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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Milton Casey peers over a Coast Guardsman's Manual at a recruiting reciting the "Purpose of Punishment" at Training Center Cape May, N.J., Dec. 31, 2013. The recruits are required to yell passages of the manual while standing with their arms fully extended.

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Milton Casey peers over a Coast Guardsman's Manual at a recruiting reciting the "Purpose of Punishment" at Training Center Cape May, N.J., Dec. 31, 2013. The recruits are required to yell passages of the manual while standing with their arms fully extended.

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Milton Casey peers over a Coast Guardsman's Manual at a recruiting reciting the "Purpose of Punishment" at Training Center Cape May, N.J., Dec. 31, 2013. The recruits are required to yell passages of the manual while standing with their arms fully extended.

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