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Video by Cpl. Francisco Angel

Echo Company Recruits are presented their Eagle, Globe, and Anchors

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego

July 2, 2025 | 9:51

U.S Marine Corps recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the final portion of the crucible, followed by the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 2, 2025. The Crucible is a 54-hour culminating event where recruits apply the knowledge they learned throughout recruit training to earn the title United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Francisco Angel)