool meet, which was held to increase camaraderie amongst the various recruiting sub-stations and have the poolees learn a little about recruit training life. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler J. Hlavac/Released) - Guest Kala Thompson, from Ballard, W.Va., struggles to do another pull-up while being motivated by U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Sean Slaven, the administrative chief of Recruiting Station Charleston and a native of East Berlin, Pa., Nov. 23, 2013. Thompson was one of over 100 individuals who competed in RS Charleston’s statewide pool meet, which was held to increase camaraderie amongst the various recruiting sub-stations and have the poolees learn a little about recruit training life. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler J. Hlavac/Released)

RS Charleston Poolees compete for top sub-station

Approximately 100 Marines and poolees braved below freezing temperatures to compete for top bragging rights during Recruiting Station Charleston’s Statewide Pool Meet held Nov. 23 in Beckley, W.Va.The meet is a semi-annual event conducted every spring and fall, with the purpose of further exposing poolees to life in the Marine Corps. “It’s an

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U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General David Furness, left, Legislative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, is welcomed to Meadowbrook High School by members of the school’s Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, Nov. 7, 2013. Furness, who is a native of Chesterfield, Va., spoke to JROTC units from Meadowbrook, Manchester and Thomas Dale High Schools about leadership and military service. Furness returned to accept a Bravo Award from the Chesterfield Public Education Foundation, which recognizes outstanding achievement by graduates from Chesterfield County Public Schools, but also took the opportunity to volunteer to speak at local high schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Diamant/Released) - U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General David Furness, left, Legislative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, is welcomed to Meadowbrook High School by members of the school’s Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, Nov. 7, 2013. Furness, who is a native of Chesterfield, Va., spoke to JROTC units from Meadowbrook, Manchester and Thomas Dale High Schools about leadership and military service. Furness returned to accept a Bravo Award from the Chesterfield Public Education Foundation, which recognizes outstanding achievement by graduates from Chesterfield County Public Schools, but also took the opportunity to volunteer to speak at local high schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Diamant/Released)

Marine general speaks about leadership at Chesterfield high schools

It’s not every day that a Marine brigadier general visits a high school to speak about leadership, but two local high schools were fortunate enough to have U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General David Furness do just that Nov. 7 and 8. Currently serving as the legislative assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Furness returned to his

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Justin P. Glemza, a canvassing recruiter with Marine Corps Recruiting Station Baltimore and a native of Baltimore, Md., far right, gives shooting tips to members of Recruiting Station Baltimore’s Delayed Entry Program at 4th Combat Engineer Battalion’s headquarters in Parkville, Md., Oct. 12, 2013. Recruiters from RS Baltimore brought 35 members from their Delayed Entry Program to 4th CEB’s Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer (ISMT) facility in order to familiarize them with the Marine Corps and marksmanship training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bryan Nygaard/Released) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Justin P. Glemza, a canvassing recruiter with Marine Corps Recruiting Station Baltimore and a native of Baltimore, Md., far right, gives shooting tips to members of Recruiting Station Baltimore’s Delayed Entry Program at 4th Combat Engineer Battalion’s headquarters in Parkville, Md., Oct. 12, 2013. Recruiters from RS Baltimore brought 35 members from their Delayed Entry Program to 4th CEB’s Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer (ISMT) facility in order to familiarize them with the Marine Corps and marksmanship training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bryan Nygaard/Released)

Marines show Poolees weapons handling, combat simulation

Aisha Green stood completely still as artillery rounds exploded in front of her. Standing at barely 5 feet 3 inches, the 17-year-old Baltimore native made ready her AT-4, a shoulder-fired rocket launcher, as she and the rest of her squad held their fighting position in a dark desert valley on the morning of Oct. 12. Once the bombardment

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Poolees from Recruiting Sub-Station Huntington complete the running portion of their Initial Strength Test during a pool meet in Huntington, W.Va. Oct. 13, 2013. Pool meets are part of the overall pool program and help ensure the poolees are fully prepared prior to arriving at recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler J. Hlavac/Released) - Poolees from Recruiting Sub-Station Huntington complete the running portion of their Initial Strength Test during a pool meet in Huntington, W.Va. Oct. 13, 2013. Pool meets are part of the overall pool program and help ensure the poolees are fully prepared prior to arriving at recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler J. Hlavac/Released)

Marine recruiters utilize Delayed Entry Program to reduce attrition

Some may think of enlisting in the Marine Corps as an easy process involving a quick trip to the local recruiting station, signing a few papers and then a short time later taking a trip to Marine Corps Recruit Depots San Diego or Parris Island.However, the paperwork at the recruiting station is only a formality in the process toward becoming a

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The Medal of Honor Tribute was presented to Dakota Meyer at Lindsey Wilson College Oct. 28, 2013. Richard Powers, creator of the tribute and retired sergeant first class, along with Gunnery Sgt. Allen Rosenblatt, staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Recruiting Sub-station Elizabethtown, and Staff Sgt. John Allison, RSS Elizabethtown recruiter, assisted Powers in presenting the tribute to Meyer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Daniel Angel/Released) - The Medal of Honor Tribute was presented to Dakota Meyer at Lindsey Wilson College Oct. 28, 2013. Richard Powers, creator of the tribute and retired sergeant first class, along with Gunnery Sgt. Allen Rosenblatt, staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Recruiting Sub-station Elizabethtown, and Staff Sgt. John Allison, RSS Elizabethtown recruiter, assisted Powers in presenting the tribute to Meyer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Daniel Angel/Released)

Medal of Honor Tribute presented to Dakota Meyer, displayed at Lindsey Wilson College

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, a native of Columbia, Ky., was presented a Medal of Honor Tribute at Lindsey Wilson College Oct. 28. Richard Powers, creator of the tribute and retired sergeant first class, along with Gunnery Sgt. Allen Rosenblatt, staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Recruiting Sub-station Elizabethtown, and Staff Sgt.

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