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  • So when I got to high school, I just did it. I joined ROTC. Really it’s called JROTC, but nobody says the J. It stands for the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. I joined to get my dad off my back. To make him happy. Whatever.
  • "it was actually just like any other class, except it was Chief Killabrew—funniestlast name ever—teaching us all about life skills and being a good person and stuff like that."
  • “Listen to me. There’s no better opportunity for a black boy in this country than to join the army.”
  • Im Rashad Butler. Im a high schooler who gets acceptable grades, and im in jROTC
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  • I stepped out as regular Rashad Butler: T-shirt, sneakers that I had to perform a quick spit-clean on, and jeans that I pulledup, then sagged down just low enough to complete the look. My brother hadgiven me this sweet leather jacket that he had outgrown, so I threw that on,and bam!
  • “Fuckin’ thugs can’t just do what you’re told. Need to learn how to respect authority. And I’m gonna teach you”
  • “Were your pants sagging?” Dad interrogated, now back over by the door.“Were my pants sagging?” I repeated, shocked by the question. “What doesthat have to do with anything?”“Oh, it matters. If it walks like a duck, and it talks like a duck . . .”
  • Im Rashad Butler and I like going to parties after school with friends, and dressing thuggish
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