Personal biography

A little about myself, my full name is Andrew Richard Svoboda. My last name comes from Czech and when translated it means freedom. And since i'm in the military it fits me pretty well. I am eighteen years of age. I joined the Army National Guard on January 7th, 2014. So I have only been in for a short while but I plan on retiring in the military after twenty years of service, so I have a pretty long road ahead. I am only a Private as of right now but within the next couple of months I will be promoted up to the rank of Private First Class. A huge step up from what I am currently at. I have a great passion for skydiving, skateboarding and exploring. Skydiving is something that I have been wanting to do ever since I was fourteen and I was finally able to do that this summer, with a best friend I've had since the third grade. Sky diving is easily the most entertaining thing I have ever done, literally nothing else I have done in my life compares to the rush I experienced when I jumped out of that perfectly good airplane. The first thing I saw once I reopened my eyes was so astonishing that I will never forget. I found my self staring at the horizon just as the sun was dipping behind the horizon. As the sun set, it threw out an array of oranges and reds throughout the sky. Bouncing off of the thin wispy clouds that I was so far above. I remember falling through the clouds and finally seeing the open field I had originally taken off from. Seeing how extensive the tree line truly extended on throughout the land. I could see for what seemed like miles, gazing onto the nearby city off in the distance. The free fall lasted for what seemed like an hour, even though I know that in reality I was truly only falling for a brief forty seconds. That was one of the best days of my life. Now back to more of myself. I plan on majoring in computer science, with a minor in German. After I graduate from college I will go on active duty status in the Army for the remainder of my time I choose to serve. I will be switching my job or MOS to something a bit more fast paced like a combat engineer or a paratrooper. That's pretty much it.