Maj. Gen. James W. Bierman, the commanding general of Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC), congratulates Anna Fournaris, a student at Woodstock High School in Woodstock, Georgia, for graduating MCRC’s 2018 Summer Leadership and Character Development Academy aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 22. Fournaris also earned the Superior Physical Fitness Award, earned for scoring top among her peers during SLCDA. More than 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 t


Maj. Gen. James W. Bierman, the commanding general of Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC), congratulates Anna Fournaris, a student at Woodstock High School in Woodstock, Georgia, for graduating MCRC’s 2018 Summer Leadership and Character Development Academy aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 22. Fournaris also earned the Superior Physical Fitness Award, earned for scoring top among her peers during SLCDA. More than 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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