The New Sergeant: Michael Keys, The New Sergeant

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Michael Keys was the new sergeant better known as my supervisor who I became attached to his conversation, his knowledge and wisdom. Sergeant Keys presented new opportunities to me by encouraging me retake the military test to increase my scores, which I am proudly to announced that I went from a score of 38 to a score of 117. A score that allowed me to change my job title to anything that I wanted to be without any limitation. I chose human resources and amped myself to go back to school for my Master Degree. My supervisor believed in me and made me feel that I could conquer the world. His continuous of dependence on me when completing a task along with teaching soldiers new things gave me the confidence to adventure out more.

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