Staff Sgt. Michael Riggs, a drill instructor with Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego's Drill Instructor School, leads enlistees in a warm-up during Marine Corps Recruiting Station Seattle's Sergeant Major Pool Function on Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash., Sept. 28, 2013. During the event, Washington-based recruiters teamed with the drill instructors to physically and mentally prepare enlistees for boot camp. The enlistees, part of the Marine Corps delayed entry program, are awaiting their ship dates. Riggs, 29, is from Long Beach, Calif. Marine recruiters, drill instructors prepare

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Staff Sgt. Michael Riggs, a drill instructor with Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego's Drill Instructor School, leads enlistees in a warm-up during Marine Corps Recruiting Station Seattle's Sergeant Major Pool Function on Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash., Sept. 28, 2013. During the event, Washington-based recruiters teamed with the drill instructors to physically and mentally prepare enlistees for boot camp. The enlistees, part of the Marine Corps delayed entry program, are awaiting their ship dates. Riggs, 29, is from Long Beach, Calif. Marine recruiters, drill instructors prepare Seattle-area enlistees for boot camp 130928-M-MM918-001

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