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National Honor Society Narrative Report

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As a middle school student gets ready to transfer into high school, students get the opportunity to choose their electives. I wasn’t ready to choose an elective, I was just trying to get through middle school. One day we had an assembly where high school students went to talk about the electives that were offered at the school. As I sat at the very back of the cafeteria, I remember seeing four girls with elegant uniforms. The uniforms are known as “Dress Blues”. They consist of long-sleeve midnight blue coats with folded lapels, white shirts under their coats and black knee-high skirts with some pumps. Two of the girls were holding flags, one was an American flag and the other was a Marine Corps flag. The other two girls in uniform were holding riffles and standing at attention. Standing beside the girls, stood a tall white male with great posture. He was the Sargeant, and the girls followed his commands. …show more content…

The name of the program was called MCJROTC. It stood for the Marine Corp Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. They represented the Marine Corps color guard team of Fontana High school. While talking to the cadets, they informed me that by joining the program I would learn self-discipline, leadership, and it will build my self-esteem. In the program, there are different units that will teach me to interact in a chain of command, perform drill techniques, and Marine dress codes. As the cadets continued to amaze me with all of this information, I then realized what I wanted for my

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