Rct. Hunter Jenkins, Platoon 3019, Kilo Company, 3rd

Rct. Hunter Jenkins, Platoon 3019, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, waits to begin a patrol with his squad March 7, 2014, during the Crucible on Parris Island, S.C. During the patrol, Jenkins and his fellow recruits practiced moving as a team, a key aspect of recruit training. The Crucible, the 54-hour final assessment of boot camp, tests recruits’ cohesion and ability to operate as a unit. Jenkins, a 20-year-old from Tuscaloosa, Ala., is scheduled to graduate March 14, 2014. (Photo by Cpl. Octavia Davis)