 Welcome to the Core Report. I'm Lance Corporal Clayton Philip-Ovage. And I'm Lance Corporal Ally Bisonger. There's been some talk lately about a recently published DOD policy regarding religious apparel and personal grooming. Headlines in the media cause confusion among Marines and other service members. Well, here's the bottom line. This DOD policy establishes the approval process a service member has to go through to meet certain religious accommodations. That includes body art and wearing jewelry of a religious nature. Grooming and appearances like facial hair and other religious practices. To learn more about this policy, click on the link in the video description. Marines are known for going above and beyond the call of duty. We want to recognize some of those hard-charging Marines who uphold the Corps' reputation. This episode's featured Marine is Sergeant Andrew Portell. Portell's job is to make sure every Marine gets the proper burial they deserve. He was recently recognized for coordinating and supervising more than 1,000 funeral honors for Marine Corps veterans. He personally conducted 623 of those funerals. Portell says, The Marine Corps is a brotherhood. We stand by our Marines. There's a real sense of honor and pride for the work that my team does. Do you know a Marine who should be featured on the next Corps Report? Comment below, shoot us a video response, or send us your story. Your nomination could be on the next episode. So just a friendly reminder to all you meatheads out there. Be careful when you're trying to get that extra boost of energy before heading to the gym. Alright, we're talking about pre-workout. The only thing worse than losing your scooper at the bottom of your protein is accidentally buying a banned pre-workout like Jack or Oxy Elite Pro. The ingredient, 1-3-DMAA, is banned across the military. So if you're shoving for supplements on base, you should be good to go. Just remember that DMAA isn't banned in the civilian world, so be careful when choosing supplements. Remember, you can catch up on everything else going on around the Corps by logging on to our official social media sites. Those links are in the video description. We'll see you next Friday. Right here on the Corps Report.