200 Students Graduate 2018 Summer Leadership, Character Development Academy

[The Patriot]

Approximately 200 high school students attended Marine Corps Recruiting Command’s (MCRC) 2018 Summer Leadership and Character Development Academy (SLCDA) aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, from July 16-22.“The purpose of the Summer Leadership and Character Development Academy is to take peer leaders from their high schools and teach them character, ethics and leadership with the hopes of them returning to their communities as better people,” said Col. Robert Goetz, the officer in charge of the academy. “The intent is to present our core values of honor, courage and commitment, while teaching and practicing concepts of leadership, ethics and service to others.”


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