FEATURE FOCUS one’s morale, health, welfare and safety. “Sometimes a leader has to have the confidence to admit when he or she is wrong,” Maj. Crocker says. “The confidence to listen and follow the advice of others.” One of Sam’s greatest challenges has been developing his confidence as a leader. “No one wants to follow a leader who isn’t confident, especially in difficult situations,” he says. The risks presented to him in the ROTC program have stretched him and helped him develop the confidence he needs. During summer 2012, his experiences in air assault school at Fort Benning, Ga., provided him with many opportunities to stretch and learn. Immersed in ten days of training focused on helicopters, he had his first real Army experience outside of ROTC. “My final test was to rappel out of a Black Hawk helicopter,” he says. “When the time came, I was prepared to do it. I went straight down to the ground.” Going forward, Sam knows he will be prepared for a lifetime of leadership tests.
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