I want to serve the United States because I have served my community as a lifeguard for over two years now at the beach and the pool. I have made sure people are safe in whatever water environment they could be in on Coronado where I live. Joining the service in any way for me is a next step into not only a career but also another opportunity to serve more than just my community and the tourists who visit every summer. My parents have always talked about the military for as long as I can remember but I never took their suggestion seriously until recently. After looking into careers in the service I think that it would give me the best career I could ever want with not only a job I will enjoy but opportunities to travel and enjoy the world while helping people along the way. I think the military. is a great way to directly serve not just one community but to have an impact on the globe and it's an opportunity to expand my own world beyond what I already have. Being a lifeguard I get to be In a unique position. I am responsible for people that I have never met in my life before. It is my job to make sure that people dong get pulled out into a rip current. It's my job to take care of and cure every sting ray patient that comes my way during my shift. This to me resembles being in the service its your job to protect the whole nation. You work for those around you and watch your friends succeed along the way just as well as you do. Being in the service gives me the oppurtunity to serve others as well. I get to serve me fellow sailors too. I can help them achieve their goals. It's like being part of a team. You can't succeed unless those around you succeed. I have always been well in a team environment. For me joining the service seems like the perfect next step for me and my future. It would allow me to build myself into more of a leader, I would be able to be a part of a team like I already am, I would be able to travel, and I would be able to serve more then just one community. That's why I think serving the US is perfect for me.