Taylor Hartz, Boston University – What I Carry

Caption: Cadet Kennedy carries gloves, a tissue, a pencil and a notebook containing the briefing sent to her platoon leaders while serving as the Alpha Company commander.

Caption: Emily Kennedy participates in the Joint Field Training Exercise for the Boston College Reserve Officer Training Corps program. Cadet Kennedy is 20-years-old from Canandaigua, NY.

Caption: Cadet Flett carries a lighter, two pens, a watch and Disney’s “Monsters Inc.” brand fruit snacks.

Caption: Thomas Flett participates in the Joint Field Training Exercise for the Boston University Reserve Officer Training Corps program. Cadet Flett is 20-years-old from Norton, Mass.

Caption: Cadet Mugoha carries a pink hair brush, pink hand sanitizer, gloves, a piece of white string and an LG cell phone.

Caption: Ruth Mugoha participates in the Joint Field Training Exercise for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reserve Officer Training Corps program. Cadet Mugoha is 29-years-old from Kampala, Uganda.

Caption: Cadet Anderson carries her New Jersey driver’s license, a watch, a piece of rope and a slip of paper containing the “Rules of Military Engagement with a Hostile Force.”

Caption: Cynthia Anderson participates in the Joint Field Training Exercise for the Northeastern University Reserve Officer Training Corps program. Cadet Anderson is 18-years-old from Palmyra, NY.

Caption: Cadet Stevenson carries starburst candy, an Otterbox protected iPhone, a watch and a Swiss Army knife.

Caption: George Stevenson participates in the Joint Field Training Exercise for the Boston College Reserve Officer Training Corps program. Cadet Stevenson is 20-years-old from Huntsville, Alabama.

Caption: Cadet Rogers carries Grizzly chewing tobacco, spearmint gum, sunblock and a piece of rope.

Caption: Richard Rogers participates in the Joint Field Training Exercise for the University of Southern Maine Reserve Officer Training Corps program. Cadet Rogers is 27-years-old from South Portland, ME.