Military Career Path

I was born and raised in Newark, NJ. No one in my family has ever been in any branch of service. I had always looked at the service as somewhere people go and die. I had not knowledge of how any branch of service worked, let alone the Army. I was an attending a community college in New Jersey, but I was not doing well. I had a couple good friends that joined the military but because I was not well educated on the benefits and all aspects of the Army, I never thought of it as one of my career paths. When I thought of a career I thought of a doctor, lawyer, police officers and other careers like the rest of the general public that are not well educated on the Army. I always thought the only way to get where I wanted to be, I had to go to college. One day I went to visit a friend of mine from high school and he was living the kind of life I didn't know you
Prior to joining the Army I never thought it was possible to make it out of Newark New Jersey let alone go to a different continent. The Army has allowed me to see different parts of the world that I never knew existed. The Army has allowed me to live a life style that and gain experience I would have never gotten in the civilian sector. Ever since joining the Army I have been pushed and guided into continuing my education. I have continued to further my education while the Army pays for it. I have attained an Associated degree and currently working on my Bachelors degree all paid for by the United States Army. The only thing the Army does not pay for is my books and even my books are take care of by government assistance. Joining the greatest force in the world, the United States Army, is something I would never regret and I am very thankful for. Everyone is the United States of America can say they have freedom but not everyone can say they are the reason an American can say they have