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.

Lance Cpl. Justyn K. Jones, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, stands outside his squad bay at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Nov. 16. Following recruit training, Jones will report to the School of Infantry at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., to become an infantryman. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. - Lance Cpl. Justyn K. Jones, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, stands outside his squad bay at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Nov. 16. Following recruit training, Jones will report to the School of Infantry at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., to become an infantryman. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego.

Private Alphard V. Reyes, Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, walks with ammunition cans during the Crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 26. Reyes and his family immigrated to America, giving him the chance to earn the title of Marine. Following recruit training, Reyes will report to the School of Infantry at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., and then to his military occupational specialty school. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. - Private Alphard V. Reyes, Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, walks with ammunition cans during the Crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 26. Reyes and his family immigrated to America, giving him the chance to earn the title of Marine. Following recruit training, Reyes will report to the School of Infantry at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., and then to his military occupational specialty school. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.

Private First Class Le’Darius S. Scott, Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, stands with his senior drill instructor outside his squad bay at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 11. Following recruit training, Scott will report to the School of Infantry at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., and then to his military occupational specialty school to become an administration specialist. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. - Private First Class Le’Darius S. Scott, Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, stands with his senior drill instructor outside his squad bay at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 11. Following recruit training, Scott will report to the School of Infantry at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., and then to his military occupational specialty school to become an administration specialist. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego.

Commander Rafael C. Perez (ret.), division officer, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, speaks at his retirement ceremony at the Bay View Restaurant at MCRD San Diego, Oct. 7. Perez served for 44 years and three months in the U.S. Navy, and he was deployed several times. He served on the enlisted side for 22 years and the officer side for 22 years. - Commander Rafael C. Perez (ret.), division officer, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, speaks at his retirement ceremony at the Bay View Restaurant at MCRD San Diego, Oct. 7. Perez served for 44 years and three months in the U.S. Navy, and he was deployed several times. He served on the enlisted side for 22 years and the officer side for 22 years.

Lance Corporal Stephen J. Bayer, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, stands outside his squad bay at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 12. Bayer spent an extra three months on the depot while waiting for an injury to heal. Following recruit training, Bayer 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 military policeman. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. - Lance Corporal Stephen J. Bayer, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, stands outside his squad bay at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 12. Bayer spent an extra three months on the depot while waiting for an injury to heal. Following recruit training, Bayer 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 military policeman. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego.