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Mike Company Receiving Night
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion participate in a receiving event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, Sept. 08, 2026. During the receiving process, recruits are inspected for contraband, make scripted phone calls home and receive haircuts
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U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion participate in a receiving event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, Sept. 08, 2026. During the receiving process, recruits are inspected for contraband, make scripted phone calls home and receive haircuts to mark the beginning of the 13-week transformation to become a United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Genaro I. Valdez-Sepulveda)

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