Reeves Point of View: How do you quietly get a Master’s Degree? (Achieving your moment is it’s own reward)

I can tell you that I have had quite a few graduations.   Graduating from Boot Camp, Advanced Individual Training, Advancement, Airborne Jump School and Officers Basic Course.   Graduating from High School, College, and Law School.  And for all of these achievements, they was great fan fare and excitement.  

But my graduation from Grad School was fairly subdued.  Other than my mom, there wasn’t a lot of fan fare, excitement or any other hoopla.  And over the years, I have shared countless stories about my undergrad years and my law school years and my time in the military. 

However, I haven’t shared a lot about my grad school years.  

The reality is that, quite frankly, from 1993 to 1995, I was ‘Wild n Out’.   Road trips.  House parties at my apartment.  Step shows.  Clubs.  Those years, I was 24 to 26 so I was having a blast.  

However, when it got close to graduating, I was effectively burned out.  I wasn’t going to the clubs quite as much.  I did stay active helping my frat brothers.  Yet, the desire to ‘burn the house down’ was not as important.  

In my graduate school, I had to take a comprehensive exam which covered all 2 years of my program in order to graduate so the last month was basically dedicated to studying.  

And when all was said and down, I participated in a small graduate program ceremony and then the graduation ceremony for the university.

In hind sight, this degree was the most unique.  Of my 3 degrees, it was the only time I was working full time while going to graduate school.  I got the highest GPA in grad school than undergrad or law.   And it was the only curriculum that required me to visit on location facilities. 

I worked hard to get this degree and it was probably the only degree I have earned that I have never actively promoted.  But it did enable me to join the Navy as a Naval Officer.

The reality is that we all have milestones and achievements that very few people know.  It doesn’t diminish the success or the milestone.  Just know that you should be proud of your moment.

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