Q: What year did you graduate/enlist?
A: I graduated in 2011 from Elk Grove, and I enlisted in the Marines on December 1, 2010.
Q: What influenced your decision to join?
A: For college and my grandpa was a Marine.
Q: What has the experience been like for you and your family & Friends?
A: The experience is great, and I am still close with everyone back at home.
Q: What training did you do and what are you doing right now?
A: Boot Camp- Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Calif.
Marine Combat Training – Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Comp School -Twenty Nine Palms, Calif.
Right now I am stationed at Camp LeJeune in NC.
Q: what is the most valuable lesson you’ve learned so far?
A: Don’t be the guy that screws up.
Q: What is a normal day like for you?
A: I wake up at 5 a.m., do PT (physical training) with my unit, go to work until about 5:00 p.m., get food, have some free time and go to bed.
Q: What gets you through the rough times?
A: Being able to talk to the people I miss the most and being with friends on the base.