Well I would hope not at graduation. What about induction?
I spent some time around the recruiting office and saw the "poolies." More than that, my son told us a lot about the "poolies." Poolies are those who want to join the USMC. And with the USMC (quite contrary to popular belief and UNLIKE the other services), you can't just walk in and sign up. It's a LONG process. It was about 6 months for my son.
The poolies I met were "squared away" (as we said in the Navy) young men and women.
The Army, Navy, and Air Force will get you signed up "RFN" if you meet the low bar they've set for ASVAB scores. Done and done. And off to boot camp you go.
Not so with the Marines. First they ask you to show up twice a week at the recruiting station for "PT" (physical training). They get to know you AND INSIST that you get physically in shape BEFORE boot camp. This takes months. And they are thoroughly vetted during that time.
You can't go to USMC basic training as an out of shape "fatty." You actually have to pass a physical fitness test BEFORE you're allowed to go to basic training. It's called the IST (Initial Strength Test). It's a shortened version of the "PFT" (Physical Fitness Test) they do at Basic Training, and it involves the same fitness exercises as the PFT in basic training... pull-ups, planking, and 1.5 mile run (IST) or 3-mile run (PFT). Don't pass the minimum, and you stick around until you can... BEFORE you sign off and go to boot camp.
The Marines don't fuck around. They are PICKY about who gets to join. VERY picky. Any history of drugs, legal issues, etc... no dice. You're not Marine material. Can't pass the physical fitness test repeatedly.... or score high enough on the ASVAB, and my son's recruiting office will refer you to the Army recruiter in the same strip center.
After boot camp, my son was selected for "recruiting assistance," which meant he got to come home for a month and report daily to his recruiter to assist in his recruiting efforts. So, he went to schools and even malls to try to recruit new Marines. The vast majority of the people they talked didn't qualify.
Yet, the USMC is the ONLY branch of the services that has been meeting its annual recruiting quota while the other services are coming up woefully short.