Jumping into firefighter gear and helicopters: the 13th annual Military Expo
While testing out a look-alike dummy rocket-launcher, sophomore and ROTC Color Guard Commander Richie Pepe got to try out and learn about a lot of the equipment used in the military. “My favorite part of the Military Expo this year would probably be the National Guard. They had a lot of awesome things like the anti-air truck and the dummy rocket launcher,” Richie said. “Out of all the things I saw at the expo, the thing that interested me the most would be the National Guard. I think it’s really cool that you can enlist and get the same training as you would if you were to join the army, but only have to go to the nearest base once a month for drilling and training, all while getting paid for it.”
February 3, 2019
While demonstrating how to put on firefighter gear, freshman Jamie Stephenson shows a crowd of students what it is like to put on the uniform in a timely manner so you can reach the emergencies as fast as possible. "I worked the military expo for the Orange City Fire Cadets and I am going to become a firefighter or paramedic in my future as a career,” Stephenson said. “So I didn't really get to look around at the other events, but with me working at the expo and doing the fire demonstration made me fall in love with that career even more. But in the end, I loved how the helicopters took off and all of the characteristics of those helicopters."
