Jasmine Dietiker:  

.. that and maybe prom... or not so much. Actually, I didn't really like high school now that I think about... College I went to three different community colleges, one in Washington and two in Phoenix. I started out as a Physical Education major at Everett Community College, moved to Phoenix and changed to Elementary Education at Glendale Community College. Then I thought I would enjoy high school better so I switched to Secondary Education. I switched to Phoenix College and didn't know what I wanted to do. In the fall of 2002 I started Grand Canyon University and decided on double majoring in English Literature and Secondary Education. I also, shokckingly enough, became a CHEERLEADER!! (Who would have ever guessed?) When the spring came, I decided to enroll into Army ROTC and with that came a change in my major yet again. I then decided on English Literature with a minor in Athletic Coaching. I figured since I would be going into the Army when I graduated, It didn't make much sense to major in Education as well... Little did I know what God would have in store for me! I ended up in the Marines!! Go figure, right?? Workplace I have had too many jobs... I have been a cashier, worked in the meat department of a grocery store, sold children's clothes at Nordstrom, sold shoes at Reebok, worked in the home audio department at Circuit City selling home theatre systems, worked at KinderCare with infants to children 2 years old, was a receptionist at Bally Total Fitness (Which was awesome because I got to work out all the time and be cute), I was a server at a bar and grill for a year, sold lotions and body products at Bath and Body works, was a receptionist at a prestigious law firm in downtown Phoenix, was a server at Red Robin, a manager at Wal-Mart, and now I've found my place in the Marines. If volunteering counts, I was really involved in my church. I worked with the youth primarily. I also coached track for three years at a local high school in Peoria, AZ and even got college credit for it. Military I was involved in ASU Army ROTC for two years. I had three friends involved in the program and the more I was around them and saw what they were doing, I instantly wanted to join the Army and be an officer. I went to FT. Knox Kentucky for a month in June 2003 and had the time of my life. It was physically and mentally demanding and I loved that I was constantly being challenged. I learned to overcome a lot of my fears and made some awesome friends from all over the United States (and one from Puerto Rico). But, as God's will prevailed, I enlisted into the United States Marine Corps in September 2005 and left for 3 months (...for what i thought was going to be intense training) of USMC bootcamp.