A Way Forward

Can a teenage boy struggling with school, family, and drugs turn his life around to become successful?

Not without the help of a nearly two-hundred-and-fifty-year-old American institution: The United States Marine Corps. A Way Forward: My Years in the Marine Corps reveals how a Marine recruiter used every old trick in the book to compel young Christian Dattwyler to sign his life away for government service. The memoir delves into his mindset as he experiences legendary Marine Corps boot camp, ‘Grunt’ training, and his life while assigned to the Fleet Marine Force.