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A recruit of Company I, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, is prepared by his drill instructor for a pugil stick fight aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 25. A strike to the head or a recruit falling off the stage signified the end of a bout. Each pugil stick bout lasted approximately 15 seconds.

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San Diego, Calif. - A recruit of Company I, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, is prepared by his drill instructor for a pugil stick fight aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 25. A strike to the head or a recruit falling off the stage signified the end of a bout. Each pugil stick bout lasted approximately 15 seconds.

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