Choosing my major! (Assignment 2)

To describe my major I have chosen would be quite complicated to me considering I am only taking one semester in college. My original plan was to major in Psychology and Criminology, hoping to become a FBI profiler, my dream job. However, a recent change in my life was to join the Army for a four year enlistment. The main reason that I decided to stay for one semester in the first place is to get a feel of college life before I entered a different phase in my life. Also, because I joined up for a delayed- entry in the Army I have an opportunity to get credit hours that will help towards the rank I enter into. It is very important to me to enter the military at a higher rank because the higher rank you enter as the easier it is for you to get promoted once you are in there.
Anybody just entering the Army is immediately ranked a private, which really has no importance. After that you move up to E-2, which is a little bit better and you are getting paid more monthly. I hope to enter as an E-3, a private first class. It is only two ranks away from becoming a Sergeant which is truly what I want to become.
When I first decided to join it was when my cousin was preparing to leave for basic training. Being around him and his recruiter I got to learn all the different aspects of what there was to becoming a United States soldier. Growing up my father was a drill sergeant in the Army and I always looked up to him and thought it would be so cool to go in, but I never thought it would happen.
I began looking into different careers that there were available that were similar to or could help towards FBI profiling. Even though there really is not anything like that I did find a job that was quite interesting. That career is in military intelligence as an intelligence analyst. Military intelligence is a military discipline that focuses on gathering, analysis and protection of information about the enemy terrain and weather. With this I will apply it to where different attacks should or should not be at a given time. Along with this job I will have to acquire a security clearance that is top secret. While trying to acquire this clearance the federal government will look into my background and perform a crucial in-depth search to find out everything they can about me. The reason for this is because having a top secret clearance is a rare thing for people to have, especially compared to just a secret clearance.
To begin my career will not be easy because to get to that job I need to complete various tasks. For instance, when I first ship out I am going to a military base in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, where I will have to complete my nine long weeks of basic training. Although, it is a difficult task it will teach much discipline and well and trust in your group. Following that I ship to my advanced military training (AIT) in Fort Huachuca, Arizona. There I will take classes and do different programs for 16 weeks to become specialized in my job. Once, I am done with this training I will ship off to my permanent duty station which I will not find out for a while.
When I do get out of the military, although I am unsure of when that will be, I do hope to continue college and get my master’s degree.