Marine 2nd Lt. Jawaun Stanley has closely followed Los Angeles Chargers safety Alohi Gilman’s career
. Stanley watched his former roommate prepare for the upcoming season on Tuesday. The Chargers’ first day of minicamp included an afternoon walkthrough at Camp Pendleton in front of 5,000 people. It was the first time since 2006 that the Chargers have conducted a practice at the Marine Corps base. “Just being out here, the atmosphere is amazing,” Gilman said. “I got to experience a little bit of my own personal journey. Just seeing and coming back is a good thing.
The main reason Gilman decided to transfer was that the Department of Defense closed the loophole where graduates of military academies could apply to defer their active service to play professionally upon graduation. “I pulled a lot from this guy,” Stanley said of Gilman. “What inspires me is to watch somebody be 100% devoted to his purpose and where he wants to go and chase after it.” Gilman wasn’t the only Chargers player who took extra meaning from the practice.
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