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English: Recruit Training Command (RTC), Great Lakes, Ill., (May 16, 2003) -- Seaman recruit Joseph Sandiford from Brooklyn, N.Y., sheds tears of pride upon his division's successful completion of battlestations Drill. This drill is the culmination of 8 weeks of training that puts recruits through arduous physical and mental challenges. The ceremony following the exercise signifies a transformation from civillian recruit to United States Navy sailor. All recruits must pass this drill before graduating from the U.S. Navy's boot camp. During the ceremony they change their uniform ballcaps from recruit to navy which sets them apart from the rest of the junior divisions at the training command.
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Author U.S. Navy photo by chief photographer's mate Chris Desmond.

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