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Service. Challenge. Ethics. The motivation I have for attending a service academy can be summed up in these three words. Growing up in a military family, my life has always revolved around service, challenge and ethics. It is what is imbedded in me and it is what I strive to continue living by. I have never been the kind of person to back down from a challenge. Challenge is defined as something that by its nature or character serves as a call to battle. A military service academy is the ultimate call to battle for any young man or woman. I have never been one to back down from a challenge. I have always been a very competitive individual and would always accept any challenge thrown in my direction. Many of the challenges I have faced have been in and around the pool. I began competitively swimming when I was seven years old. As I have grown up in the swimming world, I have been faced with many challenges that push me past my comfort zone, testing my physical and mental limits. Training 4-6 hours a day, attending school, volunteering in my community, and balancing these tasks responsibly is a challenge in it of itself. I believe these obstacles have prepared me for the challenges imposed at a service academy. My ambition after college is to serve as an officer in the military. I wish to serve by assisting those who have been wounded physically …show more content…

One of these individuals is my dad. My dad graduated from the United States Air Force Academy and has served in the Air Force for over 20 years. I have a sense of the challenges from his experiences that I will face at a service academy. People often ask why I want to go to a service academy, knowing what I am going to be facing and my answer is always the same; I want to protect the freedom that others have protected for me. I want to join the Americans, living and deceased, who have fought to protect our

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