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A recruit of Company K, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, mentally prepares as he waits for his turn to fight during a body sparring match as part of the Crucible, aboard Edson Range, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. July 17. Recruits, matched in height and weight, fought each other, utilizing the skills they learned in Marine Corps Martial Arts Program throughout recruit training.

120717-M-BC982-049.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Matheus J. Hernandez

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Jul 19, 2012

San Diego, Calif. - A recruit of Company K, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, mentally prepares as he waits for his turn to fight during a body sparring match as part of the Crucible, aboard Edson Range, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. July 17. Recruits, matched in height and weight, fought each other, utilizing the skills they learned in Marine Corps Martial Arts Program throughout recruit training.

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