Landing on my feet
I came from a loving and sometimes cruel world. My family has given me great love and support and lead me through the right path to success but along the way I had disappointed them. I was at a time in my life where I was hanging around the wrong crowds and being friends with the wrong people. I had also started to slack off in school and my grades were starting to deteriorate. I was also not following my parents rules and guidelines and what they were expecting of me. It's hard always being the middle child because they ask more of me than my other siblings. I have always had the biggest responsibilities in my household. Now I have my own responsibilities and problems to worry about.
Throughout my middle school years I was not following the path to success. I had stumbled and was behaving immaturely and doing things that were not right for my life. I was hanging out with the wrong crowd and getting into trouble with the school administrators and school staff. I am still friends with those classmates but today I don't hang out with them or do anything they tell me to do. 7th grade for me was the most difficult to look back at due to the way I was acting and how childish I was. I was not very proud of my attitude and my behavior but from all that experience I have learned from my mistakes and became a better man from those mistakes.
My grades were terribly low my middle school year. My friends and I were either fooling around or just not paying attention to the learning facilitator. I could have made more incisive decisions to improve my academic level and my behavior as well. I wasn't taking school seriously at the moment but now I know I should have taken it more seriously and have gotten my grades up that year. I wasn't a straight A student but I wasn't one of the non intelligent students either. I have gotten my grades up since then and they have improved dramatically.
When it came to my parents I was never one to follow their rules but now since i have grown and matured dramatically I have more respect for their rules and guidelines. I now know that their is a bigger picture behind why they set these rules and guidelines not just for me but for my other siblings. They have taught me that the world isn't a good place if you don't strive to make it one. Once you fall down and stay down you are letting yourself fail. I heard a very inspirational speech from the movie ,“Rocky balboa”, that Rocky gave to his son. He said to him, “Nothing is gonna hit harder than life”, he also said “It doesn't matter how hard you hit, it matters how hard you can get hit and still keep moving forward because that's how winners are made!!!.” After I heard that speech it inspired me to obey any rules and guidelines my parents have for me and my siblings.
Now in time I have my own responsibilities to focus on and deal with. I am currently in the Delayed Entry Program for the United States Marine Corps. This program is for highschool students or anyone in general who wants to join the United States Marines. My path to becoming a pooley in the delayed entry program wasn't easy to begin with. I had to pass physicals that where more thorough than the regular physical you get at the doctors for sports. Any little issue they found wrong with you even as a simple scar, they will disqualify you. I have till July 11 of 2016 to prepare myself for bootcamp and get my body in physical shape it needs to be in to tackle bootcamp. I also have to take physical training classes that are called “PT classes”. These classes are intense physical and mental exercise classes that push you to your limit. I joined the Marine Corps to further my education and become a more responsible, more respectful, more focused, and more mannered individual. Now i'm taking the next step in my life and I am becoming an adult.
I came from a loving and sometimes cruel world. My family has given me great love and support and lead me through the right path to success but along the way I had disappointed them. I was at a time in my life where I was hanging around the wrong crowds and being friends with the wrong people. I had also started to slack off in school and my grades were starting to deteriorate. I was also not following my parents rules and guidelines and what they were expecting of me. It's hard always being the middle child because they ask more of me than my other siblings. I have always had the biggest responsibilities in my household. Now I have my own responsibilities and problems to worry about.
Throughout my middle school years I was not following the path to success. I had stumbled and was behaving immaturely and doing things that were not right for my life. I was hanging out with the wrong crowd and getting into trouble with the school administrators and school staff. I am still friends with those classmates but today I don't hang out with them or do anything they tell me to do. 7th grade for me was the most difficult to look back at due to the way I was acting and how childish I was. I was not very proud of my attitude and my behavior but from all that experience I have learned from my mistakes and became a better man from those mistakes.
My grades were terribly low my middle school year. My friends and I were either fooling around or just not paying attention to the learning facilitator. I could have made more incisive decisions to improve my academic level and my behavior as well. I wasn't taking school seriously at the moment but now I know I should have taken it more seriously and have gotten my grades up that year. I wasn't a straight A student but I wasn't one of the non intelligent students either. I have gotten my grades up since then and they have improved dramatically.
When it came to my parents I was never one to follow their rules but now since i have grown and matured dramatically I have more respect for their rules and guidelines. I now know that their is a bigger picture behind why they set these rules and guidelines not just for me but for my other siblings. They have taught me that the world isn't a good place if you don't strive to make it one. Once you fall down and stay down you are letting yourself fail. I heard a very inspirational speech from the movie ,“Rocky balboa”, that Rocky gave to his son. He said to him, “Nothing is gonna hit harder than life”, he also said “It doesn't matter how hard you hit, it matters how hard you can get hit and still keep moving forward because that's how winners are made!!!.” After I heard that speech it inspired me to obey any rules and guidelines my parents have for me and my siblings.
Now in time I have my own responsibilities to focus on and deal with. I am currently in the Delayed Entry Program for the United States Marine Corps. This program is for highschool students or anyone in general who wants to join the United States Marines. My path to becoming a pooley in the delayed entry program wasn't easy to begin with. I had to pass physicals that where more thorough than the regular physical you get at the doctors for sports. Any little issue they found wrong with you even as a simple scar, they will disqualify you. I have till July 11 of 2016 to prepare myself for bootcamp and get my body in physical shape it needs to be in to tackle bootcamp. I also have to take physical training classes that are called “PT classes”. These classes are intense physical and mental exercise classes that push you to your limit. I joined the Marine Corps to further my education and become a more responsible, more respectful, more focused, and more mannered individual. Now i'm taking the next step in my life and I am becoming an adult.