As a history buff, it wasn’t difficult for me to take notice of RSU’s legendary backstory to when it was once the Oklahoma Military Academy. The more I researched the school’s history, the more I grew to love it.
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Aside from being the first thing to show up on the page, there was so much more to RSU that quickly grasped my full attention. It still baffles me to this day how it only took one Google search for “colleges with a bachelor’s degree in military history” to notice this small campus on the Hill. Without the all-knowing power of the internet, it is mind-boggling to wonder how international or out-of-state students manage to find a school like Rogers State University.
What I never expected, however, was that my love for history would send me 1,200 miles away from my small town home in Upstate New York to a college in yet another small town located in northeast Oklahoma. Ultimately, it is because of all of these reasons that I have found my path into the future I believe I am destined to live. I have always had a strong appreciation for the veterans who risk life and limb for their country. Over the past few years, my interest in military history has grown as I became more curious about the concept of warfare as well as how and why wars are fought.
Over time, I developed a more specialized interest in the military. Though I didn’t just want to pursue a general history degree. The wealth of knowledge I have gained from studying history has not only made me fully appreciate the lessons of the past, but also has opened my eyes to new horizons that have inspired me to take my passion farther, particularly in terms of writing and teaching. Suddenly that passion becomes an instrument of ambition that we use to achieve our own path towards greatness.įor me, that passion has been my love for history. It’s that one passion that they start off enjoying as their own personal hobby that gradually becomes something so much more. Reprinted with permission from the author and The Odyssey Online.Įveryone has that one passion in their life.