College and the Marines

It was nigh eight o measure on a sunshine night. I was watching TV with my family after our dinner. Sun daytime was family night so we al steerings had a big dinner and everyone had to tab in that night and kick the bucket time with each other. We were watching the travel enthrall because that was my atomic number 91s favorite. flaky Foods with Andrew Zimmerman took a moneymaking(prenominal) live and thats when it happened. I saw the commercial that has affected my way of intend for the past half dozen long time.\nThe commercial is called The Climb. Its an erstwhile(a) shipboard soldiers commercial which is intended to apprehend people worry me to enlist. I slam everything there is to know active this commercial. Its hardly one minute triad seconds. It was released on February 23, 2002 as an extol of the Marines who raised the flag at Iwo Jima on that figure fifty seven forms before. I weart know why this commercial reached out to me. I vertical couldnt parry thought roughly the man raise the mountain, about the challenges he overcame. I couldnt stop sentiment about the Blue uniform, the sword, and the emblem. I got onto the Marines website and started learning as more than as I could. forwards I knew it I was on there every day after work. It didnt stop there though. Every time we used computers at school I would go to that website or look up pictures of Marines. Thats all I could think about. I would daydream about being a Marine all the time. During class, in the car, at home, it didnt matter where I was I just of all time had my head in the clouds.\nAt the beginning of my junior year I told my parents about my obsession. They didnt say much about it. The only thing my dad tell was I like the uniforms. They have the nicest uniforms. My mom said Thats a parcel out of responsibility. They will straighten you up. That was the full discussion. I dont think they took me seriously. My ranking(prenominal) year came and everyone wa s choosing were they wanted to go to college. While everyone was going on v...