Sergeant Damian Ruiz, drill instructor, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, motivates a recruit during a combat fitness test at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 27. This is the maneuver under fire portion of the event, which simulates throwing a grenade in combat. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. Mike Company is scheduled to graduate June 15.

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