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    The Crucible: the final stepping stone in becoming a United States Marine [Image 5 of 30]

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    The Crucible: the final stepping stone in becoming a United States Marine

    CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    01.04.2022

    Photo by Sgt. Christopher Madero 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego         

    U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Selena Serrano, a recruit with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, topples her opponent during a pugil sticks event on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 4, 2022. This event is part of the crucible – a 54-hour event that challenges all the skills a recruit has learned throughout recruit training. Recruits will go through physically and mentally demanding challenges with limited food and sleep during the crucible. The crucible is one of the final stepping stones in completing recruit training. Once a recruit completes the crucible, they will have earned the title “United States Marine.” Serrano was recruited out of Los Angeles, Calif. with Recruiting Station Montebello. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher A. Madero)

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    Date Taken: 01.04.2022
    Date Posted: 01.08.2022 21:33
    Photo ID: 7005780
    VIRIN: 220104-M-MI059-1005
    Resolution: 8572x5715
    Size: 8.68 MB
    Location: CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US

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