Life was not easy for Shannon Ihrke. It is easy to feel helpless when you are a college student holding down two part-time jobs in the middle of the recession. She wanted to get out of her debt, which was how she ended up in the U.S. Marine Corps. After taking a look at her, people assumed that she would not even finish boot camp. The assumptions only made her work harder to prove them wrong! She successfully climbed the ranks and became “one of the guys” before leaving the Marines. No one expected what was going to happen next! Let us first hear about the revelation that changed her life…
Marine Recruiter Told Blonde Bombshell She Could Not Make It, So She Proved Everyone Wrong
Just A Small Town Girl
Shannon Ihrke was raised in a small town by the name of Walker in northern central Minnesota. As a child, she grew up around nature and spent her time fishing, boating, hunting, and horseback riding. These things gave her skills that not many girls have. With her set of skills, it was quite easy for her to become “one of the guys.” She had no idea that these things were going to come handy in the future!
Just A Small Town Girl
