The Education Of Steve Bogucki
I wrote previously about Steve Bogucki (Educated Soldier) and his Law School vs. Special Forces quandary. He recently wrote a powerful post about his decision to quit (his term) Special Forces training and to continue with his higher education goals. He explains his thoughts on the topic and his reasoning, all of which are interesting and make sense.
It’s no small thing to decide to just drop such a major chunk of your life. I quit school three years into my second degree because I finally saw what my intense academic focus was doing to my family, my daughter especially. Like Steve, the actual realization and the subsequent decision-making moment went fairly quickly. But even though I could see how necessary it was for me to quit, it still sucked. It’s hard to just stop.
It’s dangerously easy to stay on a path, whether you’re happy to be there or not, simply because you’ve wanted it for so long and have invested so much time, effort and emotional energy into that goal. Walking away from something tremendous is usually more difficult than staying the course. I’m very impressed with Mr. Bogucki’s decision and the ballsiness it took for him to quit. And he sounds happy. Effing busy with school, but happy.
Posted by Alexa Harrington
photo: Jeff Sullivan
Thanks for reading my son’s blog.
He did some real soul searching with this one and I was surprised at his decision.
You have no idea how much he wanted this and trained most of his life to make it in SF, but “Brains before Brawn” I guess was his motto.
He is currently writing a interesting blog on Educated Soldier that leaves you wanting for more.
Hope you get a chance to read it.
Thanks for your interest.
Proud MOM
I wanted to thank you for your interest and comment in regards to my blog, Educated Soldier, and this important decision.
I would follow-up only by pointing out that since making this decision, I have found real happiness in life. Many other factors unrelated to this decision are also going well for me, but this decision was definitely signifcant in attaining my current state.
Again, thanks for your interest. I will be sure to keep an eye on this site.