180725-N-IK959-1837 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 24, 2018) University of Illinois Naval ROTC Midshipman 1st Class Karl Gee, from Naperville, Ill., practices handling a training M9 Beretta 9mm pistol in the USS Missouri Small Arms Marksmanship Trainer at Recruit Training Command (RTC). More than 65 young men and women entering their freshman year of the NROTC program participated in a two-week pilot program designed to provide standardized entry-level militarization and prepare midshipmen with a common training orientation. The Indoctrination Cruise serves as a standard training launch point for the future naval and Marine Corps officers, and for the development of their character and professional competence. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)