 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. On behalf of our Commanding General, Brigadier General Jason Elmores, I'd like to welcome you to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and the Western Recruitment Region. I'm Colonel Joseph W. Jones. I'm the Commanding Officer of the Recruit Training Regiment. And along with my Sergeant Major, Sergeant Major Paul Agan, it is our pleasure to welcome you, either physically or virtually, to the events of the Motivation Day here for Company B. The Sergeant Major and I have had the distinct pleasure of watching these Marines develop over the course of their 13 weeks here. And they've only accomplished what they've accomplished here through the means of our drill instructors. It was our drill instructors who instilled these values of honor, courage and commitment in these Marines that you see here today. So I want to thank my Marines here and especially our drill instructors for what they've done. I want to thank the families of these Marines and what they've done to support the mission here at the Regiment and what we've done to produce our nation's newest Marines. I would like to thank the families as well for those who are present here. I know for many it's been at great distance and for some at great expense. And your presence here today makes this event that much more special. So thank you very much. The training here is intense. It must be. For we as Marines are not only charged with fighting our nation's battles, we're expected to win them. So these Marines have been tested and they've earned the title United States Marine. So again on behalf of our commanding general, I thank you for your presence here, either physically or virtually. God bless you, God bless America, and God bless our beloved Corps. Thank you and Semper Fidelis.