Hello there! Welcome to my blog.

My name is Andrew, and I am working on breaking into cybersecurity. My website is Plan C IT because the technology field was not my first choice career path. I decided to make the switch, and this blog is all about how I made that decision, how I chose to get into IT, and how it has affected my life.

In college, I had a difficult time deciding what major I wanted. I didn’t like the idea of choosing what to devote my life to at 17-21 years old. I waited till the last possible second and ended up choosing Criminal Justice.

The hesitation led me to pursue a career in the United States Marine Corps. The military was very enticing because I’ve always enjoyed a challenge, and I saw it as a way to discover what it was I wanted to do for the rest of my life. For various reasons, I did not succeed in joining the military. Plan A was out the window.

Plan B was law enforcement. My ultimate goal was to join a federal law enforcement agency like the FBI, CIA, or NSA after my military career. Seeing as I no longer had a military career, I focused on getting a job in local law enforcement and working my way up from there. My Bachelor’s Degree was in Criminal Justice, so I expected it to be somewhat easy to find a job. This was not the case and due to the previous injury and a new health problem, law enforcement quickly became a no-go. So much for Plan B.

Plan C for me is the IT industry. I have always been interested in computers and now I feel like I have the chance to dive deep and get to know how they work and interact with each other. Now that I have taken a few courses and am on my way to an Associate’s Degree in Cybersecurity, I regret not beginning here in the first place. Transitioning into this field has been one of the most enjoyable and rewarding experiences of my life. That being said, I’m only just beginning and have no intention of stopping.

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