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Personal Narrative: The Cadet Leadership School

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Screaming cadre and the pounding sound of Reveille yanked me from my restless sleep. Blinded by the harsh fluorescent light that was being shined in my eyes, I squinted at my watch and saw that it was only three o’clock in the morning. As I clambered out of my bunk and headed to physical training that morning, I was keen to conquer the challenges that I would face that day. As cliche as it might sound, the Cadet Leadership Course did not just break me down and impose a respect for authority, but it also ingrained and tested my ability to become a servant leader and a team player.
School was out for the summer, yet I found myself stuck in a cramped school bus bound for Fort Dix Army Base. As we neared our destination, the condensation on the

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