Why I Want To Join The Military

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My parents weren’t anything special they worked their normal 9 to 5 jobs, came home exhausted, and then proceed to help me and my siblings with school work. They didn’t set us up for greatness or told us that we were meant to do something special in this world. The one thing that they did imprint into my mind that if you want to live a successful and happy life that you can’t just continue to do the same routine day in and day out. So, once I got older I join the military. I wanted the experience of serving my country and traveling the world and seeing how other people lived their life. The military is the reason for who I am today and I will be forever in its debt. Once I came near my time to leave I realize what I needed to do in my life.

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