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Sgt. Jonathan Orlando stands at attention before receiving his award during the 242nd Marine Corps Birthday Ball at Lumiere Place Casino and Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, Nov. 10. Orlando, recruiter with Recruiting Sub Station Morris, was awarded the RS Rookie Recruiter of the Year 2017 for Marine Corps Recruiting Command, Recruiting Station St. Louis. (US Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Harley Robinson)

Sgt. Jonathan Orlando stands at attention before receiving his award during the 242nd Marine Corps Birthday Ball at Lumiere Place Casino and Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, Nov. 10. Orlando, recruiter with Recruiting Sub Station Morris, was awarded the RS Rookie Recruiter of the Year 2017 for Marine Corps Recruiting Command, Recruiting Station St. Louis. (US Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Harley Robinson)

Photo by Cpl. Harley Robinson

Sergeant Sara McGaffee, a Sioux Falls, S.D., native, poses for a photo with the Marines of Recruiting Sub Station Sioux Falls after being awarded the Purple Heart Medal. On Oct. 20th, 2010, while deployed with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, McGaffee’s vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device while conducting convoy operations in support of Operation Steel Dawn II in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. McGaffee was awarded her Purple Heart, Dec. 16, 2017 in Sioux Falls, S.D., in front of a detail of Marines and her local friends and family.

Sergeant Sara McGaffee, a Sioux Falls, S.D., native, poses for a photo with the Marines of Recruiting Sub Station Sioux Falls after being awarded the Purple Heart Medal. On Oct. 20th, 2010, while deployed with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, McGaffee’s vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device while conducting convoy operations in support of Operation Steel Dawn II in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. McGaffee was awarded her Purple Heart, Dec. 16, 2017 in Sioux Falls, S.D., in front of a detail of Marines and her local friends and family.

Photo by Sgt. Michelle Reif

Sergeant Sara McGaffee, a Sioux Falls, S.D., native, poses for a photo with her friends and family after the Marines of Recruiting Sub Station Sioux Falls presented her with the Purple Heart Medal. On Oct. 20th, 2010, while deployed with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, McGaffee’s vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device while conducting convoy operations in support of Operation Steel Dawn II in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. McGaffee was awarded her Purple Heart, Dec. 16, 2017 in Sioux Falls, S.D., in front of a detail of Marines and her local friends and family.

Sergeant Sara McGaffee, a Sioux Falls, S.D., native, poses for a photo with her friends and family after the Marines of Recruiting Sub Station Sioux Falls presented her with the Purple Heart Medal. On Oct. 20th, 2010, while deployed with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, McGaffee’s vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device while conducting convoy operations in support of Operation Steel Dawn II in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. McGaffee was awarded her Purple Heart, Dec. 16, 2017 in Sioux Falls, S.D., in front of a detail of Marines and her local friends and family.

Photo by Sgt. Michelle Reif

Gunnery Sgt. Paul Odonnell, the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Marine Corps Recruiting Sub Station Sioux Falls, posed for a photo with Sgt. Sarah McGaffee, a Sioux Falls, S.D., native, after presenting her with the Purple Heart Medal. On Oct. 20th, 2010, while deployed with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, McGaffee’s vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device while conducting convoy operations in support of Operation Steel Dawn II in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. McGaffee was awarded her Purple Heart, Dec. 16, 2017 in Sioux Falls, S.D., in front of a detail of Marines and her local friends and family.

Gunnery Sgt. Paul Odonnell, the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Marine Corps Recruiting Sub Station Sioux Falls, posed for a photo with Sgt. Sarah McGaffee, a Sioux Falls, S.D., native, after presenting her with the Purple Heart Medal. On Oct. 20th, 2010, while deployed with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, McGaffee’s vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device while conducting convoy operations in support of Operation Steel Dawn II in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. McGaffee was awarded her Purple Heart, Dec. 16, 2017 in Sioux Falls, S.D., in front of a detail of Marines and her local friends and family.

Photo by Sgt. Michelle Reif

Sergeant Sara McGaffee, a Sioux Falls, S.D., native, receives a Purple Heart Medal, Dec. 16, in front of a detail of Marines and her local friends and family. On Oct. 20th, 2010, while deployed with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, McGaffee’s vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device while conducting convoy operations in support of Operation Steel Dawn II in the Helmand province of Afghanistan.

Sergeant Sara McGaffee, a Sioux Falls, S.D., native, receives a Purple Heart Medal, Dec. 16, in front of a detail of Marines and her local friends and family. On Oct. 20th, 2010, while deployed with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, McGaffee’s vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device while conducting convoy operations in support of Operation Steel Dawn II in the Helmand province of Afghanistan.

Photo by Sgt. Michelle Reif

Sergeant Spencer Day plays the saxophone at Valley Park High School, Dec. 14, in Valley Park, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Sergeant Spencer Day plays the saxophone at Valley Park High School, Dec. 14, in Valley Park, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson

Sergeant Spencer Day garners applause for Lance Cpl. Joseph DeLaGarza after a solo performance at Eureka High School, Dec. 14, in Eureka, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Sergeant Spencer Day garners applause for Lance Cpl. Joseph DeLaGarza after a solo performance at Eureka High School, Dec. 14, in Eureka, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson

Lance Cpl. Joseph DeLaGarza plays his saxophone amongst Eureka High School students, Dec. 14, in Eureka, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Lance Cpl. Joseph DeLaGarza plays his saxophone amongst Eureka High School students, Dec. 14, in Eureka, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson

Corporal Vincente Rodriguez jams out with the drumset at McCleur High School, Dec. 12, in Florissant, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Corporal Vincente Rodriguez jams out with the drumset at McCleur High School, Dec. 12, in Florissant, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson

Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertain students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area, Dec. 12-14, during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertain students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area, Dec. 12-14, during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson

Sergeant Spencer Day plays the saxophone at Valley Park High School, Dec. 14, in Valley Park, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area, Dec. 12-14, during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Sergeant Spencer Day plays the saxophone at Valley Park High School, Dec. 14, in Valley Park, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area, Dec. 12-14, during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson

Staff Sgt. LeAnn Splitter, an assistant small ensemble leader, answers various questions from McCleur High School students, Dec. 12, in Florrissant, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area, Dec. 12-14, during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Staff Sgt. LeAnn Splitter, an assistant small ensemble leader, answers various questions from McCleur High School students, Dec. 12, in Florrissant, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area, Dec. 12-14, during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson

Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertain students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertain students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson

Lance Cpl. Erik Wright plays the saxophone at McCleur High School, Dec. 12, in Florissant, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area, Dec. 12-14, during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Lance Cpl. Erik Wright plays the saxophone at McCleur High School, Dec. 12, in Florissant, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area, Dec. 12-14, during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson

Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertain students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertain students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

Photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson

Sergeant Major Christoper Farrell, Sergeant Major, Recruiting Station Kansas City, presents Staff Sgt Larrykeith Conlkin with the Recruiter of the Year award for his efforts during fiscal year 2017. Staff Sgt Conklin contracted more than 30 new Marines as well as conducting more than 100 school visits during the fiscal year.

Sergeant Major Christoper Farrell, Sergeant Major, Recruiting Station Kansas City, presents Staff Sgt Larrykeith Conlkin with the Recruiter of the Year award for his efforts during fiscal year 2017. Staff Sgt Conklin contracted more than 30 new Marines as well as conducting more than 100 school visits during the fiscal year.

Photo by Sgt Francisco Martinez

Maj. Andrew Nicholson, the Recruiting Station Twin Cities commanding officer, awards Staff Sgt. John Bateman the RS Twin Cities recruiter of the year award. Bateman, who is in his second year of recruiting, says he owes his success to hard work and dedication to the Marine Corps. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michelle Reif)

Maj. Andrew Nicholson, the Recruiting Station Twin Cities commanding officer, awards Staff Sgt. John Bateman the RS Twin Cities recruiter of the year award. Bateman, who is in his second year of recruiting, says he owes his success to hard work and dedication to the Marine Corps. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michelle Reif)

Photo by Sgt. Michelle Reif

Maj. Andrew Nicholson, the Recruiting Staion Twin Cities commanding officer, awards GySgt. Timothy Bunde the RS Twin Cities staff noncommissioned officer of the year award. Bunde is a native of the St. Cloud, Minnesota area and hopes to continue to be successful as a station commander and eventually return to the operating forces as a first sergeant. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michelle Reif)

Maj. Andrew Nicholson, the Recruiting Staion Twin Cities commanding officer, awards GySgt. Timothy Bunde the RS Twin Cities staff noncommissioned officer of the year award. Bunde is a native of the St. Cloud, Minnesota area and hopes to continue to be successful as a station commander and eventually return to the operating forces as a first sergeant. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michelle Reif)

Photo by Sgt. Michelle Reif

SUMMIT, Ill. – Staff Sgt. Dominique Young, a drill instructor with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., yells at poolee during Semper Fi Saturday at Argo Community High School in Summit, Illinois, Nov. 4. Semper Fi Saturday is an event that was created by the Marines of Recruiting Substation Oak Lawn in 2010, to give high school students appreciation of the Marine Corps by giving them a first-hand experience into how Marines are made. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Quavaungh Pointer)

SUMMIT, Ill. – Staff Sgt. Dominique Young, a drill instructor with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., yells at poolee during Semper Fi Saturday at Argo Community High School in Summit, Illinois, Nov. 4. Semper Fi Saturday is an event that was created by the Marines of Recruiting Substation Oak Lawn in 2010, to give high school students appreciation of the Marine Corps by giving them a first-hand experience into how Marines are made. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Quavaungh Pointer)

Photo by Cpl. Quavaungh S. Pointer

SUMMIT- U.S. Marine Corps SSgt. Edward Baracree, Drill Instructor with 3rd battalion, Kilo Company, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, stares at a student during the Semper Fi Saturday event in Summit, Illinois., Nov. 4. Semper Fi Saturday is an event that was created by the Marines of Recruiting Substation Oak Lawn in 2010, to give high school students appreciation of the Marine Corps by giving them a first-hand experience into how Marines are made. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Quavaungh Pointer)

SUMMIT- U.S. Marine Corps SSgt. Edward Baracree, Drill Instructor with 3rd battalion, Kilo Company, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, stares at a student during the Semper Fi Saturday event in Summit, Illinois., Nov. 4. Semper Fi Saturday is an event that was created by the Marines of Recruiting Substation Oak Lawn in 2010, to give high school students appreciation of the Marine Corps by giving them a first-hand experience into how Marines are made. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Quavaungh Pointer)

Photo by Cpl. Quavaungh S. Pointer

Staff Sgt. Ryan Payne smiles after he is presented his award during the 242nd Marine Corps Ball at Lumiere Place Casino and Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, Nov. 10. Payne, the Staff NonCommissioned Officer in Charge of Recruiting Sub Station Mount Vernon, was awarded the SNCOIC of the Year award 2017 for Marine Corps Recruiting Command/Recruiting Station St. Louis. (US Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Harley Robinson)

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Sergeant Sara McGaffee, a Sioux Falls, S.D., native, poses for a photo with the Marines of Recruiting Sub Station Sioux Falls after being awarded the Purple Heart Medal. On Oct. 20th, 2010, while deployed with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, McGaffee’s vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device while conducting convoy operations in support of Operation Steel Dawn II in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. McGaffee was awarded her Purple Heart, Dec. 16, 2017 in Sioux Falls, S.D., in front of a detail of Marines and her local friends and family.

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Sergeant Sara McGaffee, a Sioux Falls, S.D., native, poses for a photo with her friends and family after the Marines of Recruiting Sub Station Sioux Falls presented her with the Purple Heart Medal. On Oct. 20th, 2010, while deployed with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, McGaffee’s vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device while conducting convoy operations in support of Operation Steel Dawn II in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. McGaffee was awarded her Purple Heart, Dec. 16, 2017 in Sioux Falls, S.D., in front of a detail of Marines and her local friends and family.

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Gunnery Sgt. Paul Odonnell, the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Marine Corps Recruiting Sub Station Sioux Falls, posed for a photo with Sgt. Sarah McGaffee, a Sioux Falls, S.D., native, after presenting her with the Purple Heart Medal. On Oct. 20th, 2010, while deployed with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, McGaffee’s vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device while conducting convoy operations in support of Operation Steel Dawn II in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. McGaffee was awarded her Purple Heart, Dec. 16, 2017 in Sioux Falls, S.D., in front of a detail of Marines and her local friends and family.

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Sergeant Sara McGaffee, a Sioux Falls, S.D., native, receives a Purple Heart Medal, Dec. 16, in front of a detail of Marines and her local friends and family. On Oct. 20th, 2010, while deployed with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, McGaffee’s vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device while conducting convoy operations in support of Operation Steel Dawn II in the Helmand province of Afghanistan.

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Sergeant Spencer Day plays the saxophone at Valley Park High School, Dec. 14, in Valley Park, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

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Sergeant Spencer Day garners applause for Lance Cpl. Joseph DeLaGarza after a solo performance at Eureka High School, Dec. 14, in Eureka, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

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Lance Cpl. Joseph DeLaGarza plays his saxophone amongst Eureka High School students, Dec. 14, in Eureka, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

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Corporal Vincente Rodriguez jams out with the drumset at McCleur High School, Dec. 12, in Florissant, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

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Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertain students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area, Dec. 12-14, during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

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Sergeant Spencer Day plays the saxophone at Valley Park High School, Dec. 14, in Valley Park, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area, Dec. 12-14, during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

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Staff Sgt. LeAnn Splitter, an assistant small ensemble leader, answers various questions from McCleur High School students, Dec. 12, in Florrissant, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area, Dec. 12-14, during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

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Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertain students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

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Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertain students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

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Lance Cpl. Erik Wright plays the saxophone at McCleur High School, Dec. 12, in Florissant, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area, Dec. 12-14, during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)

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Sergeant Major Christoper Farrell, Sergeant Major, Recruiting Station Kansas City, presents Staff Sgt Larrykeith Conlkin with the Recruiter of the Year award for his efforts during fiscal year 2017. Staff Sgt Conklin contracted more than 30 new Marines as well as conducting more than 100 school visits during the fiscal year.

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Maj. Andrew Nicholson, the Recruiting Station Twin Cities commanding officer, awards Staff Sgt. John Bateman the RS Twin Cities recruiter of the year award. Bateman, who is in his second year of recruiting, says he owes his success to hard work and dedication to the Marine Corps. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michelle Reif)

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Maj. Andrew Nicholson, the Recruiting Staion Twin Cities commanding officer, awards GySgt. Timothy Bunde the RS Twin Cities staff noncommissioned officer of the year award. Bunde is a native of the St. Cloud, Minnesota area and hopes to continue to be successful as a station commander and eventually return to the operating forces as a first sergeant. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michelle Reif)

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SUMMIT, Ill. – Staff Sgt. Dominique Young, a drill instructor with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., yells at poolee during Semper Fi Saturday at Argo Community High School in Summit, Illinois, Nov. 4. Semper Fi Saturday is an event that was created by the Marines of Recruiting Substation Oak Lawn in 2010, to give high school students appreciation of the Marine Corps by giving them a first-hand experience into how Marines are made. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Quavaungh Pointer)

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SUMMIT- U.S. Marine Corps SSgt. Edward Baracree, Drill Instructor with 3rd battalion, Kilo Company, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, stares at a student during the Semper Fi Saturday event in Summit, Illinois., Nov. 4. Semper Fi Saturday is an event that was created by the Marines of Recruiting Substation Oak Lawn in 2010, to give high school students appreciation of the Marine Corps by giving them a first-hand experience into how Marines are made. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Quavaungh Pointer)

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