Future Opportunities

So my commander brought up the point of me trying to get my stuff squared away for my next assignment in the military. I have a bunch of things that I want to do both in the military and out of the military, so it’s really hard for me to decide what my future is going to look like. Ever since I graduated high school, everything was pretty much laid out in front of me. I already knew that the Army was going to pay for my school, and I was going to finish college within four years and commission as 2nd Lieutenant. I knew after that that I was going to go to an Officer course and then go on to my first unit, and possibly deploy (where I am now). After this, I really don’t know where to go because there’s a fork in the road that I haven’t really analyzed yet. It’s not “laid out” for me this time. I know I will do my best to excel in any path that I choose, but what kills me is that I wonder if I could have done better and more if I chose one of the other paths.

Tonight, I took a step into one of the prongs. I put my packet together for Psychological Operations group, which is part of SOCOM (special operations command). It’s a pretty elite group that gives me the opportunity to help different cultures with humanitarian aid in many ways, mostly by helping out other commanders of units that deploy to countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, etc. I reckon this would be a great experience, and overall be a great resume builder. A lot of people think I was going to go Special Forces or to the Ranger Battalion. I mean, I was interested in those other elite groups before, but the more I think about what I want in life, I don’t think I’d want to deploy as much as those guys do. I want to have a family someday and I don’t want to be all bogged down by the military.

I was thinking also, further down the road after I get off of active duty, I can probably get back into the National Guard, going to part time drills. This was just a thought at first, but now that I’m really, really thinking about it. FBI. Work for the FBI? Sounds fancy eh? But how dope would that be? I researched it a little bit, and as selective as they are, as long as I can bulk up my resume, I don’t think I should have a problem. I’ve been told that they look to the military countless times for FBI agents, especially military members who have secret clearances. CHA-CHING. Who knows. I may change my mind a year, two years, five years from now.

I still have to get my MBA and open up a dance studio