Krista Kent

COMMUNITY MANAGER

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KRISTA KENT: As a school counselor I try to explore every option with my students with it being the military or typical two, four year college or university, or even going straight into the workforce. I don’t personally have any expect - - or hesitations about sending students into the Marine Corps. I know that parents - - the parents that I meet with probably have a concern about safety and what it can do for them as far as education and as far as challenging their character and their behavior and development. I think that I would try and cover every aspect with the parent side of it and the sacrifice that they would have to look at maybe sending a son or a daughter into the military maybe into service and what that might entail, but also to what the benefits could be from doing that. MALE MARINE: Your weak hand is going to be your forward hand. You can have a slight bend in your leg. FEMALE SPEAKER: This week has taught me so much about the opportunities they have for education. I had no idea that they did 100% tuition coverage alongside the GI Bill. I think that there’s a wider variety of the type of students they look for. Someone who is obviously academically sound, who can do well in school so that they can come here and be successful. Someone who might just have a desire to be better, to improve themselves, who’s looking for that - - that niche that they can find to - - to move to that next step in their life. Anyone who has a desire to just maybe go to the next level as far as their education or even just a focus in their life to give them some sort of a sense of purpose or a drive. It takes a certain kind of individual to come to - - to be able to enlist as a recruit for the Marine Corps. An individual who’s not afraid of challenge, who’s not afraid to challenge the innermost parts of themselves whether it be fear, commitment, those types of things, someone who’s willing to rise to the occasion and to develop a stronger sense of self within themselves, and someone who’s dedicated to serving our country on a deeper level than many of us may even understand. In watching that ceremony, I don’t get emotional very often and I got emotional just because of the sheer magnitude of - - of what that means for them personally and for their families and the commitment that they’ve made, just everything coming to a complete head of what it means for their - - the groups that they graduate with, their instructors. It was - - it was awe inspiring I think to watch and even more as a citizen and a civilian to watch the commitment that they’re willing to make for our country. [02:36.0]

During her experience at the Marine Corps educators’ workshop, high school guidance counselor Krista Kent gained confidence that the Corps is an ideal option for students who are motivated by challenges.

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