My name is Jeffrey Adam Mitchell, I was born and
raised in Chicago. i originally had one brother
and one sister. Child protective services stole me
and my siblings and placed us in different homes.
I was then sent to live with my grandparents at
the age of four. They raised me for the next 14
years. I was always into physical activities and
sports. If you asked me specific questions about
teams and players in basketball or baseball i
would have no idea - But i guarantee i can take on
pretty much anybody in a given sport and really
challenge them - If im into something I do it, I
dont watch it and talk about it. I was on the swim
team all throughout high school, and was the top
diver, I have been on the basketball team, track
team, and I have also been into martial arts for
over half my life, It is my favorite hobby, and
somewhat of a lifestyle to me. I have always had a
talent in physical activities, among other things,
such as art, however ive always had more of a
desire to pursue a physical career. When i found
out about special operations back when I was young
I always thought, "If I am going to be in the
military, that is the only thing i want to do!" -
And i still stand by that statement. during high
school my grades were above average, but i was not
top of my class-mainly due to the fact that I had
a lot going on outside of school, such as family
problems and such. Thankfully, I managed to stay
out of the hole most friends I had fell into
(drugs and alcohol), and despite the lack of Top
GPA, many teachers recognized me as a very
intelligent person, I have often recieved
recognition for work and test grades, and
compliments such as "this is the best essay ive
read in ten years" (not bragging, just trying to
help you understand me, and that I am in no way a
slacker)
As stated before, One of my greatest talents was
art. I have won hundreds of awards since i was
little, and have been best of show many times. My
work has been in art galleries, and sold in art
shows throughout texas. I have also been
commissioned to do book covers for a publishing
company. Art teachers have always wondered what
made me "tick" and why i hadnt pursued an art
career further, for they knew the type of career
field i was REALLY interested in. I always said
that I could never have a desk job (whether it be
artwork or computer programming-even if it
involved doing something I enjoyed doing, because
it would probably make me despise it). I am
explaining my art history to illustrate the fact
that although I am exceptionally skilled in this
area, it is not what I want to do as a full-time
job, and although i enjoy doing it, I believe i am
here with a larger purpose than to just provide
people with an old-school, non-computerized
picture on their wall. Anyway, to take my bio back
a few years. After i was taken from my mother and
father when I was little, they got a divorce soon
after. I was able to see my mother sometimes on
weekends, if permitted, and my father I havent
seen much of since. down the road my Mom was
re-married to who is currently my step-dad - a
born-again Christian and solid man of God who
introduced me to the bible and christianity. It
was from this point on that I vowed to live only
for God, and attempt to do right in all aspects of
my life. Upon completion of High School, I visited
recruiters from the Army, Navy, and Airforce. I
spoke with the Army about the Rangers, The
airforce recruiter constantly contacted me about
their special operations, however i still had a
fire inside me tempting me to tryout for the
SEALs. However, I was basically just lieing to
myself, because I knew i couldnt join the military
right then, seeing as how I always promised my
mother that when I graduated H.S. I would move in
with her in Texas because this was what she, and
my younger more recently-born siblings, wanted.
Other than the drive to get out of Chicago, I
really didnt want to leave everything I ever knew
to go live in Texas and set into a totally
different lifestyle, however, a promise is a
promise, and in an act of selflessness, Off i was
to Texas. It has been over 2 years since the move,
and although its been a rough time, I do not
regret it-for it has challenged me mentally and
spiritually more than I ever have been, I can not
even begin to express the change in lifestyles I
took when I moved. so now, 2009, I just graduated
college with an associates in criminal justice,
moved out of my Moms house in the small town of
Joshua, TX and into Dallas. I then recieved a job
with the Dallas Police, whom I am currently
working for as a cadet, waiting to start the
academy. The only problem is that I still have
that fire inside of me for the U.S. Navy SEALs.
Although the Dallas PD would provide me with a
great job, i realize now that it could not help me
reach my full potential, and so I have made my
decision to finally head back home to Great lakes,
and join the world's most elite military Unit.
This is my written promise to myself and everybody
else that the only way I will fail is if God
himself intervenes-otherwise i only see one
straight path from here on out, and I will keep
walking this road even if all my limbs are broken.
I will keep everybody updated throughout this
journey...
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