Meet Local South Carolina Army Reservist Spc. Meagian Harris, Who Works at Ft. Jackson

 

Spc. Meagian Harris, from Bishopville, S.C.,  is a 22-year-old Army Reserve Unity Supply Specialist.

Why did you join the Army?

I decided to join the military to be a role model and to gain discipline. I grew up in Bishopville, S.C., where there is not much to do. Therefore, getting into trouble became the norm for me and to be involved with trouble became fun.  As a 15-year-old teenager, I would fight and no matter how good my grades were in high school or how many sports I played, I still found joy in fighting.  One day, one my teachers at Lee Central High School stopped me from fighting one day and told me that I should join JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps). Maj. Patrick McCewen was the JROTC instructor and after listening to him, I decided that maybe joining JROTC would be a good decision for me. After one year of JROTC, I noticed I was more responsible, I had discipline, and I no longer looked at getting in trouble as fun but as ignorance. I finished four years in JROTC and decided to join the Army. Maj. McCewen was my mentor and after hearing his many Army stories and listening to his guidance about life, I knew that the Army was a good place for me.  My decision was not based on money but to become a better person so that I could also help someone else strive to be great as well.

Explain your Army job.

I am a Unit Supply Specialist stationed at 81st Regional Support Command at Ft. Jackson, S.C. I am primarily responsible for supervising or performing tasks involving the general upkeep and maintenance of all Army supplies and equipment.

What do you want to accomplish in the Army?

Soon, I will be attending a Warrior Leader Course to enhance my skills as an Army Soldier.  My long term goal is to become a great non-commissioned officer or perhaps an officer.

Tell us one Army experience.

An unforgettable moment would be the day I graduated from basic training. I will never forget that moment because it was the day my life completely changed.  When I stepped off the graduation field I was no longer a civilian, I was a Soldier. I walked like a Soldier, I talked like a Soldier, and before anything else, I thought as a Soldier. I will never forget that before anything I am an American Soldier.