They say the grass isn't always greener...but if you could pick a different MOS, Service, or duty assignment what would it be?

My original plan was to become a medic, but when I got to MEPS they offered me a bonus and the chance to ship out earlier about a month earlier if I chose another MOS. I was young, impulsive, and impatient so I chose the other MOS. In retrospect I should have waited to become a medic. That summer they pretty much "overbooked" our basic training site so I ended up being a holdover for about 3 weeks after I arrived at reception before beginning basic so I still ended up starting basic about the same time I would have if I would have waited. Another regret I have is waiting so long to commission. I wouldn't give up my enlisted time for anything but I do wish I would have made the jump 10 or so years ago. I'd me a Major like most of my age peers instead of a butter bar right now. I'd be retiring as a LTC or even COL instead of a CPT or MAJ.

I always wanted to go through SFAS. Truthfully, my only regret is that I never got the chance.

If I could do it all again, I might would have gone to college and grown up a little and enlisted with an 18x.

I don't regret my time in the 82nd, only the way it ended.

GySgt John O'Donnell There is no turning back from the decisions that I made and I do not regret joining the Marine Corps. An alternative path would have been to try and obtain a nomination to the Air Force Academy.