“I read a book about Special Forces when I was in elementary school and have been interested in joining the Army ever since.
“I imagined Basic Combat Training would be fairly similar to how it actually was, but I thought it was going to be more intense. As for marksmanship training and field training exercises, I did research before coming here. So, I had a pretty good idea of what I was getting myself into.”
“The most challenging part of BCT for me was the lack of contact with my friends and family. I have been away from home before, but I’ve never had the contact cut off the way it is in BCT.”
“My MOS is 88M - Motor Vehicle Operator. I chose this MOS because ever since a young age, I’ve loved vehicles of all kinds and this is a great opportunity to experience some cool vehicles that you can’t in civilian life.”
