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Nathan (right) and Michael (left) Wilson graduated recruit training on May 8 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, stand outside the Recruiting Substation York office where their journey to earn the title Marine began more than a year ago. Nathan departed for recruit training almost a month before Michael, but due to being hospitalized with pneumonia, he ended up in the same company and graduating on the same day.

Nathan (right) and Michael (left) Wilson graduated recruit training on May 8 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, stand outside the Recruiting Substation York office where their journey to earn the title Marine began more than a year ago. Nathan departed for recruit training almost a month before Michael, but due to being hospitalized with pneumonia, he ended up in the same company and graduating on the same day.

Photo by Sgt. Pedro Cardenas

Staff Sgt. Khanh H. Nguyen, supply chief for Recruiting Station New Jersey, teaches a few dozen poolees how to properly stand at attention during the 2015 Annual Pool Function aboard Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, N.J., May 16, 2015.

Staff Sgt. Khanh H. Nguyen, supply chief for Recruiting Station New Jersey, teaches a few dozen poolees how to properly stand at attention during the 2015 Annual Pool Function aboard Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, N.J., May 16, 2015.

Photo by Sgt. Samuel A. Nasso

Sergeants Travis Colson and Daniel Siniscalchi fold the national flag during a flag presentation ceremony as part of the city of Sanford, New Hampshire's World War II Veteran Memorial Day at the Sanford High School memorial gymnasium, May 14. The event honored the 51 WWII Sanford natives who fell in battle, and the flag the Marines presented was to the family of one of those soldiers. Colson is the staff noncommissioned officer-in-chargeof Recruiting Substation Dover, NH, and Siniscalchi is a canvassing recruiter for RSS Dover.

Sergeants Travis Colson and Daniel Siniscalchi fold the national flag during a flag presentation ceremony as part of the city of Sanford, New Hampshire's World War II Veteran Memorial Day at the Sanford High School memorial gymnasium, May 14. The event honored the 51 WWII Sanford natives who fell in battle, and the flag the Marines presented was to the family of one of those soldiers. Colson is the staff noncommissioned officer-in-chargeof Recruiting Substation Dover, NH, and Siniscalchi is a canvassing recruiter for RSS Dover.

Photo by Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright

Staff Sgt. Gerren Means and Sgt. Megan Roberts suggest that a poolee "pick up his volume" during Recruiting Station Portsmouth's all-hands pool function, May 2. The function was a two-day evolution where nearly 400 poolees throughout Maine, New Hampshire and eastern Massachusetts went through screenings and physical tests with added motivation from two Parris Island drill instructors. Means is a senior drill instructor with India Co., 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and Roberts is a drill instructor with Oscar Co., 4th RTB.

Staff Sgt. Gerren Means and Sgt. Megan Roberts suggest that a poolee "pick up his volume" during Recruiting Station Portsmouth's all-hands pool function, May 2. The function was a two-day evolution where nearly 400 poolees throughout Maine, New Hampshire and eastern Massachusetts went through screenings and physical tests with added motivation from two Parris Island drill instructors. Means is a senior drill instructor with India Co., 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and Roberts is a drill instructor with Oscar Co., 4th RTB.

Photo by Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright

Sgt. Justin Devine, canvassing recruiter with Marine Corps Recruiting Substation Northwest, leads a fireteam of athletes during a leadership seminar with the Vernon Township High School varsity lacrosse team, April 16, 2015.

Sgt. Justin Devine, canvassing recruiter with Marine Corps Recruiting Substation Northwest, leads a fireteam of athletes during a leadership seminar with the Vernon Township High School varsity lacrosse team, April 16, 2015.

Photo by Sgt. Samuel A. Nasso

Educators with Marine Corps Recruiting Stations New York and Springfield run past a drill instructor aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., during an annual Marine Corps Educators Workshop April 7-10.

Educators with Marine Corps Recruiting Stations New York and Springfield run past a drill instructor aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., during an annual Marine Corps Educators Workshop April 7-10.

Photo by Cpl. Kristin E. Moreno

Thomas Pereira looks at a display inside the Parris Island Museum on April 9, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. Pereira was in attendance as part of the Educators Workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to give educators a firsthand look at how the Marine Corps transforms young men and women into United States Marines. Pereira is an educator with Westhill High School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein).

Thomas Pereira looks at a display inside the Parris Island Museum on April 9, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. Pereira was in attendance as part of the Educators Workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to give educators a firsthand look at how the Marine Corps transforms young men and women into United States Marines. Pereira is an educator with Westhill High School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein).

Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Kali Coleman fires an M-16A4 service rifle during the Educators Workshop on April 8, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. The purpose of the workshop is to give the educators a first-hand look at how the Marine Corps transforms young men and women into United States Marines. Coleman is an educator from Providence Career and Technical Academy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein).

Kali Coleman fires an M-16A4 service rifle during the Educators Workshop on April 8, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. The purpose of the workshop is to give the educators a first-hand look at how the Marine Corps transforms young men and women into United States Marines. Coleman is an educator from Providence Career and Technical Academy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein).

Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Sgt. Maj. Ronald Green shakes hands with Mark Giaquinto while posing for photographs during the family night dinner on April 9, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. Giaquinto was in attendance as part of the Educators Workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to give the educators a firsthand look at how the Marine Corps transforms young men and women into United States Marines. Green is the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. Giaquinto is an educator with North High School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein).

Sgt. Maj. Ronald Green shakes hands with Mark Giaquinto while posing for photographs during the family night dinner on April 9, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. Giaquinto was in attendance as part of the Educators Workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to give the educators a firsthand look at how the Marine Corps transforms young men and women into United States Marines. Green is the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. Giaquinto is an educator with North High School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein).

Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Family, friends and educators from Recruiting Stations Springfield and New York, watch a recruit training graduation run on April 9, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. The educators watch the run as part of the Educators Workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to give the educators a first-hand look at how the Marine Corps transforms young men and women into United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein).

Family, friends and educators from Recruiting Stations Springfield and New York, watch a recruit training graduation run on April 9, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. The educators watch the run as part of the Educators Workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to give the educators a first-hand look at how the Marine Corps transforms young men and women into United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein).

Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Ann Curcio records a naturalization ceremony on April 9, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. Curcio was in attendance at the ceremony as part of the Educators Workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to give educators a first-hand look at how the Marine Corps transforms young men and women into United States Marines. Curcio is an educator from Bassick High School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein).

Ann Curcio records a naturalization ceremony on April 9, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. Curcio was in attendance at the ceremony as part of the Educators Workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to give educators a first-hand look at how the Marine Corps transforms young men and women into United States Marines. Curcio is an educator from Bassick High School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein).

Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Staff Sgt. Diana Anzaldo treats educators from Recruiting Station Springfield like recruits during the Educators Workshop on April 8 Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. The purpose of the workshop is to give the educators a firsthand look at how the Marine Corps transforms young men and women into United States Marines. Anzaldo is a drill instructor with MCRD Parris Island. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein).

Staff Sgt. Diana Anzaldo treats educators from Recruiting Station Springfield like recruits during the Educators Workshop on April 8 Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. The purpose of the workshop is to give the educators a firsthand look at how the Marine Corps transforms young men and women into United States Marines. Anzaldo is a drill instructor with MCRD Parris Island. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein).

Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Sgt. Stephanie Johnson, drill instructor stationed at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., corrects a female poolee during the "drill instructor time" drill at the 2015 Annual Female Pool Function at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, N.J., April 11, 2015.

Sgt. Stephanie Johnson, drill instructor stationed at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., corrects a female poolee during the "drill instructor time" drill at the 2015 Annual Female Pool Function at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, N.J., April 11, 2015.

Photo by Sgt. Samuel A. Nasso

Maj. John F. Campbell, commanding officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station New Jersey, explains the importance of the 2015 Annual Female Pool Function to more than fifty poolees at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, N.J., April 11, 2015.

Maj. John F. Campbell, commanding officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station New Jersey, explains the importance of the 2015 Annual Female Pool Function to more than fifty poolees at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, N.J., April 11, 2015.

Photo by Sgt. Samuel A. Nasso

19-year-old Newark New Jersey, native, Pfc. Michael D. Dickens, stands in front of the Marine Corps Recruiting Substation Monmouth office March 18, where he began his journey. Dickens graduated 12 weeks of Marine Corps Recruit Training in Parris Island, S.C., March 13, and this stands as just his latest example of overcoming obstacles. Dickens moved from foster home to foster home since he was just 5 and lived out of his car before joining the Marines.

19-year-old Newark New Jersey, native, Pfc. Michael D. Dickens, stands in front of the Marine Corps Recruiting Substation Monmouth office March 18, where he began his journey. Dickens graduated 12 weeks of Marine Corps Recruit Training in Parris Island, S.C., March 13, and this stands as just his latest example of overcoming obstacles. Dickens moved from foster home to foster home since he was just 5 and lived out of his car before joining the Marines.

Photo by Sgt. Samuel A. Nasso

Veronica Ellers receives instruction from one of several Marines teaching educators and influencers how to properly make their way down the rappel tower aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Ellers was one of many other educators to partake in such an exercise for the first time, some of which even conquered their fears of heights. Ellers is a principal in the Upper Darby School District.

Veronica Ellers receives instruction from one of several Marines teaching educators and influencers how to properly make their way down the rappel tower aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Ellers was one of many other educators to partake in such an exercise for the first time, some of which even conquered their fears of heights. Ellers is a principal in the Upper Darby School District.

Photo by Sgt. Damany Coleman

Melissa Chan, Clarinet Section Leader, Colony High School Marching Band, speaks with fellow musician before winning the Battle of the Bands at the 2015 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl. The bowl honors players who demonstrate the Marine Corps' commitment to developing quality citizens and reinforces core values of honor, courage and commitment on and off the field.

Melissa Chan, Clarinet Section Leader, Colony High School Marching Band, speaks with fellow musician before winning the Battle of the Bands at the 2015 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl. The bowl honors players who demonstrate the Marine Corps' commitment to developing quality citizens and reinforces core values of honor, courage and commitment on and off the field.

Photo by Sgt. Damany Coleman

Maj. John F. Campbell, commanding officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station New Jersey, talks to the Toms River High School South female lacrosse team about the Marine Corps leadership traits and principles during a leadership seminar, April 7, 2015.

Maj. John F. Campbell, commanding officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station New Jersey, talks to the Toms River High School South female lacrosse team about the Marine Corps leadership traits and principles during a leadership seminar, April 7, 2015.

Photo by Sgt. Samuel A. Nasso

Gunnery Sgt. Christian Arellano, the guitarist for the Marine Corps All-Star Jazz Band, performs a solo during their final concert of the year in the Appel Room of the Lincoln Performing Arts Center on March 12, 2015. The band traveled together for two weeks to spread awareness of the Marines Musician Enlistment Option Program.

Gunnery Sgt. Christian Arellano, the guitarist for the Marine Corps All-Star Jazz Band, performs a solo during their final concert of the year in the Appel Room of the Lincoln Performing Arts Center on March 12, 2015. The band traveled together for two weeks to spread awareness of the Marines Musician Enlistment Option Program.

Photo by Cpl. Cameron Storm

The Marine Corps All-Star Jazz Band performs in The Appel Room at the Lincoln Performing Arts Center in New York City, March 12, 2015. The concert was the final performance of the band, concluding their 2015 tour.

The Marine Corps All-Star Jazz Band performs in The Appel Room at the Lincoln Performing Arts Center in New York City, March 12, 2015. The concert was the final performance of the band, concluding their 2015 tour.

Photo by Cpl. Cameron Storm