Pvt. Castro with step-mother (left) and aunt Sgt. Solorio USMC.

Pvt. Castro, 18, graduated USMC boot camp at Marine Corps recruit depot San Diego on DEC 11th 2015. Pvt. Castro successfully completed 13 weeks of intense basic training at MCRD San Diego he was one of 90 recruits in training platoon 3266 3rd training battalion Mike Company also known as "Mighty Mike." Following 10 days (plus) of leave Pvt. Castro will report to Camp Pendleton for another month of combat training, once complete Pvt. Castro will fly to Camp Lejeune North Carolina for his Military Occupational School 1371 Combat Engineer. Very proud of Michael all this before his 19th birthday and this is literally the beginning. God luck son! Always earned never given!