Push Pull Factor

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As one from South Louisiana, I have experienced quite a few circumstances for the push and pull factor. I am not going to include my Army experience, because I don’t believe that counts as it was voluntary. However, in august of 2016 I had just finished my last term in the Army. Life seemed so new and strange; finding a job was hard, paying rent was harder. Consequently, I was living with my parents again at 27 years old until I could get on my feet financially. In South Louisiana it rains all the time; the average rainfall is 62.45 inch per year. However, in August, we receive roughly 33 inches of rain in 3 days. As would happen almost anywhere, my family and I were displaced (push factor) for a while after getting 6 feet of water in our

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