Staff Sgt. Van A. Black Jr., instructor, Academic Instructor Platoon, Support Battalion, instructs a recruit of Compnay G, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, how to properly do a fire-mans carry during their combat care class aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Aug. 22. The fire-mans carry was one of several techniques recruits learned during their class which focused on casualty evacuations. - Staff Sgt. Van A. Black Jr., instructor, Academic Instructor Platoon, Support Battalion, instructs a recruit of Compnay G, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, how to properly do a fire-mans carry during their combat care class aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Aug. 22. The fire-mans carry was one of several techniques recruits learned during their class which focused on casualty evacuations.

A recruit executes a basic wrist-lock takedown as part of his tan belt test in Marine Corps Martial Arts aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Aug. 15. Recruits are taught how to defend themselves with unarmed restraints and joint manipulations if someone were to try to grab them. - A recruit executes a basic wrist-lock takedown as part of his tan belt test in Marine Corps Martial Arts aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Aug. 15. Recruits are taught how to defend themselves with unarmed restraints and joint manipulations if someone were to try to grab them.

The slide for life is an obstacle that has recruits climb to the top of a 25-foot tower and climb across a descending 90-foot cable to the ground above a 4-foot deep pool. Halfway between the climb down, recruits are instructed to hang and then change posistions. If the recruit lets go, they'll fall to the water below. - The slide for life is an obstacle that has recruits climb to the top of a 25-foot tower and climb across a descending 90-foot cable to the ground above a 4-foot deep pool. Halfway between the climb down, recruits are instructed to hang and then change posistions. If the recruit lets go, they'll fall to the water below.

Sgt. Alanser Uruo, senior drill instructor, Platoon 3242, Company L, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, identifies a recruit's "brake hand" before letting him rappel down the tower during recruit training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Aug. 10. Drill instructors provided proper instructions to ensure the safety of their recruits and supervised them during their training. - Sgt. Alanser Uruo, senior drill instructor, Platoon 3242, Company L, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, identifies a recruit's "brake hand" before letting him rappel down the tower during recruit training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Aug. 10. Drill instructors provided proper instructions to ensure the safety of their recruits and supervised them during their training.

Staff Sgt. Antoine Griffith, senior drill instructor, Platoon 1023, Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, writes down his recruit's Combat Fitness Test scores aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Aug. 9. The CFT includes ammunition can lifts, a half mile run and a manuever under fire. - Staff Sgt. Antoine Griffith, senior drill instructor, Platoon 1023, Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, writes down his recruit's Combat Fitness Test scores aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Aug. 9. The CFT includes ammunition can lifts, a half mile run and a manuever under fire.

Company F, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion recruits take turns firing down range at unknow distanced targets at Edson Range aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. July 31. The exercise was just one of many during the recruits three day Crucible. During the last segment of the exercise, recruits had their first opportunity to fire weapons on burst. - Company F, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion recruits take turns firing down range at unknow distanced targets at Edson Range aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. July 31. The exercise was just one of many during the recruits three day Crucible. During the last segment of the exercise, recruits had their first opportunity to fire weapons on burst.