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Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.

General James Mattis.

USMC

(via love-of-country)

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A Word from this week’s guest: Christian Aldan

The Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps is a program that has been memed a lot and put into laughs by other people in high school, with many disliking and posing a funny animosity to this program, it really isn’t what people say it is. In Marianas High School, I was in the JROTC program for 3 straight years, rising from the ranks of a Private in a squad, to a Commanding Officer. It took a lot of hard work and effort to get where I needed to be, but I strived for it, it was something I really wanted to do. People say JROTC might be the place where you go if you don’t have friends or it's for nerds who want to join the military, I get that a lot when using a uniform, but hey, I stayed prideful and respected the parameters of where I stood, I learned how to be professional. That is one of the many things that you will learn along the way in JROTC. Its mission statement is ‘To motivate young people to become better citizens’, from what you can see JROTC is not completely military based, the main goal of the program was to teach young people the values and traditions of being an american citizen, while giving them an introduction to the United States Army, so there is definitely a presence of discipline. Throughout these years I have learned many technical skills, I learned how to shoot airsoft rifles, light fires, build camps, land navigation without a GPS, proper Drill and Ceremony (Marching), these were just few of the many skills I learned in JROTC, on the other hand I learned many leadership skills, I learned how to deal with many people, as a Company Commanding Officer, I was in charge of a whole company, which became my sole responsibility for two years to ensure the safety and welfare of the company in whatever we did, it was hard at first, but working with actual army instructors, they do teach you the right and better ways to doing things, I certainly gained a lot of leadership skills to put into my daily life. So really, I know most of everyone here is not familiar with JROTC, because its something that is not available to Mount Carmel School, but for something that I wanted to strive for, I wanted to join the military, and JROTC gave me an introduction and prepared me for what comes along the way, you develop so much as a character and learn a lot of skills that you may apply in the work-force. I know, it sounds pretty boring, I was bored a lot too, but I gained a lot from it, JROTC was an experience I won’t ever forget, and the skills, manners, and traditions I gained from it, will never leave me.

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For all the new ROTC kids out there😂

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It’s really hard to stand at proper attention in this suit.

-chief

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You have to be able to accept failure to get better.

Lebron James

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Me(walking into the Staff Room hella blown): "Good Morning Sir!"

Captain Burke(my instructor): "Hey Good Morning Lewis, I need you to update the master roster for all the companies and start on the newsletter for next month."

Me(still blown): "Yeah Sir, don't worry I got it."

Captain Burke: "WTF DO YOU MEAN YEAH SIR, GET DOWN AND GIVE ME TEN, AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN SHAVE, ARE YOU WORKING FOR ISIS?!!"

Me(trying not to laugh doing push-ups) "NO SIR!"

Captain Burke: Recover! Now get your ass on the computer and shave those pubes on your face by tomorrow.

Me(still blown asf LOL): "YES SIR!"

Captain Burke: "Geez Lewis, sometimes I wanna slap the shit out of you." LOL

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Grind for Drill

I remember the first time I was in a Drill Competition. This is a event that is held every year where all schools across the CNMI compete for a chance to represent the NMI in Torrance, California. Every school must have a armed team(rifle) and unarmed team(without rifle), I was on the Armed team my first year, but I transferred to the unarmed team the next year because I marched better that way rather than carrying a 12 pound M1903 Drill Rifle. Practicing for drill competition was nerve racking, reporting to the JROTC building during lunch, after school, and even on weekends to make sure we’re all ready and have our routines set. The competition is around the end of February, so we only have about 5 months to prepare and get the final roster for the team. It was great seeing all the schools together in one place, and competing for that opportunity. I was a sophomore when I first participated, I was hella nervous because it was my first time and having all the judges grade you, along with the crowd yelling and cheering, so it’s a mental battle as well. The competition consists of regulation(marching), 4-man Color Guard (CNMI and U.S Flag), exhibition(fancy marching), and inspection(judges ask you questions and inspect your uniform). The commanders must also memorize a whole list commands that the judges gives us, and they must all be called in the exact order that the list states, which is a lot of pressure on whoever is commanding. Judges are allowed to deduct points for violations such as, looking down(or anywhere for that matter), which takes down the overall grade for your team. It’s very meticulous and detail-oriented competition which only makes sure the best represents the CNMI.

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When you have 10,000 plain black socks and none of them match but you have JROTC uniform wear today :///

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*non cadets telling that your uniform is wrong*

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H A P P Y M O N D A Y 📚

I got the idea that since its monday, you would need a meme to get through your day. I’m drill commander for my rotc program, and I relate.

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when you see cadets with shitty haircuts in uniform

when you see cadets with shitty haircuts and a beard  in uniform

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drill team: *wins 2nd, 3rd, and 5th place trophies*

me: im okay with this

brain: no you are not and you will remain bitter and upset until you win 1st place in everything

me: okay

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The Love to Serve.