I Talked to a Recruiter

Family and Friends,

I've decided to join the Army; its something that I have thought about doing for a long long time (since high school). I need some changes in my life but most importantly I want and need to fulfill my dream of becoming a US Soldier! I brought the topic up once again nine months ago with my mom before I met my amazing fiance, she asked me that I think about it for six months and if I still wanted to join then she would support me 110%. Well...during that six month period I met Brandon and put everything on hold. Although me joining was on hold that thoughts of joining and the desire to join still existed; no matter how hard I tried and no matter how much I may have wanted to at times blocked the thought out of my mind I wanted to join! I still have to break the news to my mom and tell Brandon this is what I'm going to do (I've already mentioned it to him and he tried to brush it off), I have every intention of joining!!Yes I'm scared, no I am not sure that I will be able to achieve it, but yes no matter what I will become and be shaped into a soldier!! Will it be hard? Absolutely. Will it stink at times? Absolutely. Am I willing to stick through it no matter what? Yes. Do I need everyones support? YES! Will I become a soldier? I sure hope so! I go for MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Systems) on May 1 - 2. That will be when I have all the required things done to become a soldier; I will have a physical, fill out paperwork, choose my job, sign a contract, and take the oath! Sometime this summer I will go through basic training and from there AIT (job training). The military will help me learn morals, pay off debt, pay of school, and become an overall better person! I'm going to do everything I can to keep up with this blog through everything! I will write after I break the news!

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