Hello, My name is SFC Dustin Edwards and I am going to explain what ROTC has done for me. First I am 17 years of age I weight about 135 pounds. I am in great physical condition I can be in better and I am working at the time. ROTC for those that don’t know what it is, I can tell you that it is a subdivision of the army only way smaller. Recruit Officer Training Corp known as ROTC shows you many good things about starting your Future. Time in ROTC has shown me how to be a leader. Being a leader is not given to the select few, it is given to those who have deserved it. I am a platoon leader which means I am the right hand man of the First Sergeant of the company. I also am a commander of a Junior Guard team which has a lot of potential when they join ROTC next year. Being in ROTC is a great jumpstart for going into the army, with two years of ROTC you can enter the army as an E-3 or a Private First Class (PFC), which gives you a lot of respect. Leadership skills, people skills and endurance are what you need to become a great ROTC cadet.