Personal Narrative: My Career As A Marine

The decision to transfer is hinged on a major life decision. A decision that most transfer students most likely do not have to make. Early retirement from the Marine Corps. This was not an easy decision and scary at times; however, I feel it is the right decision. My focus from here on out is family and education. Perhaps even more important than either of those, peace. I have learned so much in my travels and grew up faster than I ever anticipated. For these reasons I am grateful. Unfortunately, dawning the uniform no longer satiates me. For reasons unbeknownst to me, I have involuntarily fallen out of love with my job as a Marine. For all that, it is not as if I was not a successful Marine. At times I regret the amount of time and effort I gave to the Marines. …show more content…
First, my military career began in 2001. The last fifteen years of my life has consisted of war. I am broken and I am tired. There is a certain level of stress involved when you are twenty-six years old and sole keeper of thirty young men and millions of dollars worth of gear and equipment sitting smack dab in the middle of Taliban country. Still, that is what they trained me to do; I think, it was expected of me to manage those situations. Risk was acceptable and warranted in almost all facets while deployed. Fortunately, I excelled in this arena and reaped many benefits. Despite my successes, it began to take its toll. I found myself looking inward. I searched for something different to occupy my time. I managed to find enough time to attend school while working incessantly. This too was not enough. Although self inflicted the excess workload was too much. As a result, I made the decision to take a temporary early release from the military and live the proverbial normal