Twin Brothers Graduate Milwaukee Fire Academy Together

The Milwaukee Fire Department graduated its latest class of cadets Wednesday, and among the 43 new men and women were 21-year-old identical twins Jared and Jalen Cook-Carter, who were recruited after high school into the department's training pipeline.

“I couldn’t imagine doing it without him. He pushed me every day. I’m sure I pushed him to go harder,” Jalen Cook-Carter told WTMJ-TV.

Those words were echoed by his brother.

“It’s like you have a mirror. You’re feeling down about something. And you think ‘Well if he can do it. I can do it,” Jared said.