U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Luis Gomez, a Wheeling, Illinois native and field artillery fire direction control Marine with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, speaks to Sgt. Elijah Knoell, a Fremont, Nebraska native and field artillery section chief with Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, about the Direct Affiliation Program (DAP) on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 12, 2023. The DAP affords qualified active component Marines the opportunity to affiliate with a Selected Marine Corps Reserve unit or the Individual Mobilization Augmentee program following their expiration of active service with no break in service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Huynh)