About Me

Beginnings

My name is Shreyas Jain.
I was born in San Jose and moved to San Ramon when I was five. Growing up, much of my life was shaped by small, steady things — afternoons spent building Lego cities, years of soccer that taught me persistence, learning to find rhythm through the guitar. Over time, these simple pieces built the early framework of who I was becoming.

A Turning Point

When I was fifteen, my life took a deeper turn.
I converted to Orthodox Christianity — a decision that wasn’t about choosing a label, but about finding a foundation. Faith became the quiet center of my life.It gave me a language for duty, for struggle, for hope. It became the lens through which every other part of my life started to make real sense. Alongside my faith, I have pursued questions that cross history, law, government, and philosophy — trying to understand how ideas shape people, and how people shape nations.

Looking Ahead

The road ahead is not a straight line — and I wouldn’t want it to be.
Each path I’m preparing for — military service, seminary, law — grows from the same root: the belief that life is meant to be lived in service to something greater than yourself.

I hope to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point, not just to earn a commission but to be shaped — physically, mentally, and morally — into the kind of leader who can carry weight without breaking others beneath it. After graduation, I plan to fulfill my service commitment as an officer in the U.S. Army, learning what it truly means to lead in real-world conditions where decisions are not theoretical, and where lives depend on your judgment and strength.

But duty to country is not the only calling I feel.
Alongside military service, I am also preparing to pursue a vocation in the Church.
I hope to attend seminary, seeking a deeper formation of the heart and mind, and — God willing — to one day serve as a priest. Faith is not an accessory to my plans. It is the foundation.

Following my time in uniform, I intend to continue serving in a different arena: the law.
I plan to attend law school with a focus on criminal law, driven by a simple conviction — that justice is not abstract, and that those who have no voice still deserve an advocate. I want to stand where others are broken, overlooked, or cast aside, and say with action, not just words, that they matter.

Service. Leadership. Faith. Justice.
Different languages for the same commitment: to build a life where responsibility is not a burden, but a gift.

Hobbies

I grew up walking the gravel trails of Mission Peak in Fremont, feeling the first pull toward places not easily reached. Hiking has been a constant in my life — teaching me discipline, patience, and the kind of quiet strength that only comes from putting one foot in front of the other, even when the summit feels distant.
Trekking to Everest Base Camp made that even clearer: challenges worth facing are often the ones that demand the most humility and endurance. My dream to summit Everest isn't about conquering a mountain — it’s about meeting something greater than myself and choosing to keep climbing.

Other parts of who I am come from quieter passions.
Star Wars has shaped how I think about leadership, freedom, and the collapse of republics — blending my love of history with imagination.
Building with Legos taught me patience and focus, working piece by piece toward something bigger. Drawing gives me a way to slow down and really see the world.
And working with animals — especially rescue dogs — reminds me that compassion is built through small, steady acts, not grand declarations.

These are the things that have shaped me as much as any formal education — steady work, long climbs, the discipline to keep building, and the hope that what's being built matters.