I am currently a poolee for the United States Marine Corps, and I am scheduled to leave September 14th. This wasn't actually the first thing I looked to do with my life. I enlisted towards the end of February. I applied to college and was accepted. Some people thought I was insane. I was smart enough to handle college, but again it is not what I wanted to with the next four years of my life. I looked for something to do for my country, and a fast way to get my life started. So I contacted a recruiter I said no to six months ago, this was when I really had to think about what I was doing. On February 27th I took my first Oath of Enlistment into the Marine Corps Delayed Entry Program. It was pretty cool. Right now I am a little less than a month and a half away from my ship date, and I am excited. Needless to say, I am also pretty nervous. It isn't called the toughest training in the world for nothing. It will change me, and it won't be easy at all.
What is my point?
Again, this is my own blog. I can say what I feel on here. I am not saying that a Marine or fellow poolee will read this. This is how I feel. There is a strong wanderlust in my soul for all of the things that life will offer me. I'm just a boring, geeky guy from a small town in North Carolina. I do know that where I am going will help me make a difference on this world. I've been given some crap for enlisting and ignoring college. This is my life. I get to decide how I want to live it. I am not here to satisfy individuals with my actions. For any person thinking about joining and reading this, prepare yourself. I have been told that the mental part of boot camp is harder than the physical part. I may sound like the doctor, but eat healthy and PT everyday. Not just to build yourself up physically, but to build yourself mentally. I can only attest to a partial experience because I am only a poolee. When I come out on the other side, I will follow up on more of this issue.
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