There are a lot of things and people that make an impact in one’s life. Many help shape and mold who we are at this present moment in life. I will like to introduce you to my life experiences that brought me to where I am today. Having no direction and very minimum guidance in life I am very thankful for the circumstances leading me to commit to the army. I will elaborate on the people and my personal lifestyle that equipped my decision to join the United States Army.
I graduated from Lakewood High School in 2007. I graduated with a 4.0 GPA and the goal then was to attend college but I also thought of joining the Army. Before graduation I was accepted to Winthrop University of Rock Hill, South Carolina. I was very excited, but, there was …show more content…
This was my first time meeting my niece. Just meeting her and hearing about her life was very inspiring. Her visit was very well needed. She took me out of my element of thinking. She sat me down and had a talk with me, niece to uncle. She asked me what were my life goals and she lectured me about what I should do with my life. Within that lecture she suggested that I join the Army and move out my parents’ house. She told me I should make something of myself. She elaborated on why I should join the Army and what all it had to offer me. At the moment her talk didn’t do much because I refused to leave home and change lifestyle. She didn’t waste her time talking to me because I took a mental note everything she said to me. So much encouragement and visuals were introduced to me that I just continued to ignore it all. I continued to choose a different route and things were looking better for me. Maybe I didn’t need the Army after …show more content…
The year started off amazing as I was blessed with a full time job that I got thru a tempt service. I kept my part time job to see how this job would turn out. If the temp agency job didn’t go as planned, I would have something to fall back on to secure finances. The full time job was something I could do as a career. The pay rate was a decent wage of and the job had benefits for employees that made it past the probation period. I was very comfortable at this point knowing things were better and I didn’t have to think about the Army anymore. I thought I had a better plan for my life, unfortunately, the job didn’t last long. After a few days of being with this company I had to quit because I didn’t have any reliable transportation. It was just like when I was in school. I went of town and had no way back to work. I was very upset that I had to take steps backwards in my life and I got
I graduated from Lakewood High School in 2007. I graduated with a 4.0 GPA and the goal then was to attend college but I also thought of joining the Army. Before graduation I was accepted to Winthrop University of Rock Hill, South Carolina. I was very excited, but, there was …show more content…
This was my first time meeting my niece. Just meeting her and hearing about her life was very inspiring. Her visit was very well needed. She took me out of my element of thinking. She sat me down and had a talk with me, niece to uncle. She asked me what were my life goals and she lectured me about what I should do with my life. Within that lecture she suggested that I join the Army and move out my parents’ house. She told me I should make something of myself. She elaborated on why I should join the Army and what all it had to offer me. At the moment her talk didn’t do much because I refused to leave home and change lifestyle. She didn’t waste her time talking to me because I took a mental note everything she said to me. So much encouragement and visuals were introduced to me that I just continued to ignore it all. I continued to choose a different route and things were looking better for me. Maybe I didn’t need the Army after …show more content…
The year started off amazing as I was blessed with a full time job that I got thru a tempt service. I kept my part time job to see how this job would turn out. If the temp agency job didn’t go as planned, I would have something to fall back on to secure finances. The full time job was something I could do as a career. The pay rate was a decent wage of and the job had benefits for employees that made it past the probation period. I was very comfortable at this point knowing things were better and I didn’t have to think about the Army anymore. I thought I had a better plan for my life, unfortunately, the job didn’t last long. After a few days of being with this company I had to quit because I didn’t have any reliable transportation. It was just like when I was in school. I went of town and had no way back to work. I was very upset that I had to take steps backwards in my life and I got