Going to college was a dream for me when getting out of the Air Force around 22 years ago. Visions of learning, reading books, and earning degrees filled my ambitious mind. I wanted to be a secondary education history teacher. I started the journey at a community college in Eugene OR called Lane Community College. Working full-time as a janitor and using all the financial aid I could get (I opted out of the GI Bill in basic training), I was dedicated to the vision of earning my Associate’s transfer degree and then graduating from the University of Oregon with my Bachelor’s degree. To make a long story short, I ended up becoming a college dropout. Fortunately, I’ve lived long enough to redeem myself and am set to graduate in two months, at 43 years old, with my B.S. in Human Services with a Criminal Justice concentration from Walden University. I thought starting out this article with my personal story might intrigue readers to consider their own situation and what is possible. Hon...