Other Skills She Acquired
Few people could anticipate just how good Shannon was going to be as a sharpshooter. This was a skill that she had first been taught as a young girl, especially considering the natural environment she grew up in. As it turns out, Shannon loved shooting guns and loved going to the rifle range with her fellow Marines. This is an example of the wide range of skills she acquired during her time as a marine. These skills would come in handy once she started pursuing her other interests, and would eventually lead to the unconventional career change she made after leaving the Corps down the line.
That’s Sergeant Ihrke To You
By the turn of 2016, Shannon had been promoted to the rank of sergeant, a great honor for anyone in the Marine Corps. This was a major feat, and a clear indication of the blood, sweat and tears that had gone into her work, especially in the wake of criticism based on early judgments around how she looks. She showed up and proved to her male counterparts that she was an equal. Four years into her military service, Shannon was starting to realize that she wanted to try out other things. The first was to pursue the completion of her college qualification that started the entire process.