Narrative Essay About Joining The Military

Matthew Armstrong

Mrs. Lozares

English II

15 February 2017

Playing Soldier When I was younger, about seven years ago, I loved playing army. Me and my brother would pretend to be soldiers trying to escape an enemy's outpost after stealing their research or freeing their war prisoners. I hadn’t thought about it back then, but joining the military was something I could actually see myself doing, and enjoying. It took quite a while to actually think about joining the military, but when I did, it stuck. Both of my grandpas were in the military: one was a sniper and the other was a private in the army. Thinking of the discipline and honor that everyone in the military lives by is amazing, and reminds me of one of the many reasons I want to join. But before I can become a Marine, I’ll need to work hard for it: as Theodore Roosevelt once said: “Nothing worth gaining was ever gained without effort”. 4.) In the past, anyone was allowed to join as long as they were in shape, but now all branches of the military require a GED or other equivalent to join as an enlisted. To be an officer though, it’s a lot tougher of a job and requires a higher education: it is necessary to have a bachelor’s degree (Bureau of Labor

Sure there are drawbacks, but there are in every career. In my opinion serving as a marine would be the greatest honor there is, and fighting for my country is the only thing I can imagine myself doing that would seem meaningful. I would occasionally miss home, but it would be while I was defending my home; I wouldn’t like moving around so much when I was here, but at least I would have the freedom to move if I wanted to; no matter how I view it, or other careers I think about joining, becoming a Marine is the only career path I want to follow that makes sense to me. The only reason I think would work as anything else would be if I was physically unable to serve, and I was told I couldn’t be