Sergeant Jose M. Roviratorres, drill instructor, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, instructs a recruit to follow directions during pick up at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 2. Drill instructors teach the new recruits immediate and willing obedience to orders. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. India Company is scheduled to graduate Feb. 24.

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