Seriously need help. Ill just post it here!
When I tell my people my life story, they cant believe I was in the army. All they see is this outspoken, outgoing, and most importantly optimistic guy as cracking jokes is something I find natural. College after high school was the obvious choice but there was a sense of me finding my full potential. I truly wanted to know what I was capable of. So in 2004, I found myself face to face with a drill sergeant shouting at the top of his lungs right at me. I didnt know what to expect at boot camp but all I knew was that I joined so I can be all that I can be.
Despite being in the army for only a few years, there was so much that added to the shaping of my character. I entered the army as the lowest rank possible, a clueless buck private. Being the bottom rung of the ladder really sucked. There I was, spending countless hours completing work details that made absolutely no sense to me; from cleaning a garbage can with a toothbrush to cleaning weapons over and over even when I knew it was spotless. I soon figured out there was method to this madness. So I worked hard, maybe harder than most of my peers. I was there for a reason and I did not want to waste my time. In a matter of two years, I managed myself to be promoted four times to become a sergeant as my supervisors saw a lot of potential in me. To become a sergeant in two years was totally unheard of and this placed me as an underdog. Yet again, I had to prove I was competent to the other older sergeants. Working hard is something I am definitely not scared of. Despite being one of the youngest sergeants in my brigade, I knew I was ready for the heavy responsibilities. There I was in Iraq, a young sergeant at the age of twenty, responsible for the lives of other men in a wartime environment. Luckily, I can say we all came home alive. War can change a man, for the better or for the worst. But it was ultimately up to me, to make the best out of the worst.
Diligence, leadership, communication and being responsible were some of the many qualities I learned in my time in the Army. I currently attend a community college but I apply everything from my experience in my studies as it pays back in dividends. There are many sides of my personality that has benefited me as I live my life as I am social, outgoing and intellectual as well. So again, as I tell people my life story, I enjoy the looks on their faces as they refuse to believe me.
