<p>I knew from about 5 that I wanted something to do with the military, about 7 I decided something with the Air Force (in 3 generations so far, my family has 144 years of service mainly with the MN Air National Guard), I was looking into EOD aggressively until about my10th grade year, I had a friend who was applying to USAFA (med disqual for supposed Asthma, he says he never had it and still is fighting it even for ROTC) and I guess I just looked into a commissioned path and thought the Academy would be the best for me. I know I’ve still got a way to go but Summer Seminar sealed the deal for where I want to be because it felt like even in that short amount of time we were working towards a common goal and the comraderie of Doolie for a Day in my element made it feel like it would be worth it every step of the way.</p>