It's Now How I'm Living, But How I'm Surviving

Short enough just considering the time, but long enough to have lives change. While those changes were taking place in people's lives, I saw it happen to me too. A stop in my life in Paris was probably meant to regroup myself. Regroup in order to prepare for what I am now, a R.O.K. Army soldier. Something I took initiative to, enlisted myself to fill the purpose of my family's desires. It'd be a lie if I told you that I never thought about quitting, or questioned my decision time and time again. But as humans, we feel the greatest feel of accomplishment through the most difficult challenges that we face in life. In the military it's not how you live, it's how you survive. I was blessed to have 'lived' in a life where people are free to walk the streets and find work in a high rise building, then have the option of letting go. Then I found myself surviving the artic cold weather in the woods of basic training. And through that I'm in a new position, where I'm in position not just to witness it but actually be able to change other people's lives having been recruited as a Drill Sergeant. Not just building civilians into combat soldiers, but to be fearless, confident and a brave individual ready to face the challenges of life. I still face those challenges today. My day starts at 5:20 in the morning and it doesn't until midnight when all the training and meetings have been covered. Putting in 130 hour work weeks, 7 days a week is no easy task. But like I said, I have no choice but to survive, you never want to put your dead body in the hands of a comrade first. My time is up, my first leave was a chance for me to recharge my batteries, and when I go back to base tonight, finding better and more efficient ways to build on my leadership is key, and for those I've lost touch with for the past couple months, due to my situation, believe me, you are still in my prayers.