US Army

Better Opportunity For Single Soldiers President

April 2015 - February 2016 • Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do

What I liked

I love being active in my community

What I wish was different

Nothing really, it felt good to do things for others and being immersed in someone else's culture.

Advice

My advice would be give some of time to help others no matter what it is. You never know what you may learn, see, or do.

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Warrant Officer US Army

October 2009 - February 2012 • Fort Stewart, GA

What I liked

Loved the work, the Soldiers that work with or for me.

What I wish was different

That we haa more resources

Advice

I spent a total of 26 years in the military. If you want to join and just do 4 years for the college money and the benefits that's fine and many can hack it. If you plan to make the military a career be prepared to make a total life style commitment. Rules, discipline, deployments and constant training.

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Military

January 1996 - October 2017 • St. Louis, MO

What I liked

Loved it

What I wish was different

Stay longer than 22 Years

Advice

Best thin I ever did

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Engineer Officer

June - August 2018 • Manchester Township, NJ

What I liked

the challenging leadership roles

What I wish was different

logistics, travel pay

Advice

Serve, it's a good time

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Army Reservist

May - August 2018 • Fort Jackson, SC

What I liked

This experience challenged me in ways I had never challenged myself before, but I realized I was capable of a lot.

What I wish was different

I wish I could have had more time to stay there and continue to improve myself.

Advice

Work as hard as possible and keep pushing through even when you want to quit.

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12P - Prime Power Supervisor

April 2003 • Fort Bragg, NC

What I liked

Help in recovery efforts after Hurricane Florence

What I wish was different

More time with family

Advice

Fully understand what you are signing up for if you join the military. It is an extremely rewarding career, but can be discouraging at time when you have to leave your family for extended periods of time.

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Registered nurse

July 2018 • Alexandria, VA

What I liked

Not having to look for a job after college

What I wish was different

I wish I would have looked into it more because it completely limited me to one thing

Advice

Don’t commit 4 years of after college to somewhere unless you know what you’re getting into.

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Mechanical Engineering Intern

July - August 2018 • Aberdeen, MD

What I liked

I gained real life experience with structural analysis through MATLAB. I also had the opportunity to observe a variety of military tests ranging from materials testing to machine failure testing.

What I wish was different

I wish I was out in the field more, I sat in an office for the majority of the internship.

Advice

If someone got an internship at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, they should talk to their mentor/supervisor to try to get out and observe as many tests as they can, as there are quite a few experiments going on every day.

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