Staying motivated

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If the military was an actual business, sometimes I think most branches would have failed years ago.
 
You will not be motivated 100% of the time. Despite this you will need to learn how to perform and push through regardless. How you respond when you have to do something, but have no desire to do it, says a lot about how important that goal really is to you. It is completely acceptable to not have the grit to slog through all the work and effort required to get in (and stay in) a service academy. That said, know what is required and know what you are ultimately willing to give to meet those goals. Accept whatever level of commitment and desire you have inside you; no one can want it for you and no one can do the work for you.
 
Another perspective... as an Active Duty officer there will be days you don't want to be there, are pre-occupied with things, are stressed, or have an order you don't agree with you have to carry out. Its your job to be focused when needed and give your troops 100%. They deserve it. Everyone has bad days and those are the days you take a long run, go to the gym, or honestly take a few hours to yourself so your troops don't see it. Even if you are pilot and don't have any or many troops in your charge... your focus on flying could be the difference of making it home safe. So in the long run look at it as a learning platform when it really matters down the road... when lives are possibly on the line.
 
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