U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, School of Infantry-East discuss gear accountability prior to conducting the squad competition aboard Camp Geiger, N.C., Nov. 22, 2013. The purpose of the squad competition is to familiarize Marines to basic field knowledge and reiterate common skill-sets of a Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Nicholas J. Trager, Combat Camera, SOI-E/Released)