Seniors enlisting in the service
 
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With the possibility of being sent to a war in the Middle East, it’s surprising to see that eight seniors at Brodhead High School are considering joining the force. Nicole Thies, Jenny Bishop, Kim Moore, Courtney Elmer, Eric Kundert, Chris Nicholas, Jesse Boozier, Nick McLain, and Jake Steadman are considering or already enlisted in the Army, Navy, or National Guard. Each year, recruiters come to Brodhead High School during lunch to talk to students, and spark some interest of joining the military. Most of the students just use the recruiter as an excuse to get out of class or for free stuff. For Kim Moore, this is how she first got interested in joining the National Guard. “I just wanted to get out of study hall, so I started talking to Teri (the recruiter). She was really nice, and I thought what she said about the Guard was really interesting, so I started to think about joining.” Other students’ interests were sparked in different ways. Some like Chris Nicholas and Jake Steadman, first turned to the Army in hopes of getting money for college. Chris, whose is already enlisted, but is hoping to get into the band, stated, “ When I found out how much it would help me with college, I started thinking seriously about the Army.” Jesse Boozier, who is currently enlisted in the Army infantry, said that it was war movies the influenced him the most. Nick Mc Lain, another student that is enlisted, said only, “It was my lifelong dream.” Nicole Thies is planning to join the navy so she can “see the world.” Jenny Bishop, whose cousin is an active firefighter in the Navy, decided to follow in his footsteps and join the Navy and hopefully become a firefighter. Whatever their reason for joining, our students are going off to start their first step of their long, hard journey. Once they decide their job, and complete the in-depth physical, our students get sent off to nine weeks of basic training, then on to learning the sills of their job. With their training behind them, they head off to their base to help solve some of the world’s problems and become tomorrow’s heroes.
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