We undergo many changes in life; family and friends remind us of this every day, both intentionally and accidentally. I believe I am a prime example of change. My mind wanders with crazy ideas involving change every second of every day, but that has now been put to rest because I have officially decided what I plan to do with my life. I am joining the United State's Military. My original plan was to join the Air Force, but apparently you can't have asthma. When I first came across the news of my rejection to the Air Force, my heart was crushed. It hurt to know that even though i had finally felt like I was on the right path in life, I wasn't good enough to make the cut; but still I was determined to make anything work.
Although I had been rejected, I knew I needed to find an alternative. I began asking myself if there was some other possibility. In my mind, I always tell myself there's always another way. It just so happened that on the day of my rejection, army recruiters were visiting my school, using innocent and mindless youngsters as their prey. Infuriated by my bad news, with my head held high, I marched up to those army men and asked if they had asthma; one responded yes. I took this answer as my "alternative" and right then and there decided on the United State's Army. Both recruiters and I set up an appointment for them to answer any questions that I may have, take practice tests, and speak to my parents.
This change in military branches made me feel in a way, stronger, than most. I feel that others may not have strived to figure out another way after rejection, but I indeed found that other way. The rejection and alternative feel right, and i am confident with my new decisions.
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