Personal Narrative: Joining The Military

It was about seven in the evening and I got a call from my friend, letting me know she and her grandmother had made it home. Her grandmother is in her 60’s, so there wasn’t much texting going between us. I’d been trying to catch up with her all day to interview her, but I guess she had a very busy weekend. I finally arrived to the house just ready to get the interview over with. As I entered the house, I was greeted by a large smile and green eyes. Ms. Consuelo Duplessis had finally made time for me to interview her about her military and civilian life style. After she greeted me, she put her head back in the phone and asked for a fewer minutes, to wrap up so business on the phone. I patiently sat in the chair, waiting for about 5 minutes for her to let me know she was ready, then we began. Before we began, I explained to her that I needed her to throughly answer my questions and then elaborate more, as much as possible. She giggled a little and adjusted herself on the couch as we began. I clearly explained to her that the interview was about her time in the service; I needed information of before, during, and after. She told me it sounded simple enough, and we began. Now, let’s assume everyone in America has no idea what the military is really like;
Ms. Connie was married at 18, so there wasn’t much of a reason for her to work or go to school because her husband felt like that was his job, to provide. She mentioned when they first got married, she enjoyed “being taken care of as much as he enjoyed taking care of me!” But, it all got old very quick to her because she was never the one to depend on others. She was taking care of herself before and it wasn't appealing anymore; having to depend on someone for everything just wasn’t in her nature. That’s where the military came into the plan, when she saw an ad in the newspaper for tuition exemption if she