Michigan has been my home for the vast majority of my life. Born and raised in Detroit, I was constantly exposed to the environment of this University. After being accepted, the home of the Maize and Blue became the place I decided to pursue my B.S.N. (Bachelor of Science in Nursing). I am now a freshman in the Nursing school and a MSI in the Army ROTC program. Being a product of the JROTC program in the Detroit Public Schools System, access to what the Army ROTC program could offer a young girl like me was granted. I decided to join, and have loved it ever since. Outside of ROTC and obligations with the Nursing School, I am involved in the Adelia CHEEVER Learning Community, C.R.E.A.M. Ministries, and work at the Michigan Union. I am one who loves to laugh and have fun, but also work hard and accomplish goals towards being successful in life.

The reason I decided to join the Army ROTC program was because the program provides cadets the opportunities to develop and strengthen leadership skills that can be adapted to any type of career. Becoming a part of the Nursing Corps will be an awesome and endeavoring accomplishment, and my way of gaining a vast amount of leadership skills that can be used in the hospital environment. I am not one to sit on the back burner; I want to lead, and what better way than doing it with a position as an Army Nurse. The program has and continues to bring out the leader in me, and push me past limits I didn't know I could surpass. It feels good to work hard and have it pay off.

As one of the few female and Nursing students in the program, it is no joke, but you learn quickly that working hard and doing things that you love to do go hand in hand. If you want to be at the top, working hard everyday is the most important thing to do. ROTC prepares you for that. You work hard everyday, and have fun doing it(most of the time!) It carries over to your personal life as well. You find yourself prioritizing and doing what you have to do to accomplish the mission ahead of you. Besides all of this and you get paid a stipend every month and a scholarship that helps you pay for school. I mean, who could beat that!