I started my medicine career in the U.S Navy at 20 years old. I joined the Navy as a hospital corpsman recruit in 2006. I wanted to do my part to help our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan following the “9-11” event. I was trained in a wide variety of specialties search as phlebotomy, surgery, emergency medicine, and urology to name a few. Although like most corpsmen, I did not specialize in any particular field. After graduating 3rd in his class, I were sent to my first duty station in Guam. At Guam Naval hospital, I worked in the MSU before moving to the ICU where I was eventually put in charge of the unit. During this time, I was working 12 hours nightshifts while attending University of Guam in the morning. Even though I did not know what I wanted to major in; I knew I wanted a degree in medicine. I knew I wanted to make a difference in this world by practicing medicine. After 2 years in Guam, I was transferred to Camp Lejeune where I was promoted to a hospitalman 2nd class. I specialized in field medicine as a fleet marine force (FMF) warfare specialist. In those three years with the marine infantry unit, I was able to observe many war injuries as well as the toll it took in military personnel and civilians. I realized that western medicine/ Navy medicine was one of the best medical systems in our modern time. Yet, there were many areas that patients would need more help, such as: pain management, spiritual health, and emotional health. Thus I decided to research more in to alternative medicine, namely, acupuncture and herbology.