I joined JROTC because my parents thought that it would teach me discipline and learn leadership skills. I was born Oct. 28. 1998 in Newport News, VA. My father is in the Army has been in the military for about 18 years. He is currently a Captain and deployed to Korea and won't be back until February. My mother works in a nursing home and works third shift. She was born and raised in Columbia SC. I have three brothers and sisters, I am the oldest out of all of them my sister Kayla is 15, my brother Jordan is 12 and my youngest sister is 9. My role model has always been Harriet Tubman because she was a slave and a had a horrible accident that made her fall asleep at random times. She is influential because with one person she helped more that …show more content…
The best thing that is ever happened to me is getting my dog Auggie because she and I are truly best friends. The worst thing is when my dad gets deployed this is his fourth deployment and each time get harder and harder and it's the worst feeling. I've traveled everywhere but my favorite place is Hawaii because the water was always very calming and relaxing. If i could go anywhere it would be to Africa because their history is rich and important and i want to help the country and meet different people. My dream house is two story with a rustic look and hardwood floors everywhere with a huge kitchen. My dream car is a 2008 lime green beetle with a tan convertible top. Those cars have been my dream car since i was eleven years old. My favorite sport it tennis because it's an independent sport and the women that play the sport aren't looked as weak people. If i were president for a day i would ban the right to own guns except for military people because guns seem to have become a huge problem that needs to be dealt
“I brought you guys here for better”. These are the words my mother told me many times as a boy and again not long ago. My mother has always pushed me in my education, and I finally realized that my junior year of high school. My grades in everything were outstanding this year, but I was still missing out on something. I was still not very involved in school. One day an individual from the American Legion came to our school to talk to all the juniors. He told us about an event that happens every year and in every state. It was a prestigious event to be accepted to. Having no real involvement in anything, I did not think for a second that I would be accepted, but, regardless, I applied, and two months later I received a call from that same man who told me I had been accepted. I was a big reluctant and indecisive about going because, aside from the fun and games, there was government learning and marching involved. I decided to go, and will never regret that decision. The experience there changed my views in so many ways. I met so many new people, greatly strengthened my skills in leadership, and I realized I had the potential to not only dream about my goals, but to live them as well.
Throughout history there have been many great leaders. Many leaders who have changed the shape of America and also soldiers of today’s Army. One leader that comes to mind and has shaped me into the leader I am today is Abraham Lincoln. When I look at Abraham Lincoln and what he has done, I think of what Army Leadership manual ADRP 6-22 defines what a leader should be and how leadership is based off of attributes and competencies.
In order to better understand my leadership philosophy, you must first understand who I am. I spent 8 years active duty in the Marine Corps. Afterwards, I did a multitude of different civilian jobs while pursuing my Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Management and Leadership from Friends University. I have been married for almost 20 years and have two awesome boys, ages 1 and 5. I think family is imperative in keeping Soldiers grounded and in a good state of mental health.
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.
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.
Outside of Academics, I have spent hundreds of hours helping my community and bettering the lives of others. To elaborate, I spent this time volunteering in church youth ministries, tutoring various levels of mathematics, and serving as Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) in Boy Scouts. Of all the service I have done, I believe I have improved the lives of others most remarkably through my role as SPL. In this position, I have had the opportunity to forge the future leaders of our community by instilling them with a strong moral compass, various leadership skills, and inspiring them to achieve highly. I accomplished this through a combination of acting as a role model and as a leader, which has given me countless opportunities to inspire and teach them through my actions. In these positions I had to always act moral through making the most responsible choice in every situation, I had to sometimes bWhen I first came into this position, our troop consisted of a bunch of rowdy boys who were only part of the troop because their parents thought that it was a good idea for their future. Over time I was able to develop the boys into young men bThrough a combination of role modeling and teaching, I have helped many young men develop a strong moral compass, forging them into tomorrow’s leaders. Through delegation, planning, empowerment and education, I have had the opportunity to positively influence life-long intrinsic values in young impressionable boys. These once young boys, are now
We all know that ROTC is about leadership. But what is leadership? What does leadership mean? And how can you become a leader? John Quincy Adams once said, "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." Honestly when I decided to transfer to UTC and register for ROTC, I was thinking “what am I getting myself into?” I always had passion for the military, but I couldn’t believe I was wavering a Track and Field scholarship to join an organization I hardly knew anything about, apart from commercials, documentaries and films. However, the more I think about it, the more I realize that during the past two years I’ve learned so much about myself and the qualities it takes to become a great leader and a great person.
Throughout my experience with JROTC, one of my skills have definitely increased in some areas. One of these areas is time management. Time management is important because it helps you manage your time from work, to school, and to your personal life. I think I increased my time management from making goals on when I am going to do something. An example is, when I have homework due but I have to do chores or something else, I put aside things that aren’t important. Whenever something comes up unexpected, I mentally put a plan in my head that tells me what time I should finish things and start things. The areas that I need to improve in are Sales Orientation and Commitment Ethic. To improve on Sales Orientation, I would need to work on social
My Legacy Leader is LTC Brian A. Coppersmith, USA, Ret. LTC Coppersmith exemplified Army leadership from his character, presence, and intellect to his ability to lead, develop and achieve. LTC Coppersmith’s leadership ability directly affected me as a Human Intelligence Collection Sergeant operating under his command in garrison pre-deployment, and while deployed forward to Iraq. The example that LTC Coppersmith set for me is the foundation that I have used to guide each of my actions on as a leader. It is my hope that I will be able to positively influence and inspire at least one Soldier in the same manner that LTC Coppersmith inspired and influenced me.
Beyond my mom dressing me up as an Army soldier and playing war games on my Xbox or computer, I belonged to the Boy Scouts, there I really think my passion to serve my country started to show. I spent many hours volunteering, camping, and learning how to survive as a young man. I earned my Eagle Scout by the age of fifteen and as I continue to follow the Boy Scout motto “On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.” I will take what I learned with me to the next chapter of my life the United States
My thoughts about the American flag ofthe United States of America are mainly how we won our free dom and the sacrifices that made it happen.It is very important for me to know what the flag stands for. What the American flag means to me as a citizen is that those who fought in thr United States of America then and now. What I think about the American flag before and after I joined NJROTC are very different. Before I joined NJROTC, either I had no idea what importance it had or I just did not care. After I joined NJROTC, I learned right from the start that the flag stands for the fallen soldiers and sailors, it stands for victory, and basically it stands for our country, NJROTC has affected my beliefs by the way I am taught. Those who teach me require me to get to attention, M.U.S.T.E.R., to do physical training and to discipline me.
Eight years ago, I would have never pictured my life the way it is now. I was nine years of age when my family and I immigrated to the United States. I had to adjust to a strange society and culture. Moving was a challenge not only because I had to learn the English language, but more so because I had to accept that I was in a new home. Although my family and I first moved to California, which felt very much like Mexico, a year later we moved to Arkansas. Arkansas was nothing like my home in Mexico.
I have had the opportunity and privilege to work with a variety of military and non-military leaders who taught me important lessons in leadership. I obtained these lessons through direct mentorship or observation as I watched how they conducted themselves. Those lessons, combined with my own personal beliefs and experiences, have helped me develop my own leadership philosophy. My leadership philosophy focuses on balancing mission accomplishment with Soldier welfare. As a leader, I place significant emphasis on creating an environment built on trust and mutual respect, personal and professional development, and Soldier welfare.
When my brother joined ROTC I thought it was the coolest class and from then on I knew that I wanted to be a part of it. ROTC has helped me throughout high school it has helped me meet new people and make new friends and all of those friends taught me ways to get through high school with less stress. Most people knew because my brother was a senior and was very popular so that’s how I met most people. Some of the people who influenced me in high school were my brother and some of his closest friends Ryan Ellenwood and Breannah Baur.