Recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, practice aiming at targets with simulated recoil during Grass Week at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 2. The platoons spend much of their day conducting practical application, which consists of dry firing with the weapon and getting comfortable with the four shooting positions: prone, sitting, kneeling and standing.