Recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, wait for instructions from their drill instructor during Confidence Course II at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 15. Drill instructors demonstrated how to maneuver through the obstacles beforehand, and they are there to make sure that recruits don’t injure themselves in the process. Today, all males recruited west of the Mississippi are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually. Bravo Company is scheduled to graduate Feb. 12.

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