Personal Narrative Essay: Joining The United States Air Force

Joining the United States Air Force was one of the craziest decisions of my life; however, when life gets crazy, you need an equally crazy solution. The main points that lead to my first day at basic we’re some of the most defeating and inspiring moments of my life. I was struggling to hold a minimum wage job, just had my heart broken by my high school sweet heart and was living couch-to-couch. If it wasn’t for my failures, I wouldn’t have everything I have today. Transitioning from high school to adulthood was like trying to find air after being crushed by a wave. My parents kicked me out and I immediately moved in with my on again/off again boyfriend and his family. I was lucky enough to receive money from FASFA but didn’t have the restraint to spend it on things that I needed, such as supplies for college or bus money. With nothing in savings, I decided to move back to my parents so that I wouldn’t be a burden on their family. Our relationship was also falling apart, so we decided to take a break. After moving in with my parents again, I started to develop depression. I stopped going to school after a horrible first semester in …show more content…
I was making decent money as waitress, was back with my high school sweet heart and was able to rent a room. Unfortunately, bad things happen in threes. My job was a bar owned by friends with a drinking problem and they had to shut down due to the lack of alcohol to sell. Shortly after, my landlord raised almost 50%, which made the room way out of my price range. The one who I thought was the love of my life, told me that it was time for us to move on to better things and at the time I didn’t believe I had anything better in me. With nothing better to look forward to and no funds, I moved back into my parents for the last time. The day after my friend dropped off all my things, I drove down to my local recruiting office to see what the branches have to