Recruit Seth Steele, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, stands at attention at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 28. Steele served as a squad leader in Platoon 2150 after going through trial training. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. Golf company is scheduled to graduate Dec. 9. - Recruit Seth Steele, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, stands at attention at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 28. Steele served as a squad leader in Platoon 2150 after going through trial training. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. Golf company is scheduled to graduate Dec. 9.

Lance Cpl. Sean C. Kennedy, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, stands with his rifle during the crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 5. Following recruit training, Kennedy will report to the School of Infantry at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., and then to his military occupational specialty school to become a linguist specialist. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. - Lance Cpl. Sean C. Kennedy, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, stands with his rifle during the crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 5. Following recruit training, Kennedy will report to the School of Infantry at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., and then to his military occupational specialty school to become a linguist specialist. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego.