Dedication , strength , and perseverance is what we were told "To help create productive members of society through the youth we will mold" They would P.T us and "smoke us" and then after that during the winter they would ask , "Are you still cold?" I trained and kept quite most of the time The academy help set for me a paradigm The seconds felt like days the days then turned to months and by then it was gone I miss the days from talking to the others or to listening to "outside music" like "Hit the Quan" The main factor that drove me to the highest rank was proving everyone wrong It made me ready for the uncertainty and strong I knew I could do it and I still can I knew this all along