Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, rush to follow the instructions given by their drill instructor during pick up at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 23. Recruits were introduced to the new squad bay they’d be sleeping in for most of recruit training. Today, all males recruited from west of the Mississippi are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate Jan. 15.

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