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Personal Narrative: My Experience In My JROTC Program

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One of the most challenging experiences I have faced came to me in my JROTC program. In my junior year of high school, I was promoted to the rank of cadet sergeant major and given more responsibilities than I have ever had. I was thrown into a situation that I was unprepared for and given no training on my position. I was given the task to start and maintain a marksmanship team, while supervising the program’s supply room. At first, I was completely over whelmed, and did not know how to perform my duties, because I could not be in two places at once. Everyday, I had to set up the target range for marksmanship, and make sure the other cadets where ready to shoot and knew the safety procedures, all while making sure other cadets where able to

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