Young athletes practice techniques during a youth wrestling clinic in Charlotte during United States Marine Corps’ 2018 Marine Week in Charlotte, North Carolina, September 8, 2018. The All-Marine Wrestling Team partnered with the USA Wrestling Team for the clinic, which was designed to encourage, mentor and coach young student athletes. Diversity plays an important part in structuring the Marine Corps to better represent the different backgrounds, cultures and skills that citizens offer in service to the nation. Last year, diversity officer accessions accounted for of officer accessions


Young athletes practice techniques during a youth wrestling clinic in Charlotte during United States Marine Corps’ 2018 Marine Week in Charlotte, North Carolina, September 8, 2018. The All-Marine Wrestling Team partnered with the USA Wrestling Team for the clinic, which was designed to encourage, mentor and coach young student athletes. Diversity plays an important part in structuring the Marine Corps to better represent the different backgrounds, cultures and skills that citizens offer in service to the nation. Last year, diversity officer accessions accounted for of officer accessions while of enlisted accessions were diverse. Diversity accession success is a result of the hard work of the recruiting force and benefits from the robust community engagement activity, including Marine Week.


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