Enlisting

A thought has crossed my mind, actually it's been brewing awhile. It's just an idea at the moment, not a plan. After getting my degree, I think I might enlist in the military. It isn't a fall back plan, or an easy out, or because I think I'll be unable to get a job. Actually, I'm quite sure I'll be able to get a job or get into grad school. It's an option. Though one I'm not really sure my folks will be grooving about, they didn't approve of talking about it as an option after high school. Which I'm thankful for, since they knew I'd do well and enjoy going on and continuing my schooling.

At the moment, my interest is in clinical, abnormal, and military psychology. I've met people here at school that have seen combat, that have been in the military, that have dealt with post traumatic stress as well as professors and others who have worked with veterans and soldiers. I'll be going abroad to Israel next semester and taking classes on Military, Organizational, and Trauma Psychology. And hopefully I'll be interning at a local VA for psychology credit towards my major.