Personal Narrative: My Greatest Mo's In The Army

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Ever since I was younger, I’ve wanted to be in the Army. It’s what I grew up knowing since my father was gone on deployment when I was 4. I want to make my family proud, do what my father did, and make something out of my life.

I come from a military family and I'm going to continue the tradition, not only for them, but to serve my country and challenge myself physically and mentally. My great grandfather was in the Army infantry and so was my father. My great grandfather was in the Vietnam War, and my father was in Operation Iraqi Freedom. I want to see how the infantry is and explore the world doing what my prior family has done.

In my eyes, infantry is the greatest MOS’s in the military. MOS stands for Military Occupational Specialty.

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