The Good Life – November-December 2023

ON THE COVER | DYLAN HENDERSON
I don’t think I would’ve
done anything else
U.S. Marine Corps Captain Dylan Henderson
shares his motivation and his journey through
serving his country
There are many reasons Americans serve in the
military. Whether it’s the innate call to serve their
country or even to help pay for college, each of the 1.3
million active-duty military personnel in the U.S., have
their own reasons.
According to the Pew Research Center, 30 percent
of new recruits have a parent in the military and 70
percent report having a family member in the armed
forces.
That 70 percent is just how Captain Dylan Henderson,
a Military Police Officer started his journey.
“My cousin, who I looked up to a lot when I was
younger, enlisted in the Marine Corps,” said Dylan
Henderson, Inspector-Instructor, Detachment Support
Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion.
“After seeing what the Marine Corps did for him in
terms of character development and just the level of
maturity and confidence he had, I wanted to be part
of that.”
Upon completing high
school in Michigan, Henderson
attended the nation’s oldest private and senior
military college in the U.S., Norwich University. He
was a collegiate athlete on the swimming and dive
team and was accepted to Officer Candidate School
as part of the Platoon Leaders Course Program.
Officer Candidate School is a 10-week training program
available to those seeking to earn a Commission
in the United States Military. After graduation and
completion of all training requirements, candidates
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