Reflective Essay-Fair: Experience At The Career Fair

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Experience at the Career Fair
On Thursday, October 5, I had the opportunity to go to a career fair on campus. It was an interesting experience. I had knowledge of some of the companies that would be at the fair. I had the pleasure of talking to Lieutenant Anthony Natale with the United States Navy. He was an interesting man with a passion for the Navy. He enlisted in the Navy in 1999 and has been serving ever since. I talked to Lieutenant Anthony for about forty minutes about my possible future in the Navy. He explained to me about different paths I could that I could take in the Navy. He explained that I could enlist of I could have the opportunity to go to Officer Candidate School. Officer Candidate School is a twelve-week program that trains

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