Marines make great volunteers, and motivators for such things. During my active duty career (Navy), I had the opportunity to run the Marine Corps Marathon in D.C. a couple of times. There were Marines, and other active-duty personnel EVERY STEP OF THE WAY assisting in what ever way needed. Interesting, however, was that in the later miles some of them were handing out over-the-counter NSAIDs. Surprising that they’d be allowed to do that. — Dan