Cpl. Tyler Eddy, an airframes mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, stands in front of a UH-1Y Huey at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 24. In July 2017, Eddy is expected to complete his active-duty enlistment with the Marine Corps and pursue a doctorate in physics at Princeton University in Princeton, N.J. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jake M.T. McClung/Released) - Cpl. Tyler Eddy, an airframes mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, stands in front of a UH-1Y Huey at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 24. In July 2017, Eddy is expected to complete his active-duty enlistment with the Marine Corps and pursue a doctorate in physics at Princeton University in Princeton, N.J. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jake M.T. McClung/Released)

Marines check in with Erika Armenta and Matt Joseph, San Diego State University student veterans and Los Angeles and Perrysburg, Ohio natives respectively, prior to the Basic Training for Higher Education Conference aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 12. Service members of all ranks, veterans and family members were welcomed by a continental breakfast and various representatives from local colleges. - Marines check in with Erika Armenta and Matt Joseph, San Diego State University student veterans and Los Angeles and Perrysburg, Ohio natives respectively, prior to the Basic Training for Higher Education Conference aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 12. Service members of all ranks, veterans and family members were welcomed by a continental breakfast and various representatives from local colleges.

The commisarry aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., offers a $1,500 scholarship to military children during December, January and February. To enter, applicants must submit a 500 word essay on a topic of American history. - The commisarry aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., offers a $1,500 scholarship to military children during December, January and February. To enter, applicants must submit a 500 word essay on a topic of American history.