Ok, so I did a lot of cutting and editing. This is what I am left with, and I think the final draft speaks true to how I feel.
WHY I WANT TO BE AN ARMY OFFICER
It was 2004, while walking past a recruiting station, I thought to myself, “I am going to join the army one day.” In August...
I was reading it after you made the comment and I reworded most of the sentences.
I first considered joining the army as a young, undocumented, and homeless teen. It was 2004, during my attendance at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. Walking past the recruiting station located...
Pima, is this better?
I first considered joining the army as a young, undocumented, and homeless teen. It was 2004, during my attendance at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. I would walk pass the recruiting station located on Chambers Street, thinking to myself “I am going to...
Was that the only thing you picked up? Also I am not a male, but a female. I will keep what you wrote in mind, but I don't believe in exaggerating. I will however add to it some examples of the things I've done as a current Active Duty Soldier.