David’s Story sounds like most of the people in the world today. Struggling to make ends meet because they either gave up on school or felt they were not capable of doing further education. I saw it firsthand with my own older brother. Thankfully he ended up pursuing his goal and finishing high school to enter the Marine Corps. He always said that decision was what saved his life from the inevitable chaos that was to bestow on him.
However, my own learning situation started when I first graduated from military training and began technical school. I did not enjoy my job from the beginning because I knew what was waiting for me once I got to my duty station. In all honesty, my job is terrible when you compare it to almost any other job besides a select few. There is a lot of rules and regulations you must memorize and supervision is abysmal. Technical school was a little bit of a struggle when it came time for me to show certain things because I had zero interest and zero motivation to do it. I had problems back at home with my mother’s health deteriorating and someone telling me how much the real job is going to suck once I start. I failed my hands on portion and failed a block test as well but redid both and passed.
There are a couple things I could have done differently like not listen to what anybody has to say and find out on my own for it to be true. Which I eventually did but it would have benefited me in technical school at least. I could have also at least tried to take somewhat of an interest in it in the beginning to try to get a head start for when I actually start doing the job in the Air Force. I had struggles because I had no interest in technical school and showed up to my duty station without a clue.
The whole experience showed me to just make the best of every situation no matter how bad it might be. Even though I hate the job, I am still good at