A C H O I C E ... AT THE AGE OF 14, JASON B. AVERY, ’94, MADE A DECISION THAT WOULD CHANGE HIS LIFE FOREVER... Sports had much to do with his decision as he hoped to play at the collegiate level one day, and he understood the importance of good grades in making that dream a reality. A neighbor told him about RMA. He asked his parents to tour the campus, and the rest, as they say, is history. “I wasn’t the best student, and being away from m │ y│ f│ a │ m │ i │ l │ y│ i │ n │ a │ n │ e│ w│ a │ n │ d │ c │ o │ m │ p │ l │ e│ t │ e│ l │ y│ d │ i │ œ│er │ e│ n │ t │ │ environment that included responsibilities and accountability to a degree which I had never k │ n │ o │ w│ n │ w│ a │ s │ h │ a │ r │ d │ a │, n │ d │ I│ q │ u │ e│ s │ t │ i │ o │ n │ e│ d │ b │ e│ i │ n │ g │ t │ h │ e│ r │ e│ „│,│ Avery recalled. RMA is a 24/7 immersion program. Waking and going to bed to the sounds of "Reveille" and "Taps," learning to march for pass in review and parades, and mandatory study hours are just a few components of the RMA educational experience that make it unique and challenging. “It took some time to get acclimated, but once I did, the personal growth I experienced was amazing,” said Avery. “I wanted to return every year because of my coaches and friends. Colonel Maginnis, Coach Bisso, and Coach J│ e│ œ│er │ s │ o │ n │ e│ a │ c │ h │ h │ a │ d │ a │ k │ n │ a │ c │ k │ o │ f│ c │ a │ t │ c │ h │ i │ n │ g │ y│ o │ u │ i │ n │ │ the hall and sharing stories that were motivational and inspiring you to keep working hard. My best friends from RMA became friends for life. ‘Brothers in Blue’ became a life-long bond, 23
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