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FEATURES
Friday, Feb. 10, 2017
1 in 1700: senior
Nick Fulkerson
Robert Wormley
Photo Editor
What do you love about ROTC?
“I love what it teaches young kids. I came in freshman year
kind of a normal freshman. Through the years it has taught me
many things I would not have learned in any other program,
responsibility, take responsibility of my own actions, how be
confident, it definitely brought me out of my shell. It teaches
you a lot of life skills.”
What is your position in ROTC, what do you do?
“I am the cadet commanding officer so I make sure that all 131
cadets are managed effectively so I sit down with Chief Warrant
Officer (4) Epperson and Senior Chief Beal. They have the overall
direction then it is left to me and my staff to put it into action
and make sure it gets taken care of the way it needs to be
done.”
Why did you choose to join the Marines?
“I want to be the best honestly. ROTC has taught me to never
settle, that’s why I would say I have worked so hard to get to
the top. I have just never settled I have always demanded more
of myself and the people around me. I chose the Marine Corps
because that is what it is built on, to never settle for what you
have and you can always be that much better.“
What is it like to be you?
“I say that I am just an average high school student that’s all
ROTC is, we’re just high schools students that do something a
little extra that we have interests in. I describe myself as an
average high school student, I go to school, I work I am in extra
curricular activities. I guess it is how you would see me from the
outside. I see myself just as a normal kid, 17 years old.”
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