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Recruits go through a grueling 54 hours of combat exercises, after which they officially become Marines when they receive their eagle, globe and anchor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The week following the Crucible is called Marine Week, during which the former recruits are treated as newly minted Marines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Task &amp; Purpose <a href=\"http:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/exclusive-marine-corps-plans-add-fourth-phase-boot-camp\/?utm_content=buffer41a0b&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=tp-buffer\">first reported<\/a> on Wednesday that the Corps is thinking about extending the final phase of boot camp following the Crucible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Crucible was originally envisioned as the culminating event of boot camp, but as the demand grew for Marines to fight in Iraq, in 2004 the event was moved earlier in boot camp to give recruits more time to practice marksmanship, swimming and other skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three years later, the Crucible was moved back to the end of recruit training. 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