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- [Reporter] Marines and sailors

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at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

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participated in a five-day

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Lance Corporal Leadership and Ethics seminar.

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The class teaches junior marines and sailors

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important traits to help better prepare them

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for future roles.

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- When I first went into Lance Corporal Seminar,

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I thought it was just gonna be like a check in the box.

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Like, I gotta do this.

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I gotta get it done.

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It's just gonna be "Hey,

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"you're gonna basically review

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"all of Leading Marines again."

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It's gonna be boring, death by PowerPoint.

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We're gonna PT some

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and just gonna get it over with and graduate on Friday.

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But it turned out not to be like that at all.

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- [Reporter] The instructors create an interactive course

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that requires the students' involvement

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for a better learning experience.

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- Man, I had a good time.

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I really did.

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From Sergeant Major Richardson to Sergeant Booth

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to all the other instructors,

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just motivatin' out the way.

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The push-ups, to the PT, to the Kentai run,

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to just, coming to the seminar itself was exciting,

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because it wasn't like,

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oh you're just gonna come there and be quiet.

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You were there and you felt something.

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- [Reporter] The seminar features guided discussions,

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motivational runs, guest speakers, and much more.

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- It was more meaningful.

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It didn't even feel like

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I was just going in to check the box.

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It was more like they wanted to motivate me

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to be more of a marine than I already am.

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- [Reporter] The Lance Corporal

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Leadership and Ethics seminar

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prepares the junior service members of today

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to be the leaders of tomorrow.

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Reporting from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan,

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I'm Lance Corporal Emily Kirk.