Past and Future Struggles

Past and Future Struggles

Angela Harris

Gen 300

Dec. 5, 2005

Sometimes in life we make decisions that sooner or later we either regret or are grateful that we made them. I am hoping that the University of Phoenix will be one of my decisions I am definitely grateful for.

I have chosen to explore a great deal of things in my past life experiences that of which I never sat and thought about the outcome first. A great deal of people in this world are spur of the moment type people and deal with the consequences later type people. I believe that in any major decision such as marriages, returning to school, joining the military, having children, and things as such, should be thought-out thoroughly. These are journeys that will affect our lives, loved ones, and other people we come into contact while we are on these journeys.

This is my story. I enlisted into the military on August 28, 1995 at the age of 20 as a single mother. My reasoning was to support my 8 month old daughter. I wanted to do something where I could make money and go to school at the same time and this was the best solution I came up with in 3 days of thinking out. I never once thought about making the military a long-term future for me, the military was just something to get by for the time being. I admit that I was young and not goal-minded at all. I served my 4 years and got out. I never thought twice about reenlisting. I left Norfolk, VA and moved back home not having a clue in mind where I was going