Marine Corps Col. Matthew G. St. Clair, Recruit Training Regiment Commanding Officer, plays the bagpipes as Marine Corps recruits with November 2 Company, 4th Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, and India Company, 3rd Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, conduct a hike during the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, , Dec. 3, 2016. The Crucible is the final test of everything the recruits have learned during the recruit training process and the last event before becoming Marines.

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