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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
University of Phoenix
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
The Marines turned me into a person that desired an action packed career.
2.
I pursued law enforcement trying to fill that desire.
3.
A friend of mine died in a helicopter crash, leaving behind his pregnant wife; it got me thinking.
4.
I looked at my own wife and two beautiful daughters, and realized I needed to put them above my job.
5.
I decided I didn't need to be the guy with the gun and abandoned my pursuit of law enforcement jobs.
6.
It took me four or five years of chasing that dream to realize it wasn't for me.
7.
Now I'm in a great position where I'm spending time with my family and helping my fellow veterans.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Myself:
You'll never be as cool or as important as you were while you were in the Marines.
How I responded:
After I got out, I fell into a depression where I kept thinking, "I'll never be as good as I was back then." It was hard to not have "Marine" be the primary part of my identity, so I became blinded by my obsession with still being the guy with the gun, the superhero kicking down doors. I pigeonholed myself for a long time. But you have to recognize that there's always something else, something up next; you just have to find what it is. For me, it's this job, giving direction to my fellow vets.