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UCMJ: Old Living In Korea
Merisa Hernandez

Professor Pierce

ENGL 1301

6 AUG 2016

Narrative Essay

UCMJ

I was only nineteen years old living in Korea. It was my first duty station in the army fresh right out of AIT, which is Advanced Individual Training. When I got to Korea everyone had warned me about the rules and which one everyone gets into trouble the most. Underage drinking, everyone all my NCO's said if you are not twenty one do not drink the MP's, which is the military police are out to get you and they will get you. In my head I was like they not getting me I'm going to be smart about it. My first week into my new unit I started going out drinking making new friends
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