 My name is Alexandra Angelopoulos. I'm from Garrison, New York, and I'm here on the range for Basic Officer Leaders course. A great experience with my uncle and my aunt. They both graduated from West Point. My uncle went Air Defense, my aunt went Ordnance, and they both loved their time. They impressed upon me, my brother, and their two children that it was a great opportunity, especially to kickstart your career coming straight out of college. I was 18 when I first started applying to colleges, and I looked at ones that had ROTC options, and from there I joined ROTC, fell in love with it, and kept going. I graduated from Susquehanna University and commissioned through Bucknell University. Over here we learn about the kind of jobs that an Air Defense Officer does, whether they're high-mad, so things like Patriot or Thad, or on the Shorad track, which is M-Shorad, Avenger, or CRAM. We also learn some basic officer roles like how to do admin paperwork, how to be a good leader, how to be a good follower. I would say if you're thinking about joining the military, take a chance, do your research, find out what you think you'd want to do, and just do it. You never know until you try, and you might end up getting experiences you never thought you would.