Air Force Recruiter Analysis

It is estimated that about 1% of America’s population join the military and to serve their country and at the tender age of 20 I joined that percentage. Having graduated from high school 2 years prior, I had the opportunity to work a plethora of jobs. Most of these jobs were low paying, hard labor, or just did not intrigue me enough to stay for a long amount of time. I grew up in a single parent low class home. We made ends meet but barely and often I went without some of the things I wanted as a teenager. I was determined that as an adult I would not live as I had as a child. The atmosphere I grew up in wasn’t a desirable one. People worked dead end jobs, had little to no healthcare, and I never knew of anyone that traveled or went on vacations. As a result, I confided in a friend that had enlisted in the Air Force and she told me about all the benefits, incentives, and possibility to travel. I took that information and did my own research to find an Air Force recruiter. This recruiter confirmed her information and also explained that I would have to …show more content…
This was my first international flight and it took 16 hours. I landed at Incheon International Airport in Seoul, from there I had a 2 hour bus ride to Osan Air Base where I checked in my dorm room and got settled without incident. In the days after my arrival I met coworkers and got processed into my new unit. I didn’t feel like I was in South Korea until the first timed I went outside the base. It felt like a complete culture shock. I couldn’t read street signs and the language being spoken I couldn’t understand. The food was prepared different and even had a different selection of things to eat. I soon fell in love with South Korea and the things I experienced throughout my stay. I worked on new aircraft and I found myself learning new hobbies. I departed Osan in December of 2012 and made a new home in Homestead, FL where I have been since leaving South