Slated to ship out in 2 months, more than a year of specialized reconnaissance training await Patz.
Two photos show Chris Patz, one during drug use and another taken after he finished his Marine recon training.
Patz forms a vase out of clay on a spinning wheel, a process known as “throwing”.
“Having no food, being homeless, being crazy” is what made Chris Patz, 21, want to change his life. Patz said he used drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy and crystal meth on a daily basis between the ages of 13 and 18. During that time, Patz went through two drug treatment programs, but relapsed after completing each.
Now three years clean, Chris said he is preparing for the transition from a reserve to active duty recon Marine. Since his childhood, he said he dreamed of becoming one of the few people allowed to be a Recon Marine.
In the meantime, Patz said he focuses on pottery, a passion of his since sixth grade.
He just got back into pottery a month ago, and he said he finds himself “obsessed” with improving at his craft.
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