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ByYMGySgtOscarPinateMiamiDadeFLThissummersAdvancedLead-ershipSchoolwasagreatexpe-rience.IlearnedalotaboutwhoIamasapersonandwhatstyleofleadershipbestworksforme.IalsometagreatgroupofyoungmenandwomenwithwhomImadebondsthatwilllastalife-time.Therstweekwaspackedwithloadsofoutstandingactivities.Wehadourphysicaltnesstestsandvariousleadershipclasses.LearningwildernesssurvivalandrstaidwasveryinterestingandgaininginsightfromthenewRecruitInstructorcoursewasveryhelpful.MessNightwasafun-lledrelaxingeveningwithadeli-ciousmealandmanylaughs.OnthesecondweektheSeniorLead-ershipSchoolSLSstudentsarrivedandwewereallassignedourbillets.IwasfortunateenoughtoteachanSLSclasswithtwootheroutstandingYoungMarineleaders.OneofmyfavoriteclasseswasFSHPhiloso-phywhichwastaughtbytheexpertscientistwhoinventedtheLayspo-tatochipproductcalledBakedIwelcomedhowweweretreatedasleadersandgivengreatamountsofresponsibility.Alsohavingthein-credibleopportunitytoinspireandmotivatetheSLSclasswasveryful-lling.Iamproudandhonoredtobepartofsuchanoutstandinggroupofleadersandtohavebeenpartofsuchamemorableexperience.InspiredandMotivatedbyAdvancedLeadershipSchoolSomeotheguysgoofngorthecameraatthisyearsA.L.S.ByYMSSgtTorieHillMiltonLewisFLThispastsummerItookajourneydowntheeastcoastoftheUnitedStates.ItwaswiththeSPACESprogramknownastheGreatAmericanHistoryAdventure.WestartedinBostonMAthenwenttoNewYorkPhiladelphiaWashingtonD.C.andvarioussitesinVirginia.Thistriptakesyoubackintimetowhenwarsragedandwhenmonumentalchangestookplace.OnefavoriteofminewasaplacecalledPlimothPlantation.Inthisvillagepeoplereenactedwhattheearly1600swouldvebeenlikewhenpilgrimsin-habitedtheland.Theyspokewithac-centsandliterallyplayedtheroleofpilgrims.AndthenearbyWampanoagvillagewashostedbyrealdescendantsoftheIndiansofthattime.TheWampa-noagpeoplespoketousaboutthehis-toryoftheirpeople.Oneofthemostemotionalplaceswewenttowasthe911MemorialinNewYorkCityamemorialthatwilltrulytouchyourheartandmakeyouthinkabouthowthistragedyimpactedAmer-ica.TheseareonlytwoexamplesofthetonofopportunitiesyougettoexperienceonthistourwhichalsoincludedgoingtothetopoftheEmpireStateBuildingvisitingIndependenceHalllookingthroughtheNationalMuseumoftheMarineCorpsandseeingallthewarmemorialsinWashington.Notonlyisthistourabouthistoryitisalsoaboutmakingnewfriends.YoumeetkidsfromallovertheUnitedStatesandgettotalktothemabouthowtheirunitsmeetworkandrun.ThepeopleImetonthistripimpactedmylifeforthebetterandmademewanttoworkhard-ertoachievemygoalsintheprogram.Ihighlyrecommendthistrip.FromPilgrimLandtotheBigAppleandMoreWalkingthepathsathistoricPlimothPlantation.AttheIwoJimaMemorialinWashington.ESPRITFall201313