Personal Narrative: How ROTC Changed My Life

Have you ever really wanted something and then just had it taken away from you? I wanted to join the military, that’s one thing I wanted more than anything so I joined ROTC. I saw ROTC as an opportunity to get closer to my goal in becoming a general in the army. ROTC I can say really changed my life in many positive ways. For example I met really great and intelligent people, And I learned new things every day. My freshman year I made a position in the battalion staff called S1. S1 is the battalion personnel officer I was in charge of putting everyone’s community service hours and any new cadet entering and leaving the program. People and other cadets in the battalion could not believe that a freshman could achieve such a high rank.
As a result of me leaving ROTC as I mentioned before my grades drop tremendously. I was basically just showing up to take up space in school because I didn’t take it seriously any more. I figured that the only thing I actually wanted to do was taken away from me was taken so why even try anymore? Now that I look at the decision that I made In not caring I regret it. At first my GPA was over a 3.0 and then it dropped below a 2.0 and now im at fresh start trying to get the remaining credits I
Also I have to put in the effort myself to do the work to finish as soon as possible, I may not be able to be what I wanted to be at the beginning of my freshman year but maybe there is something out there that may be better for me. All I can do right now is just try and graduate because at one point I wanted to drop out but then being a drop out I will not be able to support the life style I would want to live on a drop out