leadership is the awesome responsibility to see those around us Rise um uh it is a skill a learnable teachable skill um uh and I don't buy into the idea that you know our leaders born or made you know they're not born um some people are uh learn the skill Young from experiences or mentors or teachers or coaches um but they develop it um uh which means anyone can learn to be a leader uh at any point in their lives um in the Marine Corps uh if you enlist in the Marine Corps uh you can't change your mind you'll go to Paris Island to boot camp or to San Diego to Camp Pendleton and you signed your contract whether you like it or not you can't quit they'll make you into a marine that's what it says it says we make Marines when you go to boot camp if you choose the officer route if you choose to commission it's different it's 10 weeks of grueling training and the only thing your contract says is you have to do the first four weeks but for 6 weeks you can quit at any time for any reason no no questions asked and the reason is is the Marine Corps have a belief that the first Criterion to being a leader is you have to want to be one and if you don't want to be one they don't want you U because it is an awesome responsibility it is often thankless it is often lonely it is often difficult and you have to really be up for that kind of Journey