Marine Corps Experience Essay

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The experience that contributed to the creation and shaping of my character was in the Marine Corps. There are three steps that a new Marine has to endure to finish their training. Basic training (or boot camp, as it is commonly referred to) is located on Parris Island, South Carolina, and is the first step in the Marine Corps training. Next in Marine Corps training is Marine Combat Training (MCT, for short), which is located at Camp Geiger, North Carolina. The final stop is the MOS (Military Occupational Specialties) school in Twentynine Palms, California. It was a daunting experience, but I survived. I have learned several traits like discipline, ingenuity, resilience, social skills, and more that I believe will be useful in college.

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I not only studied my job (data systems administrator), but I also met new people and started to network with loads of great people that are all over the country and overseas now. I enjoyed getting to know new people and helping them study when they needed it, or when they helped me learn when I didn't understand the material. Not only that, but I began to go to the gym, and that's where I built my mentality not to give up. I'm the kind of person who pushes people to be their best.

Furthermore, I spent 10 months training, and I can proudly say that I have grown as a person. Not only have I acquired new skills and character traits, but I have also improved those that I already had. I believe I will fit well at Rutgers because I will push others to become their very best, and I know that I have what it takes to graduate with my mindset. I'm going to specialize in engineering because I like mathematics. I shall proudly bear the name of Rutgers as I bear the name of the Marine Corps. My character is that of a