I finally got to go the summer camp<\/u> before my 8th<\/sup> grade year in school. I was placed into Delta Company, where I met my current Drill Instructor, Sergeant Major Carson, and my Assistant Drill Instructor, Master Gunnery Sergeant Hamilton. They helped motivate me to perform better in the following month of summer camp\u00a0through their leadership and Marine background.<\/p>\n I immediately enjoyed drill and marching, and I loved playing paintball, intramural activities, and the obstacle and confidence courses. However, I finally overcame my fear of heights when I jumped off the \u201cPower Pole,\u201d a telephone pole stuck into the ground where, when attached to a harness, you must jump off in order to touch a buoy only a few feet away. However, being almost 20 feet off the ground, the distance seems to become much, much larger. Sergeant Major picked me personally to demonstrate how a camper must jump off the pole. After he picked me, I had to say yes. I swallowed my reservations and jumped.<\/p>\n After I conquered the courses and finished\u00a0Summer Camp, I was elated to go back home and tell my family how much I enjoyed it. I recommended the school to many different people I knew, and I planned to go to school in a few years. Years later, I came to MMA in my junior year, and I\u2019ll never regret the decision I made. MMA has been an incredible experience, and I\u2019ve learned more about leadership and hard work in my two years here than I could have anywhere else. I\u2019ll continue to recommend this school to others, as I know this is a rewarding experience.<\/p>\n Check out all the details by visiting our Website<\/a> or watch our Summer Camp 2012 Video<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Cadet](\"https:\/\/www.summer-camp-mma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/sanford.jpg\" "\\"summer")
<\/a>My name is Canyon C. Sanford. I\u2019m 18 years old and I am the Company First Sergeant for Delta Company. I\u2019m in the 12th<\/sup> grade and I live in Houston, Texas. I first came to the MMA Summer Camp<\/b> in 2008. I came across an advertisement for the MMA summer camp<\/i> in the back of a copy of Boy\u2019s Life <\/i>when I was in the 6th<\/sup> grade, and for two years I asked my parents if I could go. My father, a former Marine, had no reservations about it, but I had to wait a few years so I could be old enough to attend.<\/p>\nMarine Military Academy Summer Camp Activities I Enjoyed<\/h2>\n
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