Co. C - Pick Up

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Sergeant Carlos Castro, drill instructor, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, corrects a recruit for not following directions during pick up at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 24. Pick up is the first encounter the recruits have with the drill instructors who are charged with the responsibility of transforming the recruits into basically-trained Marines. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. Charlie Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 16.

160624-M-FJ744-195.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Tyler Viglione

Jun 27, 2016

Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego - Sergeant Carlos Castro, drill instructor, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, corrects a recruit for not following directions during pick up at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 24. Pick up is the first encounter the recruits have with the drill instructors who are charged with the responsibility of transforming the recruits into basically-trained Marines. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. Charlie Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 16.

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