Importance Of The Marine Corps

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Gifts, people, pets, memories and actions are some of the countless things people remember in their high and low points in life. From time to time, I dwell on the things that impacted my life, and the most meaningful one of which was attaining my high school diploma. To begin with, I was not fond of school when I reached high school. Then, I made a decision to join the Armed Forces and did not know I needed a high school diploma to join. Eventually, I ended up with a high school diploma and an honorable discharge from the Marine Corps, that I now find extremely helpful, as I am in college. Given these points, I can say that I am extremely proud of myself and I am looking forward to accomplish much more in the near future. As much as I enjoyed school as a child, that was not the case when I reached high school. High school was an entire different environment from elementary and middle school. I strongly disliked my classes because I felt that they were too difficult for me and the teachers never had time to explain the course material more efficiently. It felt as though the teachers were …show more content…

He gave me insight to know what the Armed Forces were like and the benefits. I became interested and decided I wanted to join the Marine Corps but in order to join I needed my high school diploma. Immediately after work one day, I headed to an adult education center and enrolled to complete my all my high school credits. I specifically recall going back to school in November of 2008. With great determination, I managed to attend morning, afternoon and evenings classes to graduate by April of 2009. In less six months, I had managed to complete all my missing credits and attain my diploma. Then, I joined the Marine Corps and five months later I was sent off to basic training in South Carolina. For the most part, I am glad that I ran into that Marine Corps recruiter at my

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