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Recruits of Company I, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, swim to safety after diving into a pool aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Oct. 22. Marine swimming instructors handed flotation devices to any recruits struggling to stay afloat. The exercise was part of a swim qual qualification that all recruits must pass before becoming Marines.

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San Diego, Calif. - Recruits of Company I, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, swim to safety after diving into a pool aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Oct. 22. Marine swimming instructors handed flotation devices to any recruits struggling to stay afloat. The exercise was part of a swim qual qualification that all recruits must pass before becoming Marines.

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