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Officers'Training Corps (ROTC) provided " the op­

portunity to be both a student and a soldier”-AJ Matthews "I was shocked that a good Christian

college would offer an accredited degree as well as AFROTC. It was too good

to be true. The Lord put everything together."

-Brooke Begemann "I'd alw ays w a n te d to be

in the m ilita ry , a n d I fe lt like it was m y d u ty to

serve m y country. I e n jo y the cam araderie th a t we

share, w o rkin g to g e th e r tow ards a com m on goal...

alw ays w o rkin g to m ake every person on the team

better."-B en B racew ell "I am currently on Active Duty

in the Marine Corps. I became interested in MECEP (Marine

Enlisted Commissioning Education Program) because I wanted

to serve as an Officer in the Marine Corps. Once I graduate, I will

becommissioned."-Josh Kettenton "The experience [of

summer training] is life-changing. Meeting total

strangers and through similar trials and failures,

being able to depend on each other and through

that creating life long friendships."-Gus Jara-

millo "M y fa v o rite p a rt o f AFROTC is g e ttin g the

chance to lead. I was selected to go back to fie ld

tra in in g this sum m er to w o rk as a cadet tra in in g

assistant. I was the o n ly one fro m the d e ta ch m e n t

a t USF selected fo r this p ro g ra m ." -Jam es Leen-

m an "I can see the Lord leading me and helping me along

the way." -John Akimov

"I attended Airborne school

this summer at Fort Benning

and earned my parachute

wings," Andrew Blakemore

said. "I loved the physi­

cal exercise and weapons

training."

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