A Marine from Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, hugs his loved one after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug. 12. After graduation, all Marines are given 10 days of leave before reporting to Marine Combat Training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego.

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