Explain Why I Want To Attend A Service Academy

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I am currently enrolled at the Marion Military Institute in Marion, Alabama, and chose to apply to this institute because I want to attend a United States service academy, that strongly focuses on the success of each applicant. I want to attend a United States service academy to efficiently prepare myself for when I am recruited into the military. I want to join and start in the military as an officer to have more opportunities to rank higher, and attending a United States service academy will help me accomplish this goal. Past and present learning experiences, from physical training to my academic professors, from the Marion Military Institute in Marion, Alabama have greatly motivated me to keep pursuing my interest in attending a United States service academy. In addition, I have researched all of the United States service academies, and I am extremely pleased with how successful the students are and how they are enrolled in challenging courses. I want to attend a United States service academy because I want to become the best person I am capable of becoming, and in return serve and progress the best country of the United States of America. …show more content…
When I was in High School, my faculty and staff had extremely similar motivation behind me to accomplish all my school work to the best of my ability and higher will ultimately strengthen my success to become an officer in the United States Armed Forces. As for physical strengths both Marion Military Institute and High School varsity tennis have greatly improved my leadership and character skills by learning to respect others, such as my opponents, and to be a good sport while also building physical

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