At first I thought he wanted me to do it because he was a former Marine and wanted his son to follow in the same direction. I was only eighteen when he said I should talk to a Marine recruiter. I was still a punk and didn’t want to listen to him. But of course parents know best and he knew if I was to join any branch of the military it should be the Marine Corps. On a cloudy, cold day in April of 2007 I made the decision to talk to a recruiter for the Marines.
Nicholas Roberts Professor Rinehart English 1100 8 September 2013 Be All You Can Be “When I grow up, I wanna be a soldier!” I told my mother. “You know your grandfather was a Colonel in the Army!” my mother told me. I had always looked up to my grandfather; he was the rock that kept our family together. I remember standing in his office with all the awards and commendations hanging on the wall. The sword that hung over his desk made him seem like the coolest guy ever.
Aaron Ludwig Witschonke October 26, 2009 Service Learning Project Operation Care Package Issue: I identified that there are many students whose parents are in the Military. Many of the students have brothers, sisters, and/or parents that have gone off to fight the war. This is a very common theme going on throughout all of the schools since the war has been going on for so long now. For a service learning project, I would love to have the students send care packages to our troops and also write letters to them while they are overseas. I believe that the troops and the students will both benefit from this Service Learning Project.
,f The reason that the main character gives for joining the army is that all his friends joined the army, so he decided to as well. He also thought the pay was good, at a dollar and lo cents an hour and the opportunity to travel overseas In could not be passed up. I think men were so willing to sign up for World War 1 because they wanted to make their family proud by honouring their country and looked at the idea of war as a great adventure and a chance of a lifetime. They also wanted to destroy the enemy who threatened Canada's freedom at the time. Yes I think men and woman joined Canada's army today for the same reasons, to fight for the freedom of our country and to honour it.
Bianca Moran December 3, 2012 English 114 Professor Schwartz Patriotism Redefined For this extensive but yet very precise research paper, I decided to read the book Born on the Fourth of July by Ron Kovic. I chose this book because I consider myself to be pretty patriotic; I myself wanted to join the forces right out of high school. Every time I see an American Flag or hear the National Anthem, I can’t help but feel proud to be an American. Every time I see an advertisement of any Branch of the forces I envision myself in that uniform serving my country. However, unlike Ron Kovic I was able to realize and see the reality behind what those advertisements really show, before signing up and selling myself to my country, and decided to
Since June 14th, 1775 the US Army has been on the frontlines of every American conflict from the American Revolution to the war on terror. The career of being a soldier has relevance in today’s society because when Americas attack we need men and women that are willing to go and engage and destroy the enemies of the United States foreign and domestic in close-combat. In the world at large this career applies to every country because we have servicemen and women deployed to almost every country other than Iraq and Afghanistan. The educational requirements are having a high school diploma or GED equivalent and the nature of the work can vary depending on the MOS or in civilian terms your job like infantry you’re in direct combat with the enemy and so on for the MOS’s (GoArmy.com). The possible earnings again vary depending on rank, MOS, and any other special duty pay you may receive and advancement opportunities are by obtaining rank which you get from years of service and excelling PT tests and just being a good soldier (GoArmy.com).
I am now in high school, still urging to be what I once set out to be as a young child, a man in the military, a soldier, anything to help out my needs of the country, I knew the day I graduated high school I would be in recruiting office signing up, taking asvab , and sending off for basic military training. The days go by and I become eager just to go and talk to one of the recruiting officers down the road from my high school,
I have been very successful in my career, with over 14 years of Marketing and Event Management experience, and have been promoted at my current company twice. Unfortunately, future promotions are limited because I lack a college degree. This is one of the reasons I have decided to start school. With my level of experience combined with a college
I enlisted on January 18th, 2007. Off to Fort Knox, KY for basic combat, I remember being nervous and fearful entering into the unknown. I had left a great family at home as well as a very beautiful girlfriend whom I would later marry. I spent 12 weeks at Fort Knox, KY then 16 weeks at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD. Finally, July 2007 I had completed my training and headed home for leave, then to Schofield Barracks, HI to be stationed for three years.
COLLEGE Following a very successful high school running career both in Cross Country and Track, I now faced the hardest decision that every high school senior must face; what college am I going to attend? Like many fellow students I was worried about how I was going to be able to afford to go to any college. However, luckily for me, because I had excelled as one of the top runners in the state so I had offers from numerous colleges from around the country, most of which were offering athletic scholarships that would pay for most, if not all of the cost. After months of deciding and waiting, I finally decided that I would be attending Stanford University and run for Ellis McMurphy. As I pulled into the main driveway of the campus on an early July morning, I was on my way towards their track for the first official practice of the cross-country season.