it's now monday, and paul xavier kelley is sitting on the doorstep of the recruiting office. and the recruiting officer said what do you want? i'd like to talk to the recruiting officer. what's your business? i tried to explain but he didn't listen to me. but the recruiting officer walked by, and said what do you want? i said, well, remember, i said no computers, so my record was still there. in the recruiting office. so i said, i explained my problem. and he sat me down and said, young man, i'm going to give you some advice. he said, go to college. he said, that's the best advice. but when you do, he said i have one favor. he said, i ask that you would please, please take a look at the marine corps procurement office of procurement opportunities that might be there and see if one of them fits your desire. fast forward. i did. the day i left i became commandant. the next day i sat in the commandant's desk and i wrote a letter and i wrote a letter to that recruiting officer. and i said, you have no reason to remember me, but i've got a lot of reasons to remember you. and i tol

friday afternoon paul xavier kelley put him hand up and became a united states marine. to be picked up later and moved later. went down cape cod with my good friend and we add littleadd little bit of a good weekend celebrating our enlistment into the marine corps. then the next weekend my sister was waiting pour me, and she screamed meat. where have you been? i said, none of your damn business. she said, none of my business. listen dummy you have just been the recipient of a full four-year scholarship to wishing books room and board to any catholic college in america. and i said oh, bleep[ bleep ]. i said, i just signed up in the marine corps. so lets a fast forward. it is now monday. paul xavier keltikangas-jarvinenlykeltikangas-jarvinen kelley is sitting on the front steps of the recruit office. i said i want to talk to the recruiting officer. he said explain your business. i tried. so i went to the recruiting office. no computers p. so my record was still there in the recruiting office. so i said i explained my problem. and he sat me down and said, young man, i'm goi