with me is cadet melissa copado with the sea cadet corps and tin tin wisniewski, who's the executive officer of the enterprise division, also united states navyorps. so you mentioned the leadership skills, melissa that you're--that the cadet corps is teaching you. what do you--where do you see yourself eventually? i know you're still a young lady, you have a lot ahead of you. but where--is, maybe, the military something you're considering? melissa: i really am considering the military because my father was--he was enlisted in the army and he served quite some time, and i felt like i really needed to follow in his footsteps. so, i'm really hoping to join the navy after this. damian: at your age, when you are--you're freshman in high school or about to go to high school? which are you? melissa: i'm a freshman in high school. damian: so at your age, and i remember my freshman year in high school, a lot of the boys, and maybe some of the girls, aren't as focused into schooling as they should be. but talk about, maybe, what the cadet corps has done for you to stay focused in school and doing homework and, you know, participating in extracurricular