Hello Everyone! This is my first blog so bare with me as I become accustomed to writing on here. I have finally decided to make one of these to detail the road fate takes me on.
My name is Joshua Neil Boatright. I was born in Sylva, North Carolina in 1991. I lived in Scaly Mountain, North Carolina until I was 4 years old. I then moved with my mother, sister, and grandparents out west. We traveled through many states, stayed in Flagstaff, Arizona for a few weeks, then ended up in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I lived there for a year, went to Kindergarten there, and then finally moved to where I have been for the majority of my life, Central Florida. After moving around a few different towns here in Lake County, we settled in to Umatilla, where I have grown up and still reside. I had a great time growing up here, and also sometimes spending the summer in Nashville, Tennessee where my father lives.
My first major interests as a child were computers and video games. I got my first computer (MAC 94SE lol), when I was 5 years old. ?Its a hobby I still enjoy, nowadays I am still a huge gamer, and I build custom PCs. Martial Arts was my next big adventure, which I still do to this day. I have a black belt in Tae Kwan Do & Jeet Kune Do, and a green belt in Brazilian Jujitsu. After growing through many other interests (paintball, bmx, skateboarding,...), I came across what has been my biggest interest for most of my teen and adult life. Music. Particularly Metal. I started playing guitar at 13 years old, and have not stopped since. I played in many bands, of different genres, culminating up to the last project that I just left in pursuit of my military career, Carnevil. They are a great group of guys ( and gal lol), and I wish them the best with their careers in the music world. I also spent most of last year and this year working at Guitar Center in Winter Park, FL. Working there I learned ungodly amounts of knowledge on so many areas of the music field, and picked up some great friends along the way.
Although music will always play a huge role in my life, after working out in the industry, and playing lots of shows with many bands, I've decided it is just not the right career for me. There is just not enough fulfillment, not enough excitement. I look at the world we live in today, all the problems we face in society, and all the people that sit back and whine & bitch about it all day long, but don't do anything to try and change it. I WILL NOT be one of those people. Whether I make the smallest or biggest difference in this world, in this lifetime, I WILL make a difference. I will not sit back and just watch as the world falls apart around me, when I know I have the ability to at least do SOMETHING about it. I have had this mentality for many years. A lot of it comes from being raised by a mother that taught me values that seem to be missing by my generation. She was a mother that has spent most of her adult life busting her ass to give her children anything they wanted, without doing ANYTHING for herself. She will always be my hero. A lot of it also comes from my keen interest in Ásatrú, the religion and beliefs of my Norse ancestors. They lived by a code of Honor, something that is largely missing in our society, along with their belief that right and wrong are instilled within you. Nowadays everyone seems to have an excuse for right or wrong, whether it be religion, some medical problem, or something else, I will always believe it is simply that, an EXCUSE. Anyway, all these things among others, have led up to my decision to join the army. A decision I stand firm with, and am very excited about. I plan on going either CID or Special Forces, where I feel my skills and willpower will be tested most.
I will be shipping sometime within the next few months, Ill know an exact date Thursday when I go back to MEPS.
To close this post,
I want to briefly tell another story about one of the most important parts in my life, my beautiful fiancée, Casey Lea Mayo. After two long years of a past relationship with very few ups, and way too many downs, I was left torn apart and heartbroken, I was young, immature and did not really know how to handle it.I went in to depression mode, and was brought out by this beautiful woman I am with now. We got together in December of 2008 and got engaged last month. We will be having our wedding when I get back from my initial training (although we are getting legally married before I ship out). She has changed my life forever. Everyday with her is just indescribable. I look forward to spending the rest of my life with this woman with all my heart. :)
Well everyone, thank you so much for reading my first post!!!
I'll be back this week with the news from MEPS!!!!
Hooah!!!
