After several months of being tested academically and physically, as well as being challenged mentally and emotionally, 31 men and 2 women graduated from the Guam Fire Department's 22nd Fire Cycle, ready to serve the people of Guam.
All coming from different backgrounds and different circumstances but all had the same desire - to become a firefighter. And on Friday morning, in front of family, friends, and island dignitaries, nearly three dozen men and women did just that - graduating and becoming official firefighters with the Guam Fire Department.
Fire graduate Noah Supple told KUAM News, "It's unreal. It's been a long six months of hard work and training, but I'm just so happy I'm here."
What prompted him to join the academy? He says being surrounded by firefighters. "The way they carry themselves, the work they do, it really inspired me to become one of them and here I am now," he added.