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Marine Corps mascot, Chesty XVI, was promoted to the rank of Private First Class during a ceremony at Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C.

Marine Corps mascot, Chesty XVI, gets promoted to the rank of Private First Class during a ceremony at Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C.

Marine Corps mascot, Chesty XVI, gets promoted to the rank of Private First Class during a ceremony at Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C. (Ken-Yon Hardy/Stars and Stripes)

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