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A screenshot of the Reserve and Independent Duty Administration Course on the Naval Post Graduate website. - A screenshot of the Reserve and Independent Duty Administration Course on the Naval Post Graduate website. RIDAC is an online course designed to standardize administrative processes and offer administrators a formal education to administrators on reserve or independent duty. (Courtesy photo)

Col. Ricardo Player, the chief of staff of Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, discusses the dangers of drug use to Junior ROTC cadets during Red Ribbon Week, at New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy in New Orleans, Oct. 23, 2017. - Col. Ricardo Player, the chief of staff of Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, discusses the dangers of drug use to Junior ROTC cadets during Red Ribbon Week, at New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy in New Orleans, Oct. 23, 2017. Since 1985, the National Red Ribbon Campaign has promoted Red Ribbon Week every October to raise awareness about the dangers of drug use in America. Marines with MARFORRES participate in Red Ribbon Week by traveling to local high schools to talk to students about their life experiences, and the negative effects of drugs and alcohol. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Cpl. Eric Gore, the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist training non-commissioned officer with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, stands outside of Marine Corps Support Facility in New Orleans, Oct. 16, 2017. - Cpl. Eric Gore, the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist training non-commissioned officer with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, stands outside of Marine Corps Support Facility in New Orleans, Oct. 16, 2017. Gore took leave to travel to Beaumont, Texas, to assist in relief efforts in wake of Hurricane Harvey, which made landfall in southeast Texas on Aug. 25, 2017; flooding thousands of homes and displacing more than 30,000 people. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Marine Corps Sgt. Ian Ferro (left), a combat correspondent with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, motivates a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps midshipman during ammo can lifts at Tulane University in New Orleans, Sept. 20, 2017. - Marine Corps Sgt. Ian Ferro (left), a combat correspondent with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, motivates a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps midshipman during ammo can lifts at Tulane University in New Orleans, Sept. 20, 2017. Marines from MARFORRES led morning workouts for midshipmen, providing a tough and realistic training environment to better prepare them for Officer Candidate School and for their future military careers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4, Marine Aircraft Group 41, Marine Forces Reserve prepare to launch the RQ-7 Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System on Camp Pendleton, Calif., August 19th, 2017. - An RQ-7 Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System before being loaded onto the launcher on Camp Pendleton, Calif., August 19th, 2017. The RQ-7 is helping Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4, Marine Aircraft Group 41, Marine Forces Reserve make history as it is utilized to conduct yearly surveys of deer and buffalo populations on the base, a job formerly tasked to manned helicopters. In addition to offering a low-cost solution to conducting wildlife surveys, the exercise also provides valuable training to Marines who are learning to use the UAVs for aerial reconnaissance in areas of conflict. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Desiree D King)

Capt. John Howarth the company operations liaison officer with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, stands outside Echo Company’s barracks at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, during exercise Northern Strike 17, Aug. 9, 2017. - Capt. John Howarth the company operations liaison officer with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, stands outside Echo Company’s barracks at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, during exercise Northern Strike 17, Aug. 9, 2017. Howarth has been in the Marine Corps Reserves for his entire 18 year career, first enlisting after high school and then commissioning after college. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – U.S. Marines from Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marines Forces Reserve, check their gear after conducting a helocast exercise into Lake Margrethe at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, during exercise Northern Strike 2017, July 31, 2017. Northern Strike 17 prepares Marines from across 4th Marine Division as they prepare for Integrated Training Exercise 2018 and future mobilizations and deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released) - CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – U.S. Marines from Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marines Forces Reserve, check their gear after conducting a helocast exercise into Lake Margrethe at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, during exercise Northern Strike 2017, July 31, 2017. Northern Strike 17 prepares Marines from across 4th Marine Division as they prepare for Integrated Training Exercise 2018 and future mobilizations and deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Daniel Wilson, a patient attending Innovative Readiness Training Louisiana Care 2017, smiles after getting his teeth inspected by a Navy Corpsman at Amite High School in Amite, La., July 15, 2017. Several of the patients attending the IRT came for dental services such as fillings, simple dental extractions, screenings for oral cancer and examinations for sports medicine injuries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released) - Daniel Wilson, a patient attending Innovative Readiness Training Louisiana Care 2017, smiles after getting his teeth inspected by a Navy Corpsman at Amite High School in Amite, La., July 15, 2017. Several of the patients attending the IRT came for dental services such as fillings, simple dental extractions, screenings for oral cancer and examinations for sports medicine injuries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Christian Basque, a navy doctor with Marine Wing Support Squadron 472, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, shows pictures of X-rays from his civilian job as a sports medicine physician to Canadian medical technicians during exercise Maple Flag 50 at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Alberta, June 2, 2017. Maple Flag is an annual multi-national training exercise hosted by the Royal Canadian Air Force with foreign nations training together to complete simulated combat missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released) - U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Christian Basque, a navy doctor with Marine Wing Support Squadron 472, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, shows pictures of X-rays from his civilian job as a sports medicine physician to Canadian medical technicians during exercise Maple Flag 50 at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Alberta, June 2, 2017. Maple Flag is an annual multi-national training exercise hosted by the Royal Canadian Air Force with foreign nations training together to complete simulated combat missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)