190108-M-EH454-0053 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 8, 2019) Recruits assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, descend from the slide for life obstacle during Confidence Course II at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 8, 2019. The confidence course challenges recruits to face their fears and overcome them. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. Fox Company is scheduled to graduate March 8. (U.s. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jose Gonzalez/Released)