If I had to describe myself with just one aspect about my life it would be when I decided to join the military. I’m sharing this aspect of my life because it is unique to me and not many other people have the military as part of their lives. Less than one-half of 1% of the U.S. population is serving in the military right now. Joining the Army was one of the most life changing experiences I’ve had so far in my life. In my time since joining I have learned a lot and met many people from all walks of life in the military. Also joining opened up some opportunities for me. It has definitely changed my future. People join the military for many different reasons. I decided to join because it would be a good opportunity for me to learn some skills
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I got to observe before they started to put me up there along with the surgeon. I got to see how many surgeries are performed first hand. Once I started doing surgical cases it was a little bit intimidating at first. During surgery there’s not that much room for mistakes, but I always had someone experienced by my side to help me. My preceptor would always quiz me on the instrumentation, so I would know what the surgeon was asking for. The next 10 weeks I completed over 120 surgical cases, which was the requirement to graduate the program. It was a great learning experience and opportunity. Joining the Army open many opportunities for me that I couldn’t get anywhere else. This is why I decided to join. After going through all of BCT and AIT successfully I came out knowing a lot more than when I first joined. The Army has thought me a lot about hard work and working as a team to accomplish one goal. During my time in BCT and AIT met many people from different parts of the world and gained many new friends that I still keep in touch with today. The Army also has given me the opportunity to be places that I have never been before. During my 7 months of training I’ve been to 4 different states that I have never have been to before. My enjoyed my time during my training and I got to explore San Antonio once during AIT. The best part about all my training I got paid for it. So I got to basically travel and went to school for free and got paid for it. My skills that I learned during AIT can be used to get a surgical tech job at a hospital. In the civilian world I would of have had to pay to be in a surgical tech program and the program is longer in the civilian world. I got to learn everything in about four months where it takes up to two years in a regular civilian program. I knew this and I took advantage of the Army’s program. This is another reason I joined. I had everything planed out before I enlisted. I set my goals
I got to observe before they started to put me up there along with the surgeon. I got to see how many surgeries are performed first hand. Once I started doing surgical cases it was a little bit intimidating at first. During surgery there’s not that much room for mistakes, but I always had someone experienced by my side to help me. My preceptor would always quiz me on the instrumentation, so I would know what the surgeon was asking for. The next 10 weeks I completed over 120 surgical cases, which was the requirement to graduate the program. It was a great learning experience and opportunity. Joining the Army open many opportunities for me that I couldn’t get anywhere else. This is why I decided to join. After going through all of BCT and AIT successfully I came out knowing a lot more than when I first joined. The Army has thought me a lot about hard work and working as a team to accomplish one goal. During my time in BCT and AIT met many people from different parts of the world and gained many new friends that I still keep in touch with today. The Army also has given me the opportunity to be places that I have never been before. During my 7 months of training I’ve been to 4 different states that I have never have been to before. My enjoyed my time during my training and I got to explore San Antonio once during AIT. The best part about all my training I got paid for it. So I got to basically travel and went to school for free and got paid for it. My skills that I learned during AIT can be used to get a surgical tech job at a hospital. In the civilian world I would of have had to pay to be in a surgical tech program and the program is longer in the civilian world. I got to learn everything in about four months where it takes up to two years in a regular civilian program. I knew this and I took advantage of the Army’s program. This is another reason I joined. I had everything planed out before I enlisted. I set my goals