Earning His Wings And A Bachelor's Degree To Boot
As a teenager in Puerto Rico, Cesar Zayas had no idea what he wanted to do with his life, so he took the giant step of enlisting in the United States Army. It was a rather focused decision for someone who, at the time, felt like his life was anything but. 鈥淚 needed a change in my life and told myself I have to go somewhere that will force me to grow and take responsibility,鈥 he said. 鈥淥ne week later I was on my way to basic training鈥攖he best decision I ever made.鈥
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