Ateneo

“ We gain strength, and courage and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face… we must do that which we think we cannot.”
- Eleanor T. Roosevelt
This quotation by the admirable former first lady of the United States, was realized in my COCC (Cadet Officer Candidate Course) training. It is a course in which third year high school students voluntarily apply, to be the next batch of CAT officers. I have surpassed the course and I am now a CAT officer with the rank of a 2nd lieutenant and the position of Charlie Platoon Leader. This training had certainly had strong after effects, that until now, the lessons I have gained from it is not forgotten but lived by.
The training had taught us alot of things. We were constantly reminded to greet every faculty & staff member and pick up trash scattered that as high school students has forgotten to do so. We developed into stronger and more confident in...