Personal Narrative: Joining The Navy

I joined the Navy after the terrorist attacks on September 11th. I had never felt what I now know to be patriotism until that day. I remember thinking to myself that this was my generations call to arms, and that if I did not enlist, that I would live with regret for the rest of my life. It was my generations turn to protect what so many braver than we had paid the ultimate sacrifice; although this would change far too soon. It did not take long to realize that I was not alone in this way of thinking. When I got Bootcamp, the majority of recruits were there for the same reason; hundreds of young men and women who were ready to sacrifice for the greater good, who were ready to put something before themselves.
Ultimately, the decision to