Rising To The Rank Of Sergeant
She had earned the rank of a sergeant by 2016. “It’s kind of natural to judge a book by its cover… But then, it makes you want to be as good, if not better than those people to show that you can keep up and you are equal,” Ihrke shared with Yahoo! Lifestyle. She had been in the military for four years by then. There were other things on her mind. For one thing, she still had her eyes set on a college degree!
It Changed Her Life
As a young woman, she did not know what to do with her life. She knew that the best thing she could have done was to enlist in the Marines. Ihrke told Daily Mail, “Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don’t have that problem.” Despite this, she felt a desire to explore her other options. Her next move took everyone by surprise.