Praccess Veterans Education Grant

My time in the Marine Corps was one of the best experiences I have ever gone through. It taught me not only how to be a killing fighting machine but also showed me that I needed to be humble no matter what situation and how to only use the training I received when I needed to. The branch of service that I joined was the Marine Corps and my MOS or Military Occupational Specialty was 0621-Field Radio Operator as well as a 0916- Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor. However I also carried the billet of a 0629 which is a Radio Chief. I did the work and the duties of the Radio Chief but not officially on paper due to the little time in grade and service. Although I was not on paper the Radio Chief I was known as Radio Chief Actual. In order to be the Chief one has to be a Staff Non-Commissioned Officer with the grade of E6 or above. I was given the title as an E4 which is only a Corporal but as a Corporal Chief, I earned the rank of Sergeant which is an E5 in a little under three years. I was nominated to be on Meritorious Promotional Board not only for Sergeant but for Corporal as well and although I did not win on either board I was still proud to be on both and being on those boards helped with my promotions to the next rank. I was able to experience two Unit Deployment Programs (UDP) to Japan where I completed Martial Arts Instructor Training as a an E3, normally one must be an E4 and I also completed the Jungle Warfare Training they held both times that I got to visit the country. It was on my second visit however that I was the Radio Chief in Charge of the Radio Section and was promoted to Sergeant of Marines under Mt. Fuji. Two Awards I received while in the Marine Corps were two Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medals which I received one on the Departure of the second UDP as we left to Japan and the Second one i received once I returned back to the states following the second UDP. I also received three letters of appreciation for my Volunteer work in japan and for my Volunteer work in the Marine Corps Ball 2016. I can honestly the most difficult obstacle I had was getting out. I had no idea why I was getting out the way that I did. It confused me and put a very deep hole in the trust I had for my fellow brothers and to be discarded like nothing to nothing for something I did not do, well I lost myself for a very long time. Then to be added that world with no knowledge of what I was getting myself into made my life that much more difficult but still here I am now still pushing myself and still trying to make things right and to show those who wrongfully accused me that although I ended up still doing what I shouldn't have after the fact that I am still here pushing myself to be better then who I would've been and who I will be and that I'm not a complete failure because now I know through experiences and trial that for sure, I am not just anyone but I can be the inspiration to everyone.