After graduating from Ponce High School, I immediately attended college at the University of Puerto Rico-Ponce where I completed a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. Then I started to reflect on my life and my future. I felt like I wasn't doing enough to move forward and increase my chances of having a better future. I wanted to travel and learn English to be open minded and become more competitive. I decided to leave the island and went to the mainland (United States) where I attended Kansas State University, earning a degree in accounting. Immediately after graduation I moved to New Jersey and worked there for a year as an accountant. I realized that accounting wasn't for me. I returned to Puerto Rico, however, I ended up getting another accounting job. And with that I reconfirmed that accounting wasn't for me. I found the lack of excitement in being confined to a computer and desk reporting all day with minimal interaction with people. Long story short, in 1996, I decided to join the active duty Army, a transition that became easy for me because I was already part of the Army National Guard. The Army was a wonderful experience. When it comes to diversity, I can't think of another institution like the U.S. Armed Forces and its components (Army, Air Force, and Navy/Marines). As well as having the opportunity