Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Shaffer, a cryptologic language analyst with 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, swims 500 meters during the reconnaissance physical assessment test (RPAT) at Courthouse Bay, Camp Lejeune, , April 26, 2021. The RPAT is part of a 45-day screening and physical conditioning program to ensure that Marines are ready for the Basic Reconnaissance Course (BRC). Once Marines make it through BRC, they earn the secondary military occupational specialty of 2623: radio reconnaissance Marine.

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