A Proposal From My Wife

            Thinking back to a few proposal arguments that I have heard makes me think of only one in particular and it happens to be one that my wife recently made. She sure can make a good point. This effective proposal was while discussing my recent re-enlistment into the Marine Corps. My original intention in high school was to enlist in the Marines. After doing so, I planned to continue on until I reached my twenty year retirement eligibility date before getting out and continuing onto another career path. Approximately two years ago I told my wife that I wanted to get out of the military to begin a new career choice in the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. With this career choice being one that I planned on having either way, I left out one big piece of my master plan which was to retire from the military.

            As my wife and I began discussing my idea to get out of the military and move on the other things, she made the continual opportunities and benefits that I was leaving behind quite evident to me. She reminded me of how expensive college tuition would be for us if I was to separate from the military. One huge benefit we have been able to take part of was continuing not only my education but also her education with the military paying for both our tuitions in full. While we have both begun our journey to continue our education one other benefit has come our way in which we have been stationed closer to home due to my current duties which was a main factor on why I was looking to get out of the military after all. It has not been long after my wife made a very effective proposal argument that I found our lives affected for the good in the choice to continue my military service. The major way this has affected me has been the opportunities that we will have in our future due to the both of us continuing our education with just myself being directly in the military. I would have to say that yes I did response in the exact way that my wife had proposed due to her trained eye to map out the success in our future goals.