A Mirror Image of Leadership: Twin Marines Turn Lifelong Rivalry into NCO Stripes

For months, the trash-talk between the twin brothers was relentless. Cpl. Austin Cusson had made the meritorious corporal board first, and he didn’t let his brother, Cpl.

Andrew Cusson, forget it. The brotherly competition that had defined their entire lives, from bootcamp to the fleet, was now laser-focused on one of the most sacred milestones in an enlisted Marine’s career: earning the title of Non-Commissioned Officer.