(NEXSTAR) - In three months, many Americans will beam with pride as athletes compete for gold at the Winter Olympics in Italy, but bobsled hopefuls Frankie Del Duca and Jasmine Jones also represent Team USA as part of the nation's military. The honor of wearing the stars and stripes is not lost on Del Duca, a pilot, or breakman Jasmine Jones. The two are part of an initiative known as the World Class Athlete Program, which allows them to serve the country while also conducting elite-level training. Top-ranked athletes in Olympic sports can apply for the program. "Now I compete for the US Army as well as the United States," says Del Duca. "It’s just an absolute honor to wear those two uniforms." The Army accepted Del Duca, being one of the top American pilots. Jasmine, being one of the best Breakman, entered with the Air Force."I signed a contract where they allow me to focus on my sport for about three years and the next three years I give my time back, which is perfectly fine with me because I want to make a career after this sport is done," says Jones. Now, each hopes to represent the country in one of the most adrenaline-pumping sports on earth. "I can tell you it’s like a roller coaster, it’s not. It’s not like really anything," Del Duca says of competing in a bobsled. "First and foremost, I have three other people's safety in my hands. And I don’t take that responsibility lightly."Now they just have to land a spot on a highly competitive U.S. team. "It's insane because I feel like whenever I get to that point, especially God willing, that everything that I went through is worth it. All the emotions, all of the struggles I've been through, everything point me in that direction," says Jones of her path to the Olympics. These two athletes plan to carry the flag into competition this winter, and into battle in the future if called upon.