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When high school is over and you’re tired of school some of teenagers choose to go into the military. I went to Texas Tech, a school that flies its bright red double T flag with honor next to the White stars on a dark blue background with red and white stripes of the American flag. For one semester I walked around the tall buildings that held the students for years and decided I wanted a challenge in my life. Most high school student makes a decision to enlists in the US Marine Corp right out of school and takes a flight to boot camp. I came home and went to the Marine Corp recruiting station across the street from the oldest high school in Arlington; a red brick building that has been the center of Arlington for over 100 years. I walked and the Station and saw a bleach blonde Marine, the shortest Marine I have ever seen, but his build was bulky covered with bright colored tattoos on each humongous arm. His name was Sgt. Lipps and he was a Machine Gunner when he was in the fleet. Sgt. Lipps came over to me and introduced himself and shook my hand with an iron fist and a smile that was like the Nile River, wide and full. I told Sgt Lipps that I wanted to join the Corp and wanted to know what I needed to do to make it happen.