Beth Miller, a student at Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in Roswell, Georgia, listens to Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner, the Marine Corps Systems Command sergeant major, speak about leadership and mentorship during Marine Corps Recruiting Command’s 2018 Summer Leadership and Character Development Academy aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 18. Approximately 200 students were accepted into the academy, hand-selected by a board of Marines who look to find attendees with similar character traits as Marines. Inspired by the Marine Corps' third promise of developing quality citizens


Beth Miller, a student at Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in Roswell, Georgia, listens to Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner, the Marine Corps Systems Command sergeant major, speak about leadership and mentorship during Marine Corps Recruiting Command’s 2018 Summer Leadership and Character Development Academy aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 18. Approximately 200 students were accepted into the academy, hand-selected by a board of Marines who look to find attendees with similar character traits as Marines. Inspired by the Marine Corps' third promise of developing quality citizens, the program was designed to challenge and develop the nation's top-performing high school students so they could return to their communities more confident, selfless and better equipped to improve the lives of those around them.


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