Staff Sgt. Errol I. Acosta, a drill instructor with Receiving Company, begins the transition from civilian to Marine at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif. Nov. 3. Recruits also begin to see, even in the beginning hours of their training, that their individual characteristics are stripped away as the drill instructors shift their attitude toward teamwork rather than working as individuals. Within the first night, the recruits will have the same style haircut, wear the same type of uniform and the same style shoes. During the five-day receiving process, recruits are put into temporary platoons to take care of medical and administrative procedures. Recruits then begin their training after they are deemed physically and mentally fit to complete their 13 weeks of recruit training to earn the title Marine.

Set to Spike's Bryan Smith prepares to rocket a spike at Pacman's Sam Nimpchai Aug. 5, 2006, during the final match of the Open "Block Party" Beach Volleyball Tournament at Oura Wan Beach on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan.

President Barack Obama talks to the people of Sandusky, Ohio, at Washington Park on July 5, 2012.

Service members display the flag across Cleveland Browns Stadium during the Cleveland Browns home opener against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 9, 2012.

Zach Fetchu does a powder slash down the peak of Breckenridge Resort at Breckenridge, Colo., on December 16.

Stephen Klinect, #16, races during the Sandusky Speedway 2012 Hy-Miler Super Modified Nationals on July 28, 2012.

T.J. Ward, Cleveland Browns defensive back, tackles Brent Celek, Philadelphia Eagles tight end.

A Marine fast ropes out of a CH-46 Sea Knight during training at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan.

Morgan Wade (left), Andy MacDonald (center) and Clay Kreiner (right) prepare to drop in on Camp Woodward's mini-mega ramp on June 22, 2011.

Sandusky American Legion Post 83, catcher, Trey Keegan, warms up to bat against Fremont American Legion 121 at The Paradiso Athletic Fields, Tiffin University, Tiffin, Ohio, on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Post 83 won 7-2 in the opening game of the 5th district tournament.

Joshua Cribbs, Cleveland Browns wire receiver, signs autographs for fans after practice during family day at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Aug. 8, 2012.

Clay Kreiner gaps over the drop in channel in a half-pipe at Camp Woodward, Penn., on June 29, 2012.

George McGee, the head of Fishers Cooperage, poses for a portrait in front of piles of casks in his stockyard. McGee has been in the Cooperage business for nearly 40 years and began at age 15.

Marines from 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion 3rd Marine Division, and Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, do a static-line jump off an KC-130 during bilateral parachute operations Feb. 29, 2008 at Clark Air Base, Republic of the Philippines, during the closing days of Exercise Balikatan 2008. Balikatan is an annual, bilateral humanitarian assistance and military training exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military. The parachute operations are a regularly scheduled part of the exercise and gave approximately 80 Marines a chance to train side by side with more than 40 of their Philippine counterparts. "The [drop zone] is the only thing that ever really changes," said Sgt. Zachary Burgart, a reconnaissanceman with 3rd Reconnaissance Bn., who has had three previous jumps with the Philippine service members during Exercise Balikatan 2006. "But every time you jump it's a blast. It's an adrenaline rush when you first step off the plane and then it's really peaceful on the way down."

Mounted Police respond to Palmer Fest, an annual block party, as the party turns to violence when party goers set furniture on fire in the street in Athens, Ohio, on May 8, 2010. Eighty two arrests were made in connection from the party, which was shut down and cleared by mounted police and police in riot gear. One horse and one policeman were injured according to an article in The Post. "Sadly, the students failed to control their party this year, leading to the fire, a near riot, and threat to safety forces that were there to respond to problems," said Athens Police Department Chief Richard Mayer in a news release about the party.