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Personal Narrative: Threat, Not The Board Game
RISK, not the board game
I joined the U.S Army in 2006 as a 92F (petroleum supply specialist) at the age of 18. I went on to be deployed 2 times to Iraq. While in Iraq, I got cross trained and had a new MOS or job title. After the training, I was put into a security detachment. I got out of the military October 2010. One thing I look back on and think about that I should have taken a risk on and tried was going SF (Special Forces). Many of my friends in my unit tried out for SF while I was in. Some failed and some passed and went on to have good careers in SF. While seeing them attempt this I felt a sense of fear and I even felt scared I would not make it. I had the heart for it and even the drive and willingness to push through. My biggest

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