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Personal Narrative: Standing Up For My Own Mistake
The biggest problem that I had to face as a young soldier was standing up for my own mistake. The day the case was closed, was the day I proved my Army values. It happened within a blink of an eye. We were interrogated by the authorities. I knew my career was going to end so I decided a decision according to my Army values. Even though few people wanted me to do what they asked me to do; I followed what I believe is right because it is time to start being an adult and face my own problems. Bright and early, one of my supervisors drove me to another military post, I was scared I thought I was going to jail and I knew I needed a lawyer. I felt nervous and scared; I was sitting in the back seat. I have never been involved with anything like this in my life, I had butterflies and my stomach made me feel sick. They called my name and they asked me to empty my pockets and proceed into their fingerprint room. It made me feel like I was being processed to go to jail. Now, I did not know what the consequences and will happen to us after this meeting. During this time, I asked my supervisor for advice if I should ask for a lawyer, but he said: "no not a clever idea”. I knew then that something is wrong especially my supervisor turned down my suggestions for a lawyer. …show more content…
The authorities then asked me questions about the money, who else knows about the money and how much does the money cost. This money is a drug, illegal and causes health problems. I have all the information that they needed to solve the case so I cooperated with the authorities. The authorities wanted to know how much does the money cost, I told them exactly of how much per bag cost. This money, people have reacted in unusual ways after smoking it. This money changed people's lives. Few people ended up in a broken relationship because of the

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