Veterans Day Special Pt. 2

" Pie out again happy veterans day or the strategy where you're not at the United States. Military academy at West Point -- you as a we have on veterans day stuff Fox News in the strategy and -- very proud. To introduce you to some of our of the nation's -- some. Cadets that is there any army and their the United States Military Academy West Point I'm KT McFarland former pentagon official proud navy mine. And rehab. Our other hostess Matt Sanchez."

" And methods we're correspondent -- that -- and foxnews.com. And former marine has just returned from Afghanistan. Where the marine corps celebrated his birthday yesterday that's January November 10 -- November 11 this veterans day of celebration for all veterans across the nation."

" Yeah -- I think you're we have four cadets and we'd like your its intraday 2000 great tell us where you're from a certain yeah. -- its remoteness and from Temecula California. -- nine indiscernible and I'm from Glendale Arizona. I'm connect agree -- learned from oncoming dangers. And on -- Andes and from Bloomfield hills Michigan. Great -- represent. Various parts of the country. And I think I'd like to ask you guys I want you to get into the to get into the military can't hear any military academies. You don't just send your application online. Press and can -- put the credit card number and and all the sudden you've applied. -- account an application your application process takes over a year and has many layers why she explained to us you know what Hitler did get him to be. Best university -- country according to Fox News according to Forbes magazine. That until."

" Things you can do. One remains the main thing you do in addition to every college application -- Send news in an interview and a lot more rigorous. How -- products and their their college. Wanting it to do is you can get a nomination from a member of congress who want to see your congressman from your local district or last estate and reached its enemies. And that that process itself is and is bigger than any college application. Itself finishes the regular. Very complex. Assessment that they that this machines but she either didn't you'll have to go and economic impact."

" And so that's a completely separate track sensor that's how -- how did you get your nomination I'm I got my nomination from my local representative Trent franks. And I had to go to his office I was interviewed if we're on an application if you're not gonna say amounting compensate -- classic got no we got an application package but to have -- write a couple -- some recommendations from teachers and other people who know me. That I went and got interviewed by board I think it was three majors. That he knows. They didn't they."

" That he had now. Aaron I wanna tell you something okay. This is from my mom dad Taylor okay. -- so proud of our -- Aaron or whether Glendale Arizona he is a shining example all that's been America. They want to see is his god given to house their country's greater good. And is willing to lay down a flight -- so many have for our freedoms. -- Not for the privileges of being his mother is currently on a routine at West Point and -- so grateful for the honor and privilege of attending West Point we love you man. Well as a parent myself I couldn't get any better than your mom has been just so proud of you. And but the -- and it's just great and I'm sure that you're sick and tired your parents bragging about it everybody they know right."

" I got a question from one -- decided he wanted to attend West Point them -- in her high school so you just coming out of high school. And -- couple -- and high school last year so I won't point. Do you decide hey I wanna go to this school called -- individuals. All my other friends -- during."

" I think I have decided I want in the West Point kind of in my early high school years my older brother actually at Penn West Point it also. As has gone up through middle school and -- off your high school I cannot -- the football games and the West Point a lot so I guess that's when I. Kind of realize how much time doing how much I wanted to similar lifestyle being army and often so you do if you're getting into. If that happens that they had a lot what watch my brother's -- five graduate. Here is that we're here five basement there we're seeing now he's in Fort Benning Georgia right now and then in genuinely going back --"

" OK and upstate New York that is meant for them or --"

" At ten pounds one of the division just -- constantly being deployed both Iraq and Afghanistan."

" Now why is that because that the huge. Because it's big cap because they haven't math skills and are kind of the -- around."

" I'm necessarily not because they're fusion and the bounced over there as well but but gathered. There available and then they're always willing to go -- yeah --"

" And there. I want this readout from land miers to say. The reason we don't have any emails here is because this is army if this is maybe they don't have email immediately confirm my abilities right there because you know the name is that technical. I'm okay so tell us about you. Here's senior yes man and I am your name again money. -- and I'm from Bloomfield hills Michigan and I recently chose to branch armored. Some were contained tonight as it just me right."

" And so where we've got Macs. When I visit on the Fort Knox for five months of officer training and then we'll choose what. Posting you know we go it. This coming fall."

" Achieving this coming spring that's in the seniors she's been QB that okay let's say you guys let me just say that -- so people understand that com. You're not the only people who will be officers in the united states army. There will be others to join you for example when you go. -- here for your officer training where will they come from."

" Either ROTC programs at any civilian university throughout the country or."

" OCS would censor -- officer candidate school and and that's -- means for either college -- prior enlisted soldiers. -- go straight to the opposite side. So somebody -- majored in French history. At duke university and never got anything except got a good basketball games and have no connection of the military man they graduates decide. He wants to be an officer in the united states -- anything gets accepted. He's with you yes minister -- you're gonna wear them back and -- Okay -- out of and that put this question did you like sample question."

" That what I noticed that there aren't. A lot of you don't come from middle military families that you've seen that some of you don't have and had no contact military force and come what sports are. -- happen and do you have."

" An idea that's on the first person I can only in the military since warlords so why do you decide. I do. --"

" I I don't want you McAllister and I think I didn't know where I wanted to go over what I wanted to do my life and I just son -- a banner for West Point in the hall of my high school and I decided you know I think I'm he'd be pretty exciting experience and I'd love to get and it's kind of it's time for us."

" You think -- may be very good at thin air force manner he wanted to let you on sound --"

" So ward in that play into your decision what -- your parents and."

" I mean my parents are freaked out I was in each state and no excuse for military use of this new expansion and as well done."

" I'm never do that and I I totally understand -- really patches and again and I'll be deployed in Iraq Afghanistan and that's just a second someone and they. And this at the academy before you apply. It's now okay jacket at Anderson's house -- will typically when neared an application process that looks like you'll be accepted you. Catalyst when you spend an overnight visit -- current plea. -- you can say you're living in the dormitory your spending and and I we're -- you're seeing his kindness and shed of them got all their classes everything they do and -- with the agency can. Get a picture of what they do before you personally. We'll Nokia and if they've already accepted you are you just applied the July and again these visits to people that look like they're going to be accepted rattling investors seemed."

" In -- have a look at you. As well as you look a memo this man did anything you do the leadership seminar in the summer before your junior year the big players interior referring applied. Actually doing the reports. Oh. And is tied another mark our oil -- When asked McCain that's -- explain what this program is because our viewers Maine that now book."

" It says this summer summer is when prospective. Application Africans by the academy they they look like they're very competitive and make this summer summer which is."

" A one week seminar over summer between you can use -- to be selected for that is pretty competitive if I could just sign up to show up right."

" And that's. And then usually from there you just give you a chance today Nancy mission is we really want and then also for. They can -- chicken segment you have to make sure that you are what they can expect."

" If they're any accidents pushups marching down fame running through during a permanent it and I remember correctly and we there was one -- they."

" They let us be pleads her game and they treated us like how we between the entire first year how fast to a lot of -- some time."

" Sell it decided even and you wanted to do right where we are pretty good shape when he did this hour."

" And summer seminar the leadership summer yes and that's when not as sensitive way and need to be four these. These bits which is first summer that I."

" Kind of an alleged by let's be fair fight you just did not."

" Long ago."

" I let it be -- since be fair to basically yes summer before your plea here you know. After high school you graduated in you know what's your friends have the summer off before the -- school but right there carting and engage -- I had been around I had ten days after my high school graduation before being felt. The entire summer before my freshman year of college I was out of West Point. And basically be spared sees. -- version -- basic training for soldiers and for part of it everything teaching Hannity can and the soldier. So for the first party here injured senior at West Point learning how to you know. March you know you have a lot of briefings and processing. Learn how to wear a uniform properly and doing physical training every morning -- And then there's the second party got the field you do a lot more filtering through the skills you spent some time to rifle range and you'll body."

" So the -- show for orientation for the semester you're in action doing right here in uniform has been shaved. Yeah how to march how hoping issued anything you're in good shape frame of my time academic star -- the semester in the -- had been an entire summer advance academics as easy track after that. And out if this yourself again and we all want we want antibody was watching and family -- old girlfriends this is your moment as a rights the right thing and an email at strategist at Fox -- and we will read it out. But please in the subject line with the name of your -- And we will read that hopefully -- that is here so go ahead now on introduce yourself again. Has been in the says. Temecula California. Okay and and keep -- on general and I'm from Glendale Arizona. Okay -- now what about -- and a regular from -- New Jersey. June. Children -- from Bloomfield hills Michigan okay well we all thank you very much for your service and we're just really proud of you like your minds we're proud of everyone at. And -- known as well yeah. What about -- Okay thank you down under much I think we'll go to a commercial break right now be back with foreigners can."