Will Goodwin graduated from Mercer Island High School in 2011, and surprised his family and friends by deciding to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point the next year. He said that he wanted to pursue the leadership opportunities in the Army. He became the president of his class and will soon lead a group of 44 officers. Last week, he came back to the Island to speak to high school students, Rotarians and others about his experiences and accomplishments.
I’m going to be a field artillery officer. (The officers) will receive a request for support, they’ll do the math on how they have to aim (the guns) and they’ll look at the platoon leader, which is what I would be, for the ultimate thumbs up or thumbs down. The stress there comes in the fact that whatever you hit is your responsibility, so if you don’t do the due diligence and you hit a school or a hospital, you go to jail. Read More