Marine Corps recruit Rey Rodriguez, with Platoon 3242, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, low crawls to the next obstacle during the crucible aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. April 21, 2021. The Crucible is recruit training’s 54-hour culminating event that involves food and sleep deprivation and the completion of varied events for recruits to overcome in order to claim the title United States Marine. Lima Company made history by being the first company at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego to integrate female recruits into their training.

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