Jenny Lee stopped in to talk about her choice to join the Army and become a medic.
She spoke about how she emmigrated to America from Korea when she was only 5 and how all of her family had to serve in the Korean military. She became interested in the military in high school but didn't feel like it was particularly encouraged by her peers and her school. She spoke about how she liked the idea of enlisting because it streamlined the process and cut out a lot of variables like testing and applying for spots in ROTC.
Jenny enjoyed basic training and actually thought it might even be harder than it was, but the biggest aspect of it was mental. The Army has all kinds of different names for things like push-ups or jumping jacks. Her basic included 10 weeks of training. Her drill seargeant would mess with them by turning over their beds while they were training. After basic, She was able to do her AIT (Advanced Individual Training) quickly in her MOS (Military Occupational Specialty), which was medic. After 6 weeks, she was trained as an EMT and Army medic.
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| Here is my Grandpa who emmigrated from Italy at 16 years old. He joined the US Army and fought in the Cavalry division during World War I. After the war, he was able to become a citizen. |
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| Here is my dad who had to serve in the Army two years because service was mandatory at that time. |
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| These are my four great Uncles and my Great grandfather. All four uncles served in WWII. |
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