Confessions of a Florida Biblophile

Last year I finally swore into the Army after trying to get into the Army since 2015. I had a couple waivers I had to get. I went to basic training in May 2018. I got injured in June and was sent home. I was told I could go back when I got cleared by a civilian doctor.

Fast forward to three weeks ago. I was finally cleared by my civilian doctor and started working on PT again with my recruiter. I had to lose some weight before my recruiter sent my medical waiver request in. On July 10th I was supposed to have weigh in and then have my waiver request sent in on the 11th.

On June 6th I went to work and was doing my job. I won’t go into detail but my injury was bad enough at work that I’m no longer able to go back into the Army. I’m gutted because I’ve always wanted to be in the military.

A hard truth I’ve learned these pasts few days is that no matter how hard you try at something, if that path isn’t made for you then it won’t work. For years I’ve tried making a star fit into a square and I was getting mad because it wouldn’t fit. I spent so much time trying to convince myself that the only path to success was the military that I never bothered to sit back and look at all the ways it wasn’t meant for me.

I have made the decision to go back to school to do cyber security and I plan on being a contractor after I finish. It might not be what I always imagined I would be doing but I’ve come to terms with the fact that I need to forge a new path.

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