I have always wanted to learn how to draw. The interest goes back to high school when I wanted to pick up a hobby that was more than video games. I would sit at my desk full of motivation and vigor for what I aspired to be, an artist. I spent hours digging through tutorials, finding the “best” …

I recently attended an ice skating and remembered a valuable lesson that OCS had taught me. It was one of the toughest lessons I had to learn and 2 years later it was still applicable in my life. The lesson: how to respond when you fail or identify a weakness in yourself. This was my first week in …

Shame. Anger. Frustration. Inadequacy. Failure. Hopelessness. These are the words that come up when you have flashbacks of your OCS memories. Often they are brought up by scrolling through social media and seeing someone that was in your platoon post. It could be about there experiences. It could …

Marcus Rashford, 23 Jadon Sancho, 21 Bukayo Saka, 19 In the Euro Cup 2020, the 3 missed their penalty kicks in the shootout to give Italy the cup. Imagine being that age and in that position. Thousands of fans watching live from the stadium. Hundreds of thousands more watching from home. National …

Change the definition of success, so that no matter how small you inch towards your goals, you always win. Let me explain. You read 2 chapters. Your mind tells you, “Well, why didn’t you read 3 chapters?”. You worked out today? “Why didn’t you go harder?”. Did 200 …

I am hoping to understand how health factors and government spending affect life expectancy around the world. Specifically, I hope to answer whether expenditure on health and levels of alcohol consumption predict age of life expectancy in countries around the world.