Marines from Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Marines from Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, march to meet families and friends prior to liberty call at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 10. Family Day allows recruits to reunite with families for the first time since leaving for Marine Corps recruit training. Today, all males recruited from west of the Mississippi are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually. Mike Company is scheduled to graduate Dec. 11.