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"I have been inter­

ested in serving in

the military since

I was 12. When I

started college,

I learned more

about ROTC and

what the program involved, and

realized I wanted to serve my

country and use my leadership

skills to their fullest advantage. I

also wanted to get a college de­

gree and ROTC is a great way to

do that.'' —David Eddy -

"THIS WE'LL DEFEND" (US otto) "INTEGRITY FIRST. SER­

VICE BEFORE SELF. EXCELLENCE IN ALL WE DO." (Air Force Core

Values) "HONOR. COURAGE. COMMITMENT." (Navy Core Values)

"SEMPER FIDELIS (ALWAYS FAITHFUL)" (Marine Corps Motto)

"Coming out of high school, scholarships; and upon gradu­

knew that I wanted to go into ation, they were guaranteed to

the military," said James Leen- be commissioned as an officer

man. "I was going to enlist in a in the branch they had chosen.

different branch, but once I was John Akimov said, "I have friends

offered a scholarship from the who are serving our country as

AirForce,lcouldn'tturn itdown. enlisted personnel. I want to go

I had a lot of veterans from all to college to get an education

branches encourage me to head and become an officer in the Ma­

towards the Air Force." rine Corps through the NROTC

ROTC, which stands for Re­ program. ROTC was an excel-

serve Officers Training Corps, lent choice because it provided

offered those who wanted to many benefits and gave them

participate in the military and the ability to do something

LDAC, Leader Develop­

pursue a college degree an outside of themselves—to be ment and Assessment Course

opportunity they could not part of a great mission to serve is a four week summer course

to train and evaluate all Army

pass up. By joining the ROTC and protect our country,to meet ROTC Cadets^' (GoArmy.com)

rogram, students were given new people,and to grow in char­ LDAC is held every summer

in Ft. Lewis, Washington, and

acter and strength. provides a rigorous challenge

for even the toughest cadets.

ROTC

R.Wood

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