ARTICLE: WSJ op-ed by journalist who joined the Marines
The Wall Street Journal
Thursday, December 15, 2005
OPINION
Mightier Than the Pen
Why I gave up journalism to join the Marines.
BY MATT POTTINGER
Mr. Pottinger, until recently a Journal correspondent in China, is scheduled
to be commissioned a second lieutenant tomorrow. He spent the last three
months at Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Va. As of early December,
his three-mile run was down to 18 minutes and 15 seconds.
Here’s how it starts:
When people ask why I recently left The Wall Street Journal to join the Marines, I usually have a short answer. It felt like the time had come to stop reporting events and get more directly involved. But that’s not the whole answer, and how I got to this point wasn’t a straight line.
See full story here. Reax?
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007681
