<p>my mom talked to mark houston and he said that the reason im fourth alternate is because my district ranked me as that… its kinda lame because i feel like my fitness test and essays and all that was kinda a waste because besides getting me qualified, it won’t get me out of fourth alternate. he said that he is very interested in me and that if I do rotc at a good school i will have a really good shot at 2011. hmmmmm</p>