I grew up in a military family, and always knew I wanted to serve. When I turned 17 in highschool I went to see a recruiter, and for over the next decade plus, I have been a United States Air Force Flight Medic. I truly loved that job. It had a multitude of facets that really resonated with me. I was able to solve really complex problems regarding dysfunction within the human body, which was very mentally stimulation, but I was also able to do so while helping my fellow service men and women.
While my Air Force career was very rewarding; it could also be a heavy burden. I found myself focusing more and more on that burden, and less on the fulfillment I was used to getting from it. I finally decided it was time for me to do something else after my second deployment in 2017. I missed my daughter's birth by four days, and I knew then that I needed to start thinking about my and my family's future.
I have always enjoyed computers and have dabbled with self teaching programming since high school. Until, I heard about bootcamps from one of my service friends; however, I never really considered it for a career option. After talking with him for a while, I started researching options on my own, and that led me to Turing. It was there I realized that this was going to be exactly what I was looking for. I commuted to Turing from Colorado Springs, and spent around 4 to 4 1/2 hours in the car everyday, but I was always excited and eager to go. I think that is what really proved to me that this was the right career move for me, and I have been loving it ever since.
Hey Chris, I really appreciate your story draft here. You've done a really nice job of showing your motives and how your previous career has a lot of transferable skills for software. For future iterations, you might consider condensing this a little bit more. Overall, nice job here!