A long serious of tests and continuous challenges. First, I had to take a rather unconventional test called the Defense Language Aptitude Battery that tests language acquisition ability. I took the test after attending traffic court the whole day and barely passed. Secondly, I had to go through the physically and mental rigors of Basic Training and Combat Training. Next, my mind was grilled upon the furnace of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in Monterey California. Academically, this was the hardest portion of my interview and testing process. I almost failed here as well but with help and a little hard work I succeeded. I was changed forever after this process but it only increased my desire to serve others.