Welcome to the Rewerts household, where you must learn to obey rules, stay fit, be in sports throughout school and have your future planned ahead of time. I was twelve when my dad first suggested the military. He promised so many accomplishments joining the military and the false promises that came with it. My childhood was spent growing up on military bases, with constantly moving from state to state and long periods of time without seeing my father. I saw myself growing up and becoming a military solider. Now, as an adult that has no ties to the military, I see myself as a civilian man doing what it takes to provide for my family. My childhood and now my adulthood are two very different parts of my life. My views, my values, and my outlook
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Senior year I did everything my father asked of me, I was a short stop for my high school baseball team and also played safety for the varsity football team. When I would come home from a long day of practice my father would be there on his couch waiting anxiously for me to ask me what branch I would be joining. He would always say “Once a Marine always a Marine, Semper Fi!” which I would reply with a quick whip “Muscles Are Required, Intelligence Not Essential SIR!” This response usually ended up with me running laps around the block and cleaning the garage on my weekends off. My family has always seen me as the black sheep. I wasn’t your typical high school kid who genetically loved macho things, but I had different views and plans than that of my fathers. I loved technology and how it was growing during my time when cell phones where the sizes of bricks. I was more of a peace giver than a fighter. Don’t get me wrong me and my brothers would exchange blows every now and then, but I always wanted to things on my own terms. I loved to try new things like vegan food and didn’t care much for what kind of car I drove. I wanted a life with surprises every day and not that of the average military grunt where I would have to be stricken with rules and
Senior year I did everything my father asked of me, I was a short stop for my high school baseball team and also played safety for the varsity football team. When I would come home from a long day of practice my father would be there on his couch waiting anxiously for me to ask me what branch I would be joining. He would always say “Once a Marine always a Marine, Semper Fi!” which I would reply with a quick whip “Muscles Are Required, Intelligence Not Essential SIR!” This response usually ended up with me running laps around the block and cleaning the garage on my weekends off. My family has always seen me as the black sheep. I wasn’t your typical high school kid who genetically loved macho things, but I had different views and plans than that of my fathers. I loved technology and how it was growing during my time when cell phones where the sizes of bricks. I was more of a peace giver than a fighter. Don’t get me wrong me and my brothers would exchange blows every now and then, but I always wanted to things on my own terms. I loved to try new things like vegan food and didn’t care much for what kind of car I drove. I wanted a life with surprises every day and not that of the average military grunt where I would have to be stricken with rules and