“This We'll Defend”

Eric Perez
Editor-in-Chief
  There is a new class in town with big potential. Military leadership is now offered throughout the D93 high schools. It is all taught by the same instructor for every school. The class combines leadership and military skills. Skills that can be used in everyday life with leadership aspects and hard working military based skills.
 Joshua Hawkins is teaching the class, Hawkins is a member of the U.S military. He was chosen by District 93 to teach the class, as he is a member of the military and has his teaching license. The class combines leadership skills with military tactics to help students “learn to take charge” according to Hawkins. Although taking the class “can prepare you if you are planning on joining the military,” students who are not planning on serving can gain leadership skills that will benefit them throughout life. This trimester students have started learning about land navigation and reading maps. students are given practical exercises like finding points on maps, using protractors and military coordinates.
  ​ They learn about drop zones where they drop troops at and finding military bases. The ability to read and understand maps is important because if students are ever lost or are given maps in the military, they will be well prepared and know how to use them. PE class or weights, dressing down is a part of the class, in military leadership you do not dress down but dress ups. Students have to wear their Military Leadership uniforms, which is their military leadership shirt given to you at the beginning of the class. They have to show up on time and participate in all the activities.
​   When coming into class students have to be wearing their uniforms, they have to come on time, and do their daily pushups. When students come dressed up and on time it teaches them time management. When they are doing their push-ups, it builds muscle and gets some of the needed physical activity. Even though it is in different ways, Students' minds are just as worked as most Bonneville core classes. After a Lesson then the Practical exercise students are put in stressful situations or are given problems that need to be solved and are expected to solve them. The situations require quick thinking and taking control, usually with military type situations.
  Military Leadership comes with a great deal of responsibility, and pushes students to go the extra mile, and teaches good work ethic. Learning leadership skills helps students be better leaders in many different situations. Learning military skills can help in many ways, if someone is going into the military or can skills people could use in everyday life.