Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, cite the oath of enlistment after completing the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, , Sept. 22, 2018. The Crucible is a 54 hour culminating event that requires recruits to work as a team and overcome challenges in order to earn the title United States Marine.

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