Staff Sgt. Eduardo Rodriguez, drill instructor, with

Staff Sgt. Eduardo Rodriguez, drill instructor, with Instructional Training Company, Support Battalion, briefs the recruits of Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program session at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 23. One of the purposes of learning MCMAP is to teach recruits basic offensive and defensive techniques. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. Echo Company is scheduled to graduate April 12.