Drill instructors of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training

Drill instructors of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, recite the Drill Instructor Creed during pick up at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 18. After spending the first week in-processing, recruits marched to their new squad bay where their drill instructors introduced themselves, recited the creed and began to carrying out the mission of transforming civilians into United States Marines. Pick up is the first encounter the recruits have with the drill instructors who are charged with the responsibility of transforming the recruits to basically trained Marines. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. India Company is scheduled to graduate March 11.