Private First Class Justin P. Rainey, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, carries a fellow recruit during the Crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 5. Following recruit training, Rainey will report to the School of Infantry at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., and then the Infantry Training Battalion to become an infantryman. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. - Private First Class Justin P. Rainey, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, carries a fellow recruit during the Crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 5. Following recruit training, Rainey will report to the School of Infantry at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., and then the Infantry Training Battalion to become an infantryman. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego.

Private Shawn M. Moore, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, provides security as his squad maneuver through an obstacle during the Crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 18. Moore began training with Echo Company but was put into a Medical Holding Platoon after developing pneumonia. Moore began training again with India Company and is scheduled to graduate Oct. 28. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. - Private Shawn M. Moore, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, provides security as his squad maneuver through an obstacle during the Crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 18. Moore began training with Echo Company but was put into a Medical Holding Platoon after developing pneumonia. Moore began training again with India Company and is scheduled to graduate Oct. 28. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego.

Private Edgar F. Amaya, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, traverses an obstacle during the Crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Following recruit training, Amaya will report to the School of Infantry at Camp Pendleton, Calif., and then to his military occupation specialty school to become an air traffic controller. - Private Edgar F. Amaya, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, traverses an obstacle during the Crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Following recruit training, Amaya will report to the School of Infantry at Camp Pendleton, Calif., and then to his military occupation specialty school to become an air traffic controller.