Marine Master Sgt. James Blake, the operations chief at Recruiting Station Cleveland, briefs poolees with Recruiting Substation Elyria, after an Initial Strength Test (IST) at Elyria, Ohio, July 17, 2021. The IST is a standard test designed to gauge the physical fitness of poolees, which consists of a mile-and-a-half run, crunches and pull-ups.

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