Mr.
Beyer, Mr. Rivera, Ms. Morton, Mr. Bernstein,
Mr. Cleary, Academy Staff, honored guests and
family members. On behalf of the 7th Platoon,
I would like to thank School Director Cleary,
LT. Bechtold, Sgt. Wright, Sgt. Graves, DI Buchalski,
and DI Moore for encouraging us and preparing
us for a career as Juvenile Corrections and or
Parole Officers. Over the last twelve weeks you've
taught us to lean on each other, laugh at ourselves,
motivate one another and come together as a team.
We would also like to thank our family and friends.
Without you, some of us would not have been able
to participate in this wonderful experience. Your
encouragement and support at home has sustained
us all at times when we were adjusting to this
new environment.
These
past three months have been extremely interesting.
The morning of June 24th 2002 was not a typical
morning. Some of us didn't even know what to expect.
We heard many different stories about the Academy,
but until you experience it for yourself, that's
when you get the big picture. For some of us this
was our second go-around with the academy experience.
According
to some recruits, there were two main groups from
the two JJC Institutions. Recruits from JAMESBURG
and Recruits from JMSF. That division did not
last long because we discovered that without a
cohesive group, we would not be a team. We learned
quickly that UNITED WE STAND AND DIVIDED WE FALL.
We had to clean our barracks, the LT and the DI's
office the State Police Gym and the classroom.
Whenever we did something we had to move with
a sense of purpose. Some of the recruits felt
like we were being treated like residents. Whew
- this has been an experience.
And
then there was PHYSICAL TRAINING! We motivated
each other, sang cadence, yelled at our fellow
recruit - encouraging them to keep running, waited
for recruits, led the platoon in exercises and
looked at your fellow recruit's face for help
when we forgot the name of a particular stretching
exercise.
We
learned a lot during this experience. Our faith
got stronger. We built lasting relationships/friendships.
We strengthened our interpersonal skills. We are
in better shape because the JJC is no joke. We
learned how to adapt and overcome. We are stronger
and smarter.
It
took a lot of heart for us to get to this point.We
prayed, talked about this day, dreamt about this
day and now it's here. Every morning we had to
report, and thanks to Recruit Ostermueller we
had our greeting for the DI's when we reported.
We'd say "Getting up before the sun, 110 gets
it done, 7th Platoon staying alive, all heart
never dies!" So in closing I'd like to tell you
that our heart is unbreakable! We learned that
PAIN is TEMPORARY and PRIDE is FOREVER! Whoa!!!
Congratulations 7th Platoon!!!
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