catorojr
12-11-06, 11:33 AM
I decided to stop lurking around and introduce myself. I originally found this site when looking for advice, and have continued to gain it with that search button. A little back story if you will:
My name is Charles Toro (CJ for short); I entered DEP just shy of 3 years ago, and had to leave DEP to help the man who raised me die as comfortably as possible. It ended up being not only my "father figure" grandfather who was dieing (who served in the Air Force) but my other grandfather ended up passing as well (A WWII Veteran) followed by a good friend of mine ending his life ( among other hellish family sicknesses). After these events my then girlfriend who was once supportive was now not wanting me to join; long story short with the help of the members here (in the chat room) and military . com forums I will be enlisting after our wedding next year.
A good friend of mine saw my goals of the Marine Corps and decided that was for him as well; he is stationed at Camp Pendleton now as a proud Marine (visited my father in Orange County and picked him up for Thanksgiving). Another good friend of mine, who I have unfortunately lost touch with after his tour in Iraq is a proud Marine. I cannot wait until I earn the title of a Marine and wanted to thank you all for your direct and indirect help.
I am currently physically training as hard as I can to "prepare" myself as much as possible for boot camp, and will continue to soak up all the advice placed in these forums. Thanks again.
-CJ
My name is Charles Toro (CJ for short); I entered DEP just shy of 3 years ago, and had to leave DEP to help the man who raised me die as comfortably as possible. It ended up being not only my "father figure" grandfather who was dieing (who served in the Air Force) but my other grandfather ended up passing as well (A WWII Veteran) followed by a good friend of mine ending his life ( among other hellish family sicknesses). After these events my then girlfriend who was once supportive was now not wanting me to join; long story short with the help of the members here (in the chat room) and military . com forums I will be enlisting after our wedding next year.
A good friend of mine saw my goals of the Marine Corps and decided that was for him as well; he is stationed at Camp Pendleton now as a proud Marine (visited my father in Orange County and picked him up for Thanksgiving). Another good friend of mine, who I have unfortunately lost touch with after his tour in Iraq is a proud Marine. I cannot wait until I earn the title of a Marine and wanted to thank you all for your direct and indirect help.
I am currently physically training as hard as I can to "prepare" myself as much as possible for boot camp, and will continue to soak up all the advice placed in these forums. Thanks again.
-CJ