Personal Narrative: Being The First Sergeant

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Being the self absorbed daughter of the First Sergeant means I wasn't getting away with anything with a battalion of big brothers and sisters. Not only did I have many brothers and sisters ready to put me back in my place, I had many willing to help me get into all sorts of trouble. One special soldier, made me his wife.

Fast forward seventeen years and three brilliant son's later, we arrive to today finally starting my educational future. Since I started my family sooner than I planned, I set aside my desire to further my education and raised my boys. I was blessed to stay home while they were young and volunteered in each of their preschool and Kindergarten classes before I was offered a position as the lead preschool teacher at our church's

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