Captain Howard is a public affairs officer who works for the U.S. Army Cadet Command, which includes:

• Junior ROTC for high school students
• Senior ROTC for college students
• Senior program is available at more than 1,000 colleges

However, Howard did not go through the ROTC program. "I wasn't aware of the program when I went to college," Howard said. So he had a lot of loan debt from college.

Then, he applied to become an Army officer because he wanted more responsibility and wanted to lead at a higher level. He now works to make people aware of what the ROTC program is all about and how students can benefit from ROTC.