Future Soldier Josh Cochran

Josh Cochran a photo by Official Army Future Soldier Center on Flickr.

I had a fun, young, and short childhood with my older sister, Jessica LeeAnn Cochran-McCray. My parents divorced, then we moved to Spicewood, Texas, which is now my hometown. As a young kid I was always active, running, biking, playing around, and just exploring the woods around the nice country area of Spicewood until about 5th grade.

In middle school, I started to become lazy and hated my life, my family, everyone and just didn't want to do anything about anything. I would stay home all the time or go to a friend's to play video games, and we'd just play, eat, and sleep. This made years go by faster than they should've, I think.

By the beginning of my Junior year of High School, I was nearly 300 pounds, mainly fat, weighing in at 280 pounds. Two weeks into my Junior year, I wanted to play football, so I talked to the head coach and finally got to join. I was in football for about four to five months, I ran, weight-lifted, and exercised like I never did before. I probably lost about 20 pounds of fat from just being in football.

After football, I left Marble Falls High School, and finished up my High School Credits at Falls Career High School from Jan 31, 2011 to Dec 16, 2011. To be honest, if it wasn't for the joining football, I wouldn't have enlisted. I would probably still be obese and probably wouldn't be as active or in shape as I am now.

I love to and hope to inspire kids, women, men, and anyone who needs it, to be the best they can be, to make a change, to be healthy, and to not let their lazy habits ruin their happiness in life.

I have always wanted to be a Military man, an American Soldier, a Guardian of freedom and the American way of life! Hooah! I hope to be the best I can be, physically and mentally, no matter what troubles or obstacles fill my path.
I will stay fit, mentally and physically strong, improving myself until I can't, then breaking through the plateau to improve some more!

I am an American Soldier! Hooah!
- PVT Cochran