Life can often be thought of as a series of forks in the road, ever changing by the decisions we make. The decision to leave the United States Marine Corps was only bigger than the decision to join in the first place. I decided to leave the Marine Corps, first because of the inability of my senior leadership to follow laws, second because of the lack of leadership in my unit, and third because I simply wasn’t serving my country. Although leaving the corps was a difficult decision these reasons helped me to clarify and decide in the way that I did.
The primary reason I decided to leave the corps, was because of the inability of the senior leadership to follow the laws established. During my first few months in my unit I was subject to three …show more content…
When I joined the Marine Corps, I thought I was going to train all day, every day. I was going to travel the world and help in disaster relief, or maybe guard United States assets. After arriving in the Fleet I quickly learned we were serving the Marine Corps. With brooms in our left hands and rags in our right, we would clean for hours on end. I began to feel as though I had been played. I wasn’t training, I wasn’t guarding anything, or doing anything useful. I was cleaning. This reality made me feel almost useless, I quickly became depressed by the thought of being so far away from everyone I cared about, just to have a broom in my hands. After I had begun my process to get out of the Marine Corps, I quickly learned that I am someone with the illusion of freedom. All I wanted to do was get out of the Marine Corps, and continue on with my life, but instead they decided to make me wait for 6 months. During this time I was a prisoner. I woke up when I didn’t want to wake up, I worked when I didn’t want to work, and I was forced to stay in a place where I didn’t want to stay. These are the attributes of a prisoner and that was exactly what I
The primary reason I decided to leave the corps, was because of the inability of the senior leadership to follow the laws established. During my first few months in my unit I was subject to three …show more content…
When I joined the Marine Corps, I thought I was going to train all day, every day. I was going to travel the world and help in disaster relief, or maybe guard United States assets. After arriving in the Fleet I quickly learned we were serving the Marine Corps. With brooms in our left hands and rags in our right, we would clean for hours on end. I began to feel as though I had been played. I wasn’t training, I wasn’t guarding anything, or doing anything useful. I was cleaning. This reality made me feel almost useless, I quickly became depressed by the thought of being so far away from everyone I cared about, just to have a broom in my hands. After I had begun my process to get out of the Marine Corps, I quickly learned that I am someone with the illusion of freedom. All I wanted to do was get out of the Marine Corps, and continue on with my life, but instead they decided to make me wait for 6 months. During this time I was a prisoner. I woke up when I didn’t want to wake up, I worked when I didn’t want to work, and I was forced to stay in a place where I didn’t want to stay. These are the attributes of a prisoner and that was exactly what I