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Sgt. George English, a recruiter with Recruiting Substation Plymouth, poses for a photograph at Westover Air Reserve Base, Aug., 18. English is a 25-year-old, Brockton, Massachusetts native. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein).

Sgt. George English, a recruiter with Recruiting Substation Plymouth, poses for a photograph at Westover Air Reserve Base, Aug., 18. English is a 25-year-old, Brockton, Massachusetts native. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein).

Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

A U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard participates in the opening ceremony of the Cheez-It 355 NASCAR Sprint Cup at Watkins Glen International, Aug. 9. The Marines, from Recruiting Station Buffalo, also conducted a swearing-in ceremony for 14 poolees and drove an H1 Humvee on the track as part of the race day festivities. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher O’Quin/Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard participates in the opening ceremony of the Cheez-It 355 NASCAR Sprint Cup at Watkins Glen International, Aug. 9. The Marines, from Recruiting Station Buffalo, also conducted a swearing-in ceremony for 14 poolees and drove an H1 Humvee on the track as part of the race day festivities. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher O’Quin/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Christopher O'Quin

A U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard participates in the opening ceremony of the Cheez-It 355 NASCAR Sprint Cup at Watkins Glen International, Aug. 9. The Marines, from Recruiting Station Buffalo, also conducted a swearing-in ceremony for 14 poolees and drove an H1 Humvee on the track as part of the race day festivities. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher O’Quin/Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard participates in the opening ceremony of the Cheez-It 355 NASCAR Sprint Cup at Watkins Glen International, Aug. 9. The Marines, from Recruiting Station Buffalo, also conducted a swearing-in ceremony for 14 poolees and drove an H1 Humvee on the track as part of the race day festivities. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher O’Quin/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Christopher O'Quin

(Left to right) Rachel Erin, Heidi Lewellyn and Faith Swenson conduct flex-arm hangs for time at the Marine tent during the Urban Raid Portland 5K obstacle run, Aug. 15. The three Marines at the event ran the race and placed second in the team category and one poolee placed third in his age group.

(Left to right) Rachel Erin, Heidi Lewellyn and Faith Swenson conduct flex-arm hangs for time at the Marine tent during the Urban Raid Portland 5K obstacle run, Aug. 15. The three Marines at the event ran the race and placed second in the team category and one poolee placed third in his age group.

Photo by Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright

Sgt. Rosa Luna, a recruiter with Recruiting Substation Waterbury, motivates Gisel Gomez, a female Poolee, a woman currently enrolled in the Marine Corps’ Delayed Entry Program, during a run as part of an Initial Strength Test on Westover Air Reserve Base, Aug., 15. The Delayed Entry Program is meant to help prepare young men and women for the rigors of Marine Corps Boot Camp. Gomez, 20, is from Worcester, Massachusetts, and a graduate of Worcester Vocational Technical High School. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Sgt. Rosa Luna, a recruiter with Recruiting Substation Waterbury, motivates Gisel Gomez, a female Poolee, a woman currently enrolled in the Marine Corps’ Delayed Entry Program, during a run as part of an Initial Strength Test on Westover Air Reserve Base, Aug., 15. The Delayed Entry Program is meant to help prepare young men and women for the rigors of Marine Corps Boot Camp. Gomez, 20, is from Worcester, Massachusetts, and a graduate of Worcester Vocational Technical High School. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

(Left to right) Sergeant Justin Tellar takes a selfie with professional golfers Katherine Perry, Alexandria Jacobsen and Kaitlin Coons following their completion of the W. B. Mason Championship at the Thorney Lea Golf Club, Aug. 16. Marines of Recruiting Station Portsmouth were invited to tour the course and view the championship, where the golfers play for a spot in the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour. Tellar is a canvassing recruiter with Recruiting Substation Brockton, Massachusetts.

(Left to right) Sergeant Justin Tellar takes a selfie with professional golfers Katherine Perry, Alexandria Jacobsen and Kaitlin Coons following their completion of the W. B. Mason Championship at the Thorney Lea Golf Club, Aug. 16. Marines of Recruiting Station Portsmouth were invited to tour the course and view the championship, where the golfers play for a spot in the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour. Tellar is a canvassing recruiter with Recruiting Substation Brockton, Massachusetts.

Photo by Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright

Sergeant Jessica Paz inspects the uniformity of the poolee platoon prior to drill practice aboard the Portsmouth naval Shipyard, Aug. 1. Recruiting Station Portsmouth held a female pool function where female applicants take the initial strength test and are given some background information on the female side of recruit training. Paz is a drill instructor with 4th Recruit Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina.

Sergeant Jessica Paz inspects the uniformity of the poolee platoon prior to drill practice aboard the Portsmouth naval Shipyard, Aug. 1. Recruiting Station Portsmouth held a female pool function where female applicants take the initial strength test and are given some background information on the female side of recruit training. Paz is a drill instructor with 4th Recruit Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina.

Photo by Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright

Sergeants Joseph Derby (left) and Justin Tellar give a contestant a reason to move faster during the Wipeout Run 5K event at Gillette Stadium, Aug. 1. Marine recruiters and their poolees volunteered as staff for the event, after which they got to run it themselves. Derby and Tellar are canvassing recruiters with Recruiting Substation Brockton, Massachusetts.

Sergeants Joseph Derby (left) and Justin Tellar give a contestant a reason to move faster during the Wipeout Run 5K event at Gillette Stadium, Aug. 1. Marine recruiters and their poolees volunteered as staff for the event, after which they got to run it themselves. Derby and Tellar are canvassing recruiters with Recruiting Substation Brockton, Massachusetts.

Photo by Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright

Capt. Joseph McGinnis, executive officer of Recruiting Station New Jersey, directs football players to the leadership endurance course during a leadership seminar with the Hunterdon Central Regional High School football team, July 22, 2015.

Capt. Joseph McGinnis, executive officer of Recruiting Station New Jersey, directs football players to the leadership endurance course during a leadership seminar with the Hunterdon Central Regional High School football team, July 22, 2015.

Photo by Sgt. Samuel A. Nasso

Sgt. Maj. Curtis Rice motivates the enlistees of Marine Corps Recruiting Station New York during the Sergeant Major’s Cup at Jones Beach, N.Y., Saturday, June 13, 2015. The cup is an annual event that pits the enlistees of 14 recruiting substation of New York City and Long Island against each other in physical competitions. Rice is the sergeant major for RS New York.

Sgt. Maj. Curtis Rice motivates the enlistees of Marine Corps Recruiting Station New York during the Sergeant Major’s Cup at Jones Beach, N.Y., Saturday, June 13, 2015. The cup is an annual event that pits the enlistees of 14 recruiting substation of New York City and Long Island against each other in physical competitions. Rice is the sergeant major for RS New York.

Photo by Sgt. Zachary Scanlon

Enlistees of Marine Corps Recruiting Station New York rope pull a military Humvee during the Sergeant Major’s Cup at Jones Beach, N.Y., Saturday, June 13, 2015. The cup is an annual event that pits the enlistees of 14 recruiting substation of New York City and Long Island against each other in physical competitions.

Enlistees of Marine Corps Recruiting Station New York rope pull a military Humvee during the Sergeant Major’s Cup at Jones Beach, N.Y., Saturday, June 13, 2015. The cup is an annual event that pits the enlistees of 14 recruiting substation of New York City and Long Island against each other in physical competitions.

Photo by Sgt. Zachary Scanlon

Sgt. Maj. Curtis Rice motivates the enlistees of Marine Corps Recruiting Station New York during the Sergeant Major’s Cup at Jones Beach, N.Y., Saturday, June 13, 2015. The cup is an annual event that pits the enlistees of 14 recruiting substation of New York City and Long Island against each other in physical competitions. Rice is the sergeant major for RS New York.

Sgt. Maj. Curtis Rice motivates the enlistees of Marine Corps Recruiting Station New York during the Sergeant Major’s Cup at Jones Beach, N.Y., Saturday, June 13, 2015. The cup is an annual event that pits the enlistees of 14 recruiting substation of New York City and Long Island against each other in physical competitions. Rice is the sergeant major for RS New York.

Photo by Sgt. Zachary Scanlon

Sgt. Kenny Chang marches the boys of Boys’ State New York Program at the State University of New York, Morrisville, N.Y., Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Boys' State is a weeklong program consisting of approximately 1,100 high school male juniors who come together to make a faux government body with other males throughout New York state.

Sgt. Kenny Chang marches the boys of Boys’ State New York Program at the State University of New York, Morrisville, N.Y., Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Boys' State is a weeklong program consisting of approximately 1,100 high school male juniors who come together to make a faux government body with other males throughout New York state.

Photo by Sgt. Zachary Scanlon

Enlistees of Marine Corps Recruiting Station New York compete in Tug-o-War during the Sergeant Major’s Cup at Jones Beach, N.Y., Saturday, June 13, 2015. The cup is an annual event that pits the enlistees of 14 recruiting substation of New York City and Long Island against each other in physical competitions.

Enlistees of Marine Corps Recruiting Station New York compete in Tug-o-War during the Sergeant Major’s Cup at Jones Beach, N.Y., Saturday, June 13, 2015. The cup is an annual event that pits the enlistees of 14 recruiting substation of New York City and Long Island against each other in physical competitions.

Photo by Sgt. Zachary Scanlon

Sgt. Marco Velarde acts out answering media questions in the press conference room prior to the Military Softball Classic at Citi Field, New York, N.Y., Thursday, June 11, 2015. Marines, Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen came out to the first Military Softball Classic to have some fun with family and friends as well as with other military branches. Velarde is a recruiter with Recruiting Station New York and is a native of Los Angeles, Calif.

Sgt. Marco Velarde acts out answering media questions in the press conference room prior to the Military Softball Classic at Citi Field, New York, N.Y., Thursday, June 11, 2015. Marines, Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen came out to the first Military Softball Classic to have some fun with family and friends as well as with other military branches. Velarde is a recruiter with Recruiting Station New York and is a native of Los Angeles, Calif.

Photo by Sgt. Zachary Scanlon

Cpl. Kylee Colvin, administrative clerk with Recruiting Station New Jersey, ensures a fireteam of Hammonton High School football players know how to properly build a house the Marine Corps way during a leadership seminar, July 20, 2015.

Cpl. Kylee Colvin, administrative clerk with Recruiting Station New Jersey, ensures a fireteam of Hammonton High School football players know how to properly build a house the Marine Corps way during a leadership seminar, July 20, 2015.

Photo by Sgt. Samuel A. Nasso

Marines with Recruiting Station Albany, NY, motivate athletes of the Troy High School football team through a circuit course at the school’s football field in Troy, NY, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. The circuit course was the concluding exercise in a leadership seminar the Marines conducted for the football team.

Marines with Recruiting Station Albany, NY, motivate athletes of the Troy High School football team through a circuit course at the school’s football field in Troy, NY, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. The circuit course was the concluding exercise in a leadership seminar the Marines conducted for the football team.

Photo by Cpl James Marchetti

Marines with Recruiting Station Albany, NY, motivate athletes of the Troy High School football team through a circuit course at the school’s football field in Troy, NY, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. The circuit course was the concluding exercise in a leadership seminar the Marines conducted for the football team.

Marines with Recruiting Station Albany, NY, motivate athletes of the Troy High School football team through a circuit course at the school’s football field in Troy, NY, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. The circuit course was the concluding exercise in a leadership seminar the Marines conducted for the football team.

Photo by Cpl James Marchetti

Marines with Recruiting Station Albany, NY, motivate athletes of the Troy High School football team through a circuit course at the school’s football field in Troy, NY, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. The circuit course was the concluding exercise in a leadership seminar the Marines conducted for the football team.

Marines with Recruiting Station Albany, NY, motivate athletes of the Troy High School football team through a circuit course at the school’s football field in Troy, NY, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. The circuit course was the concluding exercise in a leadership seminar the Marines conducted for the football team.

Photo by Cpl James Marchetti

Ewa Perkowski, (middle) her son, Pvt. Dawid Perkowski (right), and Sgt. Justin Wical, take a moment to post for a photo at Marine Corps Recruiting Substation Reading, recently. Perkowski is a second-generation immigrant from Poland, where his parents knew a different meaning to military service. After some convincing from her son, and an in depth education about the Marine Corps’ rich history and traditions from Sgt. Wical, Ewa her family could not be more proud of their new Marine.

Ewa Perkowski, (middle) her son, Pvt. Dawid Perkowski (right), and Sgt. Justin Wical, take a moment to post for a photo at Marine Corps Recruiting Substation Reading, recently. Perkowski is a second-generation immigrant from Poland, where his parents knew a different meaning to military service. After some convincing from her son, and an in depth education about the Marine Corps’ rich history and traditions from Sgt. Wical, Ewa her family could not be more proud of their new Marine.

Photo by Sgt. Damany S. Coleman