U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cheyenne Jackson, a Marine Corps recruiter with Recruiting Station Lansing, 4th Marine Corps District, calls Marine Corps prospects, February 20, 2026. Telecommunication is a method for contacting individuals who have requested more information from the Marines. Jackson is a native of Michigan. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Israel Sheber)
Recruiters and poolees with recruiting sub stations Richmond South, Petersburg, and Charlottesville conduct a pool validation to assess how prepared the poolees are for recruit training.
At 0900 on April 5th, 2025, more than 250 young men and women about to ship out to recruit training, known as Poolees, and Marines gathered to conduct an annual pool function hosted by Marine Corps Recruiting Station Charlotte at South Iredell High School in Statesville, North Carolina. The pool function is designed to ensure that all future Marines are physically and mentally prepared for the rigorous training that they will encounter upon...
