when we had somebody from every generation on both sides of the family all the way to the brocklehurst mary ward had served in the armed forces and i chose the marine corps because no one in my family had ever done it. ellos putting on a uniform every day and you know just getting out there and giving it my all and it's a very proud feeling. that i would have done the camp over and over again it was create the cooler ottery the discipline everything it taught you. who i wanted to be that's what they taught you there. obviously was different taking a shower with different people all of a sudden. just a great experience i was a sailor every single report on me was excellent grades i knew what i needed to do and i was a great team winner. i really enjoyed the whole challenge of it i got several different awards and. it was mainly men i love that i could blend in and keep up with the guys and work as hard as. i knew how you were challenging and education was talking. my senior year i was selected to be one of the top 30 leadership positions by the company great officers there. after basic i went to