Staff Sgt. Anthony Bauder, senior drill instructor, Receiving Company, Support Battalion, welcomes recruits as they exit the bus during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 13. From this point on, recruits will eat, sleep and train as a team as they begin the transformation from civilian to Marine. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 9.

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