I was in the military so change was not only important, it was a way of life. When I was growing up I never moved. I always lived in the same house, had the same friends, and the same room. So as you can imagine, I didn't like change. I joined the military for a number of reasons some of them good and some them looking back seem pretty silly now. Most of all I joined because I needed a change. Boy, did I get one! I remember my first day in basic training getting yelled at by a drill sergeant for not marching correctly. This was the first time I had been yelled at by someone that I didn't know, so I cried. I was completely humiliated. All I wanted was to be able to get through the six and a half weeks of basic training the first time! I wanted to be able to adapt to the changes of military life and move on. I went through many emotions during those six weeks, fear, frustration, happiness, sadness, exhaustion, and so many others. I knew for sure though that this change was good for me and I wanted out of basic so I did what I had to get out. Then came tech school, tech school is basically vocational training for whatever career you will be doing while you are in. For me it was medical administration. I loved tech school! I had so much fun there and met so many people, but at the same time I knew I had changed. I was a stronger person. I was more serious and often times more scared of everything that was around me than I had been in the past. After tech school you go onto your permanent duty station. I was going to sunny Southern California and I was excited. This would be the first time in my life that I would live alone out in the world by myself. Then I got there, I was in the middle of the Mojave desert literally. I cried that first night I was there. I was terrified, nothing and I mean nothing was near by. The base I was at is three and a half hours from Las Vegas and about an hour from Los Angeles. It's about twenty minutes from where the first civilian manned...