Drill instructors with Receiving Company, Support Battalion, welcome new recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, to recruit training during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, March 18. Once the recruits stepped off the bus, they immediately began the transformation from civilian to Marine. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate June 14.

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