The first time I heard about Job Corps was around December 2016. It was around my birthday; I had just turned 17. At that time, I wasn’t in school because I just got expelled for the second time. I couldn’t go back to a normal high school because of that. The only option I had in order to get my diploma was alternative school. I didn’t feel like being put in that type of environment around other people that caused trouble because that would only get me in more trouble. So around that time is when my mom suggested I try Job Corps and this was the first time I ever heard about this program. When I heard about the trades they had and how they would help me get my diploma, and drivers’ license, it almost sounded too good to be true. I decided
