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Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Cardona, left, instructs a new recruit to respond louder at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb. 1, 2016. Recruits must respond to everything a drill instructor says to develop instant obedience to orders. Cardona is a drill instructor assigned to Receiving Company, Support Battalion. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler Viglione

Louder!

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Cardona, left, instructs a new recruit to respond louder at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb. 1, 2016. Recruits must respond to everything a drill instructor says to develop instant obedience to orders. Cardona is a drill instructor assigned to Receiving Company, Support Battalion. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler Viglione

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