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Being a member of the church has

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influenced my decision to join the

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Marine Corps and to be a Marine in some

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pretty significant ways , and being

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able to read the scriptures and go to

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the temple in different areas of the

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world and do things helped solidify

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that what I was doing was right and

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that the Lord wanted me to be there .

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So there's several pathways to become a

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Marine Corps officer , right ? It's not

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a one size fits all . The Naval Academy

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is a well known one , right ? You can

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apply as an 1819 year old and go to the

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Naval Academy . Uh , there is what we

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call the platoon leaders class , and

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that is while attending a 4 year

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university on track to receive your

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bachelor's degree , you become a part

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of the , we call it PLC . From there

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you'll go to officer candidate school .

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Officer candidate course is a third way

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we could make you a commissioned

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officer , and that is having a

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bachelor's degree already and attending

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officer candidate school through that

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program . Officer Candidate School is

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the premier leadership academy for

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entry level commissioning across all

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the branches . The Marine Corps officer

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candidate school focuses on leadership .

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It focuses on fitness and it focuses on

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combat skills and knowledge and it's

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very challenging . It's the most

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challenging officer candidate school of

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any of the branches and that's not by

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accident , number 1 , that's who we are

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as marines , but number 2 , we want to

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ensure that the best , the very best ,

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make it through the commissioning

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process and are the ones who are

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ultimately leading our young men and

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women in the enlisted ranks . You've

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grown up focusing on selfless service

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and serving others , your community ,

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family , friends , members of the

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church , those around you . That

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doesn't change once you become a Marine

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Corps officer . Our job is to serve our

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Marines , is to put our best foot

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forward and give 100% to ensure that

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not only the mission is accomplished ,

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but that our Marines are taken care of .