U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidate School Applicant Thomas Carlon, patent attorney, prepares for Officer Candidate School, at Marine Corps Recruiting Station Chicago, Chicago, Ill., Jan. 6, 2025. Carlon attended Syracuse University College of Law and has been practicing law for over seven years. An Illinois native, Thomas Carlon, is now at OCS training to earn the title of Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Dalton J. Payne) - U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidate School Applicant Thomas Carlon, patent attorney, prepares for Officer Candidate School, at Marine Corps Recruiting Station Chicago, Chicago, Ill., Jan. 6, 2025. Carlon attended Syracuse University College of Law and has been practicing law for over seven years. An Illinois native, Thomas Carlon, is now at OCS training to earn the title of Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Dalton J. Payne)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Eric Rider, officer selection officer, Officer Selection Station Baton Rouge, 6th Marine Corps District, left, receives an award from U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, for his achievements throughout Fiscal Year 2024 during the Fiscal Year 2025 National Officer Selection Officer Training Symposium in Orlando on Dec. 11, 2024. NOSOTS is designed to conduct training, discuss recruiting topics and issues and recognize those Officer Selection Teams which have distinguished themselves during the previous fiscal year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie) - U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Eric Rider, officer selection officer, Officer Selection Station Baton Rouge, 6th Marine Corps District, left, receives an award from U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, for his achievements throughout Fiscal Year 2024 during the Fiscal Year 2025 National Officer Selection Officer Training Symposium in Orlando on Dec. 11, 2024. NOSOTS is designed to conduct training, discuss recruiting topics and issues and recognize those Officer Selection Teams which have distinguished themselves during the previous fiscal year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Service Members Deliver Toys in Kotzebue - U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Michael McDonald, dressed as Santa Claus, high-fives a student at June Nelson Elementary School while handing out toys in Kotzebue, Alaska, Dec. 5, 2024. McDonald, inspector-instructor for Detachment Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, along with members of the Air Force and Navy, passed out toys to local school children during this year’s Toys for Tots operation. The Toys for Tots mission exemplifies the Marine Corps spirit in the Last Frontier, strengthening community ties while sharpening the Marines' readiness for Arctic operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Shelby Petersen, a vocalist with Marine Corps Quantico Band, poses next to a Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight at Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, on MCBQ, Virginia, Dec. 3, 2024. Petersen, a Kalispell, Montana native, enlisted as an Aviation Ordnance Systems Technician in the year 2020, and submitted for a lateral move in 2023 to her current military occupational specialty. “If it’s a dream of yours, don’t give up on it,” Petersen said definitively. “No matter where you are in life, whatever opportunities you get or lack-thereof, it’s really important to take the time for the things that make you feel alive and make your soul feel whole.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Shelby Petersen, a vocalist with Marine Corps Quantico Band, poses next to a Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight at Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, on MCBQ, Virginia, Dec. 3, 2024. Petersen, a Kalispell, Montana native, enlisted as an Aviation Ordnance Systems Technician in the year 2020, and submitted for a lateral move in 2023 to her current military occupational specialty. “If it’s a dream of yours, don’t give up on it,” Petersen said definitively. “No matter where you are in life, whatever opportunities you get or lack-thereof, it’s really important to take the time for the things that make you feel alive and make your soul feel whole.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph M. Adams, left, a watch commander with the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Installations West, and Pfc. Britney Moyeda, hug on graduation day at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif. October 25, 2024. Adams recruited Moyeda out of Houston, Texas and surprised her on graduation day after he ended his tour as a recruiter. After beating cancer, Moyeda chose to become a Marine, spending over a year waiting to be medically-cleared to enter the delayed entry program. (Courtesy photo by the Moyeda family) - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph M. Adams, left, a watch commander with the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Installations West, and Pfc. Britney Moyeda, hug on graduation day at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif. October 25, 2024. Adams recruited Moyeda out of Houston, Texas and surprised her on graduation day after he ended his tour as a recruiter. After beating cancer, Moyeda chose to become a Marine, spending over a year waiting to be medically-cleared to enter the delayed entry program. (Courtesy photo by the Moyeda family)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Eduardo Villalobos, a canvassing recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station Norwalk, Recruiting Station Orange County, receives the Recruiter of the Year plaque during a Marine Corps Birthday Ball Ceremony in Irvine, California, Nov. 26, 2024. Recruiting Station Orange County consists of twenty RSS's, Primary Contact Stations and Officer Selection Stations ranging from Los Angeles to Orange County. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Fred Garcia) - U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Eduardo Villalobos, a canvassing recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station Norwalk, Recruiting Station Orange County, receives the Recruiter of the Year plaque during a Marine Corps Birthday Ball Ceremony in Irvine, California, Nov. 26, 2024. Recruiting Station Orange County consists of twenty RSS's, Primary Contact Stations and Officer Selection Stations ranging from Los Angeles to Orange County. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Fred Garcia)