Ethan Rocke:  

Life I'm a sergeant in the Marine Corps. I work as a combat correspondent (journalist), and I am stationed in Okinawa, Japan. Uugh. Not fond of this little rock of an island. Can't wait to leave it. Been here 19 months. Have 17 to go. At least I have my beautiful wife and daughter with me. Been in the military about eight years now. It's a'ight. I'm good at it, so I'll hang out for a few more. Probably bounce around 11. We'll see. Haven't been to Iraq yet, but I'm trying to get orders. Not that I really want to go to that shithole, but I feel an obligation to do my turn in the desert. I got to attend the advanced Military Photojournalism course at S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in New York. It's a pretty sweet gig. I'm an active duty Marine, but I got to go to one of the most prestigious communications schools in the country for a year. I didn't even wear a uniform; just went to college. And Uncle Sam floated me a paycheck every month and paid the outrageous tuition costs. Isn't it great to see your tax dollars at work? I've been married to my beautiful wife, Sabrina for eight and a half years. We have a 14-month-old daughter named Samantha and a beagle named Pokie. College I went to Syracuse University for a minute. Working on matriculating to get a BA from SU. Workplace I started working at 14 as a grocery bagger in Ione. I worked at KFC and Round Table Pizza in high school. Round Table is the only place I've ever been fired from, and my best friend Mike Smith is the one who fired me. (It was for missing an employee meeting!) I worked as a machine operator, making phone bills for about two years before I joined the militar...Expand for more