Staff Sgt. Jose Benavidez, an Officer Selection Assistant with Officer Selection Office Raleigh, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Raleigh, helps an officer candidate with his gear during a three-mile hike aboard Umstead Park in Raleigh, N.C., Sept. 28, 2013. The candidates and Marines carried packs with 40 pounds of gear and an M-16 replica rubber rifle to get a feel for hiking while carrying weight. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released) - Staff Sgt. Jose Benavidez, an Officer Selection Assistant with Officer Selection Office Raleigh, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Raleigh, helps an officer candidate with his gear during a three-mile hike aboard Umstead Park in Raleigh, N.C., Sept. 28, 2013. The candidates and Marines carried packs with 40 pounds of gear and an M-16 replica rubber rifle to get a feel for hiking while carrying weight. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)