I have learned what it truly means to march and walk as a cadet and how we are held at a higher standard to the public and my fellow cadet peers. My instructor Chief Jackson has really taught me a lot and has me wanting to come back for 10th- grade JROTC. We were taught how to march, take orders from the commanding chief and how to be more disciplined. I also learned about leadership, community service, and teamwork. This is a great program because it helps motivate young people like myself to be better citizens. Also, since I don’t have a father in my life at all, never have had a father around this program gives me an outlet and it keeps me staying on the right path and track. I also know that I can accomplish anything I want with or without a dad. …show more content…
I want to graduate and go off to the Navy and make my mom proud and myself proud. But I must keep following the rules as a cadet and to earn as many stripes and ranks as I can. JROTC is a very good program for all because it’s gives you a starting foundation with steps to follow. I too one day want to come back to Laurel High School and share with the youth how I went thru the JROTC program and what it did for me as youth to an adult. I also enjoyed marching in my very first parade on Saturday, May 13 for the Laurel Main Street Festival. Next year I would love to march again and for other parades/festivals and be a part of the color
In my current role, I am in command of 2 Troop, a star level instructor, as well as the Master of Arms on the Marksmanship Team, providing the cadets with the knowledge required to succeed in Cadets and demonstrating my strong will to support others to become better. If selected, I would like to share the experience (through various means such as PowerPoints, informal conversations, and written forms) in hopes of inspiring more youth to appreciate their fortunate lives as a result of the soldiers that fought for our freedom.
Although I grew up in a military family, I never saw myself going into a military career. Up until I was about fourteen years old, I planned on being a marine biologist in Hawaii. Sounds nice, right? Well, at the end of my eighth grade year I decided that I might as well join NJROTC, because all of my friends were doing it and it seemed okay. I have to say, looking back, I was quite naive. Joining NJROTC was the smartest and most valuable decision I have made to this day.
The NJROTC, or Naval Junior Recruit Officer Training Corpse, is built not only to teach high school students about the navy but also allows student to become our great leaders of the future. In NJROTC cadets are asked to live up to very high standards because those students in NJROTC are thought of as the best of the best and are at that school to represent the military way of life. In this program I have learned three traits that will help me better myself not only in the future but in the day I live today. These traits that I speak of are discipline, punctuality, and respect. If not for NJROTC I would have not been as great a person and would have little or no direction in my life.
I have learned how to accept supervision better. I am showing concern for others more than normal, and I have met great people who I can really consider as mentors for me later in life. These people have changed me and helped me see the brighter things in life. Coming to Job Corps is probably the best thing that I have ever done because I was not able to do anything back at home before I came here and now I am getting the education and training that I need to make my dreams come true. I would really like to stay here because I am learning a lot and I have nothing else or better to do to help myself back at
In conclusion, the experience is the kind of professionalism and pride that make soldiers respected the world over. It’s the experience that singles one out as someone with unique ability and unique qualities. The country depends on the military to fulfill the important mission to protect democracy and keep peace. Excelling as an individual and achieving impossible thoughts are motivating reasons to become a part of the Guard. It’s a way to help reach educational or career goals that are set in life. Take the next step and have it all: adventure, camaraderie, challenge, an extra paycheck, military benefits as well as the satisfaction that comes from serving the country and community; a part-time job with full time benefits.
My initial reason to enter the Air Force was a great way to pay for college which turned into a call of duty and a service commitment which has actively allowed me to contribute to the Air Force mission. Thus far I have led a joint force search and rescue effort and a multinational exercise to preserve freedom. As an F-15E instructor WSO and combat mission ready WSO I actively contribute to ensure our freedoms are preserved and the attacks of September 11, 2001 will never happen again.
I want to join Year Up because of the opportunity it provides to receive an education and experience in a professional computer-programming environment that I might not have received otherwise. I believe I am a good candidate for Year Up because of my ability to perform in professional and academic environments alike, as well as a strong desire to succeed in a highly technical field.
I’m interested in the teacher cadet program because I feel as if this is one way that I can get some experience in the field of work that I would hope to someday work in and that it will help me know for sure that this is what I want to do. I made up my mind at the age of five that I wanted to be a teacher and for as long as I can remember,that’s what I’ve wanted to do. I love helping people, whether it’s showing them how to do a math problem, or teaching them to tie their shoes. Whenever I was a younger, my favorite thing to do was to line up all of my babydolls and stuffed animals, I even had a whiteboard hanging in my room so that I could write on it and “teach” them things from the old textbooks my 1st grade teacher gave me. I loved being able to “teach” my bear and show him how to do math problems.
Why do I want to be an area officer? While these words are not exactly the same as previous essay prompts I have been given, they all share the same idea; “Why do I want to be a leader”? Looking back at my old responses they are all focused on similar concepts; I wanted to be a leader because of the friendships, traveling and meeting new people, building better leadership skills, learning how to better communicate with people, and acquiring life skills, such as patience, teamwork, organization, and dedication. While all of these things have some importance, they should never be the reason someone wants to be a leader. When I wrote these I thinking about how to better myself, rather than how to help others. I was thinking selfishly. At the time I didn’t know what it truly meant to be a leader, to be willing to sacrifice myself for others. Even while I am still young and have much to learn, I finally understand why I want to be a leader and what a true leader should look like. I would like the opportunity to serve as a 2014-2015 Area Officer, so that I can better serve the FFA, my fellow members, and ultimately my world.
I had to pass jump school to attend Special Forces school where I had a slot waiting for me. I wanted to be a Special Forces ambassador in uniform so I could represent my country abroad. Special Forces trains a host nations military by teaching it essential skills. I wanted as many overseas assignments as I could get. My respect for Special Forces and my desire to be part of this elite group gave me my motivation to continue and never give up. I wanted to be in one of America’s best units.
Since my first visit at the Air Force Academy as a young boy, I instantly realized this is where I want to go. Ironically, I never why I wanted to go, was it my parents will or the expectations of others and myself? As I started to mature and grow, I learned more about the academy and what it really meant to become a cadet. The opportunity to have a world class education pushed me to pursue acceptance to the Academy. Going to the Summer Seminar will give me a chance to explore many aspects of cadet life to further enrich my interest in the Academy.
Finding your calling in life can be one of the hardest things to do, for some it is obvious from a young age on what you want to do. For example, my mom has gone on a spree of jobs in her life and she has only recently found something that she actually wants to do. My dad on the other hand knew from a young age what he wanted to do, he liked to tinker and straight after he got out of highschool he knew that he wanted to be a mechanic, and he has stuck with that career path for more than 30 years now. I am currently undecided on what I want to do for the rest of my life, however one of the careers that I am looking at is a law enforcement officer.
From the parent’s perspective, the military has much to offer for a child’s development. There are many opportunities children born in a military family get to experience that is beneficial to their development. The military lifestyle promotes the opportunity to be more culturally diverse, socially strong, and mature level of positive characteristics can help develop a child.
My parents weren’t anything special they worked their normal 9 to 5 jobs, came home exhausted, and then proceed to help me and my siblings with school work. They didn’t set us up for greatness or told us that we were meant to do something special in this world. The one thing that they did imprint into my mind that if you want to live a successful and happy life that you can’t just continue to do the same routine day in and day out. So, once I got older I join the military. I wanted the experience of serving my country and traveling the world and seeing how other people lived their life. The military is the reason for who I am today and I will be forever in its debt. Once I came near my time to leave I realize what I needed to do in my life.
Ms. Yanish explained, "I've benefitted from becoming more organized and being able to work on group projects. " She also said that "the purpose [of ROTC] is to create people who are involved in the community. " This is exactly what the school wants, too. Shadow Ridge High School does its best to make sure students are ready for life, and it does an excellent job.