My “battle buddy” had received an injury one evening, which required a lengthy evaluation by the senior staff. Being her battle buddy, I stayed with her late into the night until the staff concluded that she needed to be brought to the hospital. Because it was required that one of the cadets -- someone her own age -- go with her, I quickly had to choose whether I wanted to wake up the cadet staff or jeopardize my chance of earning that award by missing crucial opportunities the next morning. Between the choices of what was morally right and what was selfishly ideal, I chose what was morally right. I did not want to take essential rest away from the cadre, nor did I want to leave my peer for the sake of my own self interest.
At graduation,
At graduation,