Private First Class Adam N. Shane, Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, watches his fellow Marines complete an obstacle during the Crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 4. After graduation, Shane will report to the School of Infantry to continue training and learn his military occupational specialty as an infantryman. He plans on gaining as much experience as he can as an enlisted Marine and then applying to transition from enlisted to officer. Today, all males recruited from west of the Mississippi are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually. Delta Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 13. - Private First Class Adam N. Shane, Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, watches his fellow Marines complete an obstacle during the Crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 4. After graduation, Shane will report to the School of Infantry to continue training and learn his military occupational specialty as an infantryman. He plans on gaining as much experience as he can as an enlisted Marine and then applying to transition from enlisted to officer. Today, all males recruited from west of the Mississippi are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually. Delta Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 13.

Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, record their run time during a final physical fitness test at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 22. Recruits took an initial PFT during week five of training and used that score as a baseline to gauge their improvement. Today, all males recruited from west of the Mississippi are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually. India Company graduates Nov. 6. - Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, record their run time during a final physical fitness test at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 22. Recruits took an initial PFT during week five of training and used that score as a baseline to gauge their improvement. Today, all males recruited from west of the Mississippi are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually. India Company graduates Nov. 6.

Private Michael T. Gonzalez, Platoon 3202, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, conducts pull-ups during a final physical fitness test at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 22. Following graduation, Gonzalez will attend the School of Infantry to become an infantryman. Today, all males recruited from west of the Mississippi are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually. India Company graduated Nov. 6. - Private Michael T. Gonzalez, Platoon 3202, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, conducts pull-ups during a final physical fitness test at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 22. Following graduation, Gonzalez will attend the School of Infantry to become an infantryman. Today, all males recruited from west of the Mississippi are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually. India Company graduated Nov. 6.

Private First Class Aldrich C. Servilla, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, provides security during the Crucible at Edson Range, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 20. Servilla will be a Reserve Marine and plans to go back to college in San Francisco to earn his master’s degree in business administration. After completing his MBA, he plans to take on yet another challenge by applying for Officer Candidate School to become an officer in the Marine Corps. Today, all males recruited west of the Mississippi are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually. Echo Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 30. - Private First Class Aldrich C. Servilla, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, provides security during the Crucible at Edson Range, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 20. Servilla will be a Reserve Marine and plans to go back to college in San Francisco to earn his master’s degree in business administration. After completing his MBA, he plans to take on yet another challenge by applying for Officer Candidate School to become an officer in the Marine Corps. Today, all males recruited west of the Mississippi are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually. Echo Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 30.

Recruits of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, aim in at the target in the sitting position during the rifle range at Edson Range, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 8. During rifle qualification, recruits fired the M16-A4 service rifle from the 200, 300 and 500-yard lines utilizing four different shooting positions: standing, kneeling, sitting and prone. Today, all males recruited from west of the Mississippi are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually. Hotel Company will graduate Nov. 20. - Recruits of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, aim in at the target in the sitting position during the rifle range at Edson Range, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 8. During rifle qualification, recruits fired the M16-A4 service rifle from the 200, 300 and 500-yard lines utilizing four different shooting positions: standing, kneeling, sitting and prone. Today, all males recruited from west of the Mississippi are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually. Hotel Company will graduate Nov. 20.

Recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, listen as a museum docent share his knowledge during their museum visit at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 7. Docents guided the recruits during the tour and are Marine Corps veterans who have lived through the history dating back to the Korean War. Today, all males recruited from west of the Mississippi are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually. Bravo Company is scheduled to graduate from recruit training on Oct. 23. - Recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, listen as a museum docent share his knowledge during their museum visit at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 7. Docents guided the recruits during the tour and are Marine Corps veterans who have lived through the history dating back to the Korean War. Today, all males recruited from west of the Mississippi are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually. Bravo Company is scheduled to graduate from recruit training on Oct. 23.