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ByYMLCplWilliamSackmaryCapitalAreaTXTherearemanyreasonspeopleshouldjoinYoungMarinesinthisarticleIwillbeusingmybrotherandmyselfasexamples.Onereasonisthatsomepeopleareirre-sponsibleandgoofupalotasIdidwhenIstarted.Thisprogramhelpsyoungpeoplelearntopaymoreattentiontowhathasbeensaidaroundthem.Thiswaytheycanbemorepreparedforthefuturewhentheyhavetolistentoinstructions.Italsohelpspeoplewhoareeasilydistractedlikemybrothertostayfocused.PhysicalTrainingPTandmoreimpor-tantlythePhysicalFitnessTestPFTareactivitiesthathelppeoplewhoseendur-anceandstrengthislowerthantheywantittobe.Forthosewhosestrengthanden-duranceisgoodtheycaneasilykeepinshape.YoungMarineshelpsimproveyourgradestoo.Alsoyouwillnotbepromotedasquickly.MygradesarenowAsandBsYoungMarineshelpspeoplewhoneedtogainsomethingimportantinlifecalledpa-tience.Therearemanyyoungpeoplewhoneedeverythingrightaway.YoungMarineswillwaituntilyouarematureenoughtopromoteyou.FormaturitytheylookforfourdifferentthingshowpatientyouareyourgradesatschoolyourbehaviorathomeandhowwellyoupayattentionatYoungMarines.StillanotherareaYoungMarineshelpsyouwithisyourbehaviorathome.Theyaskyourmomanddadaboutwhetheryoudoyourchoresornotandifyourhomeworkisbeingdoneornot.Ifnotwellthatsbadbecauseitspartofyourpromotionboard.Duringthepromotionboardtheychal-lengeyouwithallsortsofdirectandindi-rectquestions.YoungMarinesdrillondiscipline.Alwaysgettodrillontime.Italsobenetspeopleaddictedtosugar.Ifthereissomethingsugaryinyourlunchyoueitherthrowitawayorputitaway.YoungMarinesisadrugandsmoke-freeorganization.Thismeanswehavelessonsaboutwhatdrugsandsmokingdotoyouthisisalsopartofyourpromotionboard.Welearnthatlotsofdiseasesarecausedbysmokingincludingblacklungandeven-tuallylungcancer.Allofthesideeffectsfromsmokingwillshortenyourlife.Drugswillalteryoursenseofreality.ThesefewareasofhelparewhyIjoined.WhatwereyourmotivestojoinYoungMarinesWhyAnyoneespeciallymylittlebrotherShouldJoinYoungMarinesLEADERSHIPTEAMWORKDISCIPLINEYoungMarinesonGettingWiththeProgramIThoughtIKnewitAll...ThatAllChangedByYMLCplFaithHoganLakeHavasuCityAZBeforeIstartedYoungMarinesIwasmeanIthoughtIknewitallandrarelylistenedtopeoplewhoweretryingtohelpme.Thatallchanged.TherstdayofrecruitclassIhadmyhairdownandmyshirtwasuntucked.Iwasthinkingtheycantmakemedoanything.ThenextweekIhadahorribleprogressreport.Ithoughtwelltheycantdoanything.Thepersoninchargeoftherecruitclasscalledafewpeopleoutoftheclassincludingme.Iwasthinkingyesextracredit.Itwasnotaboutextracredit.Ididntrealizethiswasaboutmyprogressreportuntilhestartedreadingmine.Weallhadtopush.ThenafewweeksafterIgraduatedIwasnotdoingverywellwithoneofthebulliesatschool.ThepersonwhowashelpingusYoungMarinespulledmeoverandsaidIknowwhatyouregoingthrough.Ifsomethingisbotheringyouyoucantellme.Iwilltrytohelp.ThenIrealizedIwasnotalone.MygradesweregettingbetterIwasnicerandIstartedtolistentootherpeople.Wehaveallcometoworkreallywelltogether.AfewweeksafterthatIrealizedthattherewasnoIinteam.Page20ESPRIT