Marine Corps Accomplishments

Growing up as the middle child in a lower income family was, at best, difficult. Abusive parents, rampant drug use, and less than caring family members left me in a precarious position as a child. Was this how every family interacted? Is this what I was to become? Growing up I was always told that I would never amount to anything and given little chance to succeed. My grades in high school showed a lack of desire to surpass those expectations that had been placed upon me. It was not until my junior year in high school that I realized I had the potential to become more than just another victim of circumstances, however it was too late. My grades most certainly assured that I would not receive an academic scholarship and my parents, now divorced, had no intention …show more content…
While some see graduating from Harvard as a very prestigious mile stone in their life, which it is for some, I saw mine as becoming a member of a 241 year old fraternity of great leaders, warriors, and hero’s. I chose to join the United States Marine Corps. I saw no better place to learn true leadership and life skills than the military, specifically the Marine Corps. There are few professions in life where one is forced to make critical decisions under intense, dangerous, and life changing circumstances. This fraternity, as I call it, has produced some of the finest leaders in business and politics. From the late, great, Senator John Glenn to Secretary of Defense Nominee, retired General, James Mattis, these former Marines have brought forth the Corps values in leadership and management and now it is my torch to carry. Through the leadership and management skills I have learned in the Marine Corps, I am now in position to take my next step in this journey and I feel like the skill set I have been equipped with, personally, academically, and professionally will allow me great