Personal Narrative: A Career In The Military

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My life in the military was challenging yet rewarding. I have received an enormous amount of training for the two different jobs I served in. I have been to a multitude of duty stations. Also I have been deployed four separate times and worked many soldiers along the way. I had enjoyable careers while in the Army and have done and seen a lot. A lifetime worth of experience in a short 17 years between two amazingly different jobs. After completing basic training in 2001, I became a mechanic after going through the classes for being a mechanic. I worked on an assortment of vehicles, ranging from a HMMWV (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle) to a small lawn mower because everyone loved to fix them. Being a mechanic is hard work, but very satisfying. Also, I have been a Counterintelligence Special Agent which I helped the Army figure out what classified information the enemy already knows, secrets are not secrets if the enemy already knows. Through my training I can also figure out if my soldiers are lying. I was very fortunate to have served in each career field for eight to nine years. …show more content…

I started off at Fort Carson, Colorado, where my son, Aaron was born and also the State I was born in. Form there I was sent to Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Most of Fort Campbell was located in Tennessee however, because the post office was located in Kentucky it is considered to be in Kentucky. After being stationed at Fort Campbell I was sent to Fort Knox, Kentucky. Fort Knox, happens to have the Gold Vault also known as the United States Bullion Depository. Then we transferred one more time to Fort Hood, Texas where I hung up my hat. I have fortunate to be stationed at these four

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