Photo By Master Sgt. Alicia Leaders | Staff Sgt. Joseph Colby, left, and Capt. Jeffrey Newman recognize Jasmin Grewal,...... read more read more
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SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – “If I have the honor of becoming a Marine officer, there is nothing I can’t conquer,” were Jasmin Grewal’s words on her application for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps scholarship in October 2015.
In March 2016, Jasmin was told by her recruiter, Staff Sgt. Joseph Colby of Recruiting Sub Station Thousand Oaks, Recruiting Station Los Angeles, that she was selected as the recipient of the NROTC scholarship and would receive a full ride to college, as well as become a Marine Corps officer.
Jasmin was officially presented with the NROTC scholarship after the Air Force JROTC conducted a Pass in Review ceremony, as well as a Change of Command ceremony at Royal High School, March 24, 2016.
Staff Sgt. Colby and Capt. Jeffrey Newman, the executive officer of Recruiting Station Los Angeles, presented Jasmin with the NROTC scholarship in front of her mentors, school faculty, fellow cadets, and her mother.
“I am truly speechless to have received the NROTC scholarship,” said Jasmin. “I didn’t think this would happen, and the process was rigorous. It definitely helped that I put myself to a higher standard at the beginning of high school, and I had great mentors that I could not have done this without.”
Jasmin has held a leadership role within the Air Force JROTC program at her high school as the cadet commander. She has the ability to balance her academics, extracurricular activities, and volunteer efforts within the community. Jasmin has even left her mark with the Air Force JROTC, as she is the one who created their Corps motto, “Aduet Duecere” which means, “Dare to Lead.”
“I came up with that motto because I started off being very shy and very quiet and that was important to me because I never had the guts to do that,” said Jasmin. “But the (JROTC program) and a lot of my mentors helped me find my guts to lead.”
After graduation, Jasmin said her scholarship will be put toward her studies at Yale University.
“I am pumped to go to Yale,” said Jasmin. “I want to do at least 20 years in the United States Marine Corps, and continue a follow-on career in politics. I am very excited to know that a Marine Corps officer is in my future. I always looked at it this way: if I become a Marine Corps officer, it’s the “the few, the proud,” but as a female, it’s “the fewer, the prouder.”
Anyone interested applicants can visit http://www.nrotc.navy.mil/apply.html to apply for the scholarship and to see the requirements.
| Date Taken: | 03.24.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 03.24.2016 19:26 |
| Story ID: | 193470 |
| Location: | SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, US |
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