Why Attend A Service Academy

Since the time I was very young, I wanted to serve my country. I always enjoyed helping out those around me, and though my time that has morphed into the idea of doing so through military service.
The idea of joining the academy came from my desire to lead. I would always the be first to volunteer myself, or if I saw someone in need I would be right by their side and do all I could to help them succeed be it through encouraging them, explaining an idea to them, or by acting as an anchor in a difficult time. This desire began to be applied to a broader scale as I got older, and my desire to attend a Service Academy stems from said desire. The specific reason for wanting to attend a Service Academy is that I understand that as I try to serve
more and more people the difficulty will scale exponentially. The Academies are a crucible, they take good young men, burn out their iniquities, and help them become the best that they can be. I want to attend the academy so that I may better myself, and in doing so I may better my standard of service, and increase the number of people I can serve.