This is where I found myself, all alone on this deserted beach. I put in an online application to join the military, thinking this was the right move for me, getting to travel and explore the world while serving my country. They would pay for my college tuition and if I stayed long enough I could get retirement benefits. The problem I had was I did not know which branch I should choose, should I go into the Reserve, the National Guard or sign up for active duty in the Army, Marine Corps, Navy Air Force or the Coast Guard. I knew that I was in good physical condition, of appropriate weight and I should have no problem being able to pass a standard physical screening. There were some things that I knew I didn’t want to do, like jumping out of a plane, so I would not become a paratrooper and I didn’t like being cooped up, so I was not going to be assigned to a submarine.

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