Military Candidates

I believe I would make a good candidate for the United States military for several reasons. Three major reasons I think I would make a good candidate would be my extensive family history in the armed services, my determination towards improving myself, and a hard work ethic. With both of my grandfathers, one of my grandmothers, and a variety of aunts and uncles in the armed services I have received a lot of knowledge on what the military requires and the effect it can have on you. Along with a considerable amount of my relatives in the military there is disparity between the different jobs and time period in which they have served. On my father's side my grandfather served as a marine in World War II specifically in the Guadalcanal and grandmother
served in one of the first female units, the Women's Army Core or WAC. On my mother's side my grandfather served in the Army Air Core as a helicopter pilot during the Korean War and Vietnam. Along with those three I have aunts and uncles who have served in most major conflicts since the Vietnam War. This has allowed for me to have a wide variety of knowledge from several different time periods and professions that can assist myself in knowing what it may require in the armed services. Another reason I believe I would be a good candidate is because of my determination on improving myself. I started high school as easily the scrawniest kid in my class at five-three and ninety four pounds. While getting an x-Ray for a unrelated hand injury I came to know that my growth plates were closing and that at most I would grow only a couple of more inches.
After realizing I would never have the benefit of becoming taller I became determined to at least improve myself physically in the ways that genetics hadn't predetermined. The goal of not being the weakest in my class soon evolved into wanting to be stronger than everyone else. Starting at a major disadvantage than everyone else I continued to work hard so that I could surpass those around me. I think this is a value that I possess that will aid me the most if I decide a career in the armed services, because I believe that not focusing on what you don't have but moving forward on what you can improve on is a large part of having a career in the military. Changing myself physically isn't something that comes easily and takes a considerable amount of hard work. Through the years of high school as my goals have evolved the things required to reach those goals have changed but one thing has remained constant, the hard work that is needed to reach them. The ability to work hard is major part of having a career in the military and I don't think you can be successful if you don't possess this
trait.