2,000 civilians vie for bragging rights at Boot Camp Challenge
Grueling three-mile obstacle course allows civilians to glimpse a portion of the 13-week process of turning young men into Marines
SAN DIEGO — Marine Gunnery Sgt. Douglas King, lean as a whippet and possessed of a commanding, rapid-fire voice, set the tone quickly and without equivocation as he addressed the Saturday morning assemblage of civilian runners.