YOUNG MARINES ESPRIT ONLINE 29 Perfect PFT Scores! By YM/Cpl Michael Manley Atlantic Coast (FL) Good luck to some of the best Atlantic Coast (FL) Young Ma- rines.This is the my hardest Esprit article yet to write, because I am saying goodbye to two of my fellow Atlantic Coast Young Marines, that I really look up to and admire,YM/SSgt Abraham and YM/ SSgt Kudre. Both retired from the At- lantic Coast unit and are off to college to start their next journey in life. I wish them good luck and thank them. When I started in Young Marines, they were already very senior of me. They never made me feel that way, though. They were always kind, motivational and willing to help me. Both always encouraged me and had faith in me (even when I didn’t). This type of senior Young Marines are the kind that every unit in our program needs. They lived as Young Ma- rines . YM SSgt Abraham even helped me on her own time during the weekends when she could have been out with her friends. She helped be- cause she not only loves the Young Marines, but wants to truly make a difference in people. Personally, YM/SSgts Abraham and Kudre both made a difference in my life and made me a better Young Ma- rine. If I can be half the Young Marine that they were, then I will be exceptional. I thank them for all that they taught me and for being such an important part of the Atlantic Coast Young Marines unit. We were lucky they were with us. We will miss them more than they can imagine. Based on their YM careers, there is no doubt that they will enjoy success in col- lege. They will definitely go on to do great things, and I hope to follow in their footsteps. Stopping to Say Thanks and Good Luck from ACYM YM/lCpl Daniel Jean-Francois scored a perfect 500 PFT on Saturday, September 23, 2017 --Submitted by Kimberly Gibbons, Unit Commander, Atlantic Coast (FL) Young Marines YM/LCpl Lucas Smith scored a Perfect PFT for the third time on September 23, 2017 . His previous perfect scores were earlier in May of 2017 and May of 2016. -- Submitted by DelRoy Tingley, Unit Commander, Parris Island (SC) Young Marines YM/Sgt Karl Slader scored a perfect PFT on June 28, 2017. -- Submitted by J Keagan Miller, Unit Commander, Miami Valley (OH) Young Marines YM/Pvt Devin Sternberg scored a perfect 500 PFT last April, and YM/PFC Austin Genochio and YM/PFC Xavier Colón scored perfect 5000 PFTs on October 7, 2017 -- Submitted by Sarah Dotson, Adjutant, Greater Cleveland (OH) Young Marines YM/LCpl Jimmy Dick scored a perfect 500 on his PFT. This is YM L/Cpl Dick’s 2nd perfect PFT score. -- Submitted by Bret A. Righthouse, Unit Commander, Miramar (CA) Young Marines YM/MGySgt Jared Baker scored his 6th consecutive and 10th Overall Perfect Physical Fitness Test. --Submitted by Scott Riley, Uniit Commander, Columbus (IN) Young Marines Also, YM/PVT Gunner Bush scored a perfect 500 score. In his note:“I’ve been trying for a year and a half, getting as high as a 499, but I finally made it”, reports a proud and determined YM/Cpl Dominick Duran of Quantico (VA) Young Marines on his perfect 500 score, achieved on November 18, 2017. Unit: Miami Valley (OH) Young Marines Date: October 18, 2017 U/C: J. Keagan Miller Honor Grad: YM PFC Eric Porter - Submitted by J. Keagan Miller Young Marines Graduations Unit: Atlantic Coast (FL) Young Marines Date: November 4, 2017 U/C: Kimberly M. Gibbons Honor Grad: Graceann Long (also Molly Marine) Iron Mike: Kristian Jean-Francois - Submitted by Kimberly M. Gibbons Congratulations to all our new Young Marines, and to all those who taught and nurtured them. Good work! Unit: West Texas Young Marines, Platoon 1217 Date: November 4, 2017 U/C: Arthur Saucedo - Submitted by Daniel Porras