Staff Sgt. Christopher B. Brown, drill instructor,

Staff Sgt. Christopher B. Brown, drill instructor, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, motivates a recruit during a combat fitness test at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 27. This is part of the maneuver under fire portion of the event, which simulates supplying other Marines with ammunition in combat. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. Mike Company is scheduled to graduate June 15.