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Personal Essay: My Future In The Army

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My Future In the Military
I’ve thought long and hard on what I wanted to do in my future and many different things have went through my head from working in a factory, to going to college, to joining the military. I finally made a decision and I have enlisted in the Army on January 11th of this year. In the service you must pick a MOS which stands for Military Occupational Speciality. I picked 89 Alpha (or 89 Bravo) for my MOS which is a Ammunition Stock Control and Accounting Specialist. Do you know what my job will consist of? Have you by chance thought of joining the military at any point of your life? If you have that great and if you haven’t it’s not too late. There’s plenty of opportunities and jobs out there in the military for you to succeed in what you want do in your life. The military is a great career whether you are enlisted for a few years or if you decide you want to be a lifer. The United States Military will do anything they can to make sure everyone and everything is safe. When you enlist in the service like I did …show more content…

The first week is nothing but getting checked in, you get your clothing issued, haircut, learn how to make your bed, how to stand in formation, get shots and from what I’ve been told there is a lot of standing in line getting different things done. Basic training teaches tactical and survival skills along with how to shoot, rappel and march. I will also learn army life and military customs. I will be getting up early and working out constantly, not only physically but working out mentally as well. I will also be doing miles runs, hikes, and walking constantly. Learning how to shoot our weapons at the range the precise way. An important part of training is for us to take apart, clean and put our weapons back together. That’s one of the main thing you’re gonna need to get used to, if you don’t clean your weapon there is a possibility that it can malfunction or jam on the

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