Personal Narrative: My Trip To The Army

them. I didn’t understand the warning signs and the idea that what they were saying and doing was not acceptable at all. When you are in a place of authority it’s so easy to take advantage of your followers. I was not the only one being harassed during these early moments away from the safety of our families back home. There were females younger than me who got pregnant and had abortions under the direction of the Marine instructors who were married and had families of their own. Because the girls didn’t know any better and out of fear they would silently and secretly do away with their issue. Our family entrusted us in the hands of the ones who were supposed to be training and teaching about discipline, teamwork, hard work, and the proper

My mother constantly reminded me that my goal was to have a military career, she said she would take care of my son if I would go in. So I signed up for the delayed entry program and finally in November of 1984. I went off to Basic Training leaving behind my eighteen month old baby boy. I don’t know if I was ready or not, but I went and I got through basic training and then AIT. I was able to see my baby boy during both of my graduations, but the trip to my duty station, which was Germany, I was not able to bring him with me. I was lost and I had a time trying to

At the time I hadn’t sent for my son just yet. I was on the housing list so I had a room in the barracks. The room was a one- man room, the young lady that was in there had just left to go back to the states. I fixed it up with a microwave a television and rearranged the furniture buffed the floors made them so shiny you could eat off of them. I met a nice young man who was an MP and we dated a little bit.
I met some real nice people I worked with, one night I can’t remember the day or the night it happened that part of my memory refused to show itself. I took my shower and was in the bed when I was awoken by a hard knock on my door, I jumped up trying to get my bearings and then there large bang. I looked through the peep hole and I noticed who it was.
I opened the door and he pushed his self in. I recognized him as the corporal from the Supply Platoon next to ours in the company formation his name was Corporal Harris ( I can’t remember his first name) was dressed in his club clothes he had a beer in one hand and a plate in the other, He wanted to use my microwave so I let him, I then told him he would have to leave. He asked me could he eat some of his food and me being clueless I told him yes he