Commitment to Service
Segment #6 from Pennsylvania College of Technology
Transcript
If you’re in the military or a veteran, or if you’re interested in Army ROTC, you’ll definitely wanna meet this amazing student Jesse. He’s the perfect example of commitment, both to his major and to ROTC. 6:00 am training sessions, labs, classes, clinicals. When does this guy sleep? Amazing, Jesse you are on.
– Thanks Alex, hi everyone. I’m currently a nurse in training and a cadet in the Army ROTC program here at Penn College. In ROTC, we are often taught the importance of health for both ourselves and our soldiers. In nursing, we are taught how to be empathetic and professional. The army’s written set of values aligns with many of the attributes and competencies that I, as a nurse must possess. I have quite a hectic schedule, but Penn College makes my life a little bit easier by providing me with excellent instructors and my favorite the Madigan Library. If I’m not in the library studying, then I am running on campus or completing a workout in the dorms. As a contract to cadet, my room and board is completely covered by the school. I also get paid $420 for every month that I am in school and an additional $600 for books and supplies every semester. We even have a house on campus just for ROTC cadets. And if you are a military or veteran student, we have a center here just for you. And the team here is really great, and will help you take advantage of all possible benefits. And you really can’t find this level of support at most colleges. My bachelor’s in nursing and commissioning into the US Army Reserves will open up many other opportunities for me, such as oversea deployments and travel options. I am very excited to see what the future holds for me and I am so grateful to have attend Penn College. What’s next for us Alex?
– Now, that’s commitment. Thanks for sharing your story with us Jesse. I can see why you love nursing and ROTC. They compliment each other so well. And with the dedicated veterans and military center, it sounds like the college fully supports service members, great stuff, thanks so much Jesse.