12th Marine Corps District recruiters share their knowledge at the Heavy Hitters Conference in San Francisco, California on May 11, 2023. "Heavy Hitters" are recruiters that have excelled at their recruiting duties. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Bruin Largent)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. William Oliver, the officer in charge of officer procurement for the 12th Marine Corps District, and officer candidates, Grace Kennard and Hugh Chomentowski, describe the process of becoming a Marine Corps Officer during Mini-Officer Candidates School (OCS) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California on April 29, 2023. Mini OCS gives candidates and applicants an idea of what to expect at Marine Corps Officer Candidates School. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Bruin Largent)

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Corps District, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and Western Recruiting Region, bring educators from San Diego, Orange County, Riverside and Sacramento, California, onto Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to give them insight on how Marines are made during Educators’ Workshop, April 7, 2023. The Educators' Workshop is a five-day program designed to better inform teachers, coaches, counselors and influencers about the benefits and opportunities available during service in the Marine Corps. This allows attendees to return home and provide firsthand experience and knowledge to individuals interested in military service. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Seaira Moore)

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Corps District, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and Western Recruiting Region, bring educators from San Diego, Orange County, Riverside, and Sacramento, California, onto Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to give them insight on how Marines are made during Educators’ Workshop, April 7, 2023. The Educators' Workshop is a five-day program designed to better inform teachers, coaches, counselors and influencers about the benefits and opportunities available during service in the Marine Corps. This allows attendees to return home and provide firsthand experience and knowledge to individuals interested in military service. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Seaira Moore)

U.S. Marine Corps band members with Marine Band San Diego perform at high schools throughout Sacramento, California on March 20, 2023. The Band is active in performing throughout the western United States, serving as musical role models for developing musicians and spreading awareness of the Marine Corps Musician Enlistment Option Program. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Seaira Moore)

Marines with “The Commandant’s Own” U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, perform for future Marines' friends and family in Springfield, Ore., on March 5, 2023. This tour gives the Marine Corps the ability to connect with the American public and showcase those personal characteristics and qualities developed during military service - leadership, self-discipline, perseverance - which are even more relevant to a young person's future success as a college student, employee, or career military professional. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Menelik Collins)

U.S. Marines with the Silent Drill Platoon execute their drill sequence as part of the Battle Color Detachment’s performance in Springfield, Oregon, on March 5, 2023. This tour gives the Marine Corps the ability to connect with the American public and showcase those personal characteristics and qualities developed during military service - leadership, self-discipline, perseverance - which are even more relevant to a young person's future success as a college student, employee, or career military professional. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Menelik Collins)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Joshua Ramsahai, shares how his older sister, Staff Sgt. Christine A. Uriartefonseca, the officer selection assistant for Recruiting Station Sacramento, inspired him to join the Marine Corps in Sacramento, California on March 3, 2023. Ramsahai immigrated to the United States from Trinidad and Tobago to become a United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Seaira Moore)

U.S. Marine Corps recruiters from Recruiting Station San Diego attend a San Diego Legion rugby match at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California on Feb. 18, 2023. Rugby is an international sport and is a great community unifier for many nations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Christian C. Bunch)

Cherita Dilley, an educator from John Finney High School in Vallejo, California, discusses her experiences after attending an Educators' Workshop at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California in March 2022. The Educators' Workshop is an opportunity for teachers and those who work with high school students to experience recruit training, and learn about the transformation young people make to earn the title, Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sergeant Immanuel Johnson)

Cherita Dilley, an educator from John Finney High School in California, discusses her experiences after attending an Educators' Workshop at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California in 2022. The Educators' Workshop is an opportunity for teachers and those who work with high school students to experience recruit training, and learn about the transformation young people make to earn the title, Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sergeant Immanuel Johnson)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Lanaya Clapshaw and her parents tell the story of her and her sibling's call to serve in the Marine Corps. A native of Beaverton, Oregon, Lance Cpl. Clapshaw shipped to recruit training in March of 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Menelik Collins)

Brendan Miller, an Inderkum High School student, shares what receiving the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Marine Option Scholarship means to him at Inderkum High School in Sacramento, California on Jan. 31, 2023. Brendan’s dad, Paul Miller, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, talks about the generations of Marines in their family and how Brendan will be continuing their family legacy. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Seaira Moore)

Raymond Gazzo, a U.S. Marine Corps officer candidate with Officer Selection Team San Diego, talks about his reason for choosing to commission as a officer in the Marine Corps in San Diego, California on Jan. 6, 2023. Gazzo will be flying to Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia for Officer Candidates School on Jan. 14, 2023, where he will begin his transformation into a Marine Corps officer. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Ariana Lippert)