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- This was a program for my son

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that developed him in a greater fashion

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than any sport ever could do,

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and brought him out in him more than I could ever do.

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- You have an opportunity to build something,

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to learn leadership skills, to do

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things that are gonna benefit you in your future.

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I'm extremely grateful for the opportunity that I

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had to join the ROTC because it truly changed my life.

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- What personally drew me in to Junior ROTC

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and to drill team in general, would be the work ethic.

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I realized how hard they worked for what they

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wanted in life, and for me, I realized that if

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you want to get anywhere, you have to

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work absolutely harder than everybody else before you.

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- We come out almost the entire year and we work

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really hard with one goal in mind

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and that's we come out here to win.

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Everyone is dedicated, and it's very competitive in the

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drill communities, so that's something I definitely enjoy.

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And I enjoy that because building each

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other up is really one of my favorite things to do.

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I like to see when people I know do well.

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- The value of JROTC, over any other thing,

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is that it challenges you both mentally

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and physically in a way that sports

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or any other program would not.

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- It's shown me how to be a leader and how to

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lead people properly, making sure that things get done,

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and it's also shown me that you have

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to have integrity for everything that you do.

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- The single most important thing that I

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personally learned while being in Junior ROTC,

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is to just have confidence within myself.

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And now, being on drill team has helped me to

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know what it's like to work hard for something

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and to have great time management skills

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and to never give up on myself.

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- Apart from ROTC, it's like family,

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and it's just a stronger bond that I

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feel I can be comfortable with no matter what.

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- Working as an individual doesn't get you

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where you need to be, but as a team, you can get up there.

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And the expectations you set for

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yourself, they can be exceeded.

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- Friends that I made there, the instructors

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and the young folks alongside my same age group,

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are people that I still talk to to this day,

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every single day, and I thank God for that.

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