As kids when we are still growing from third grade to fifth grade. Everyone wounder's what path you are going to take to contribute to society or humanity. I didn't find out what I really wanted to do till I was a freshmen and even then I was kinda skeptical about it, and even before that I despised it till I researched more about it and changed my mind. My career path that I have chosen and currently on is to serve in the United States Marine Corps.
Honor, courage and commitment are the core values that every marine lives by. The military is not just a job, but a way of life. It goes beyond teamwork—it is a brotherhood that can always be counted on. Latin for "always faithful," Semper Fidelis became the Marine Corps motto in 1883. It guides Marines to remain faithful to the mission at hand, to each other, to the Corps and to country, no matter what. These values and principles I can adapt to and live by.
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For me, my MOS will be 0431 which is logistics/Embarkation specialist. Many people believe that the Marine Corps are just full of people who don't know what to do with their lives or drop out of high school but no that is not how it is because their are many requirements just to join and get a job you want inside. After recruit training, most Marines in logistics will attend the Logistics Operations School and the Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools at Camp Lejeune, NC.This job prepares supplies and equipment for embarkation and performs various Force Deployment Planning and Execution (FDP and E) functions to support the movement of personnel, supplies, and equipment via all modes of transportation using commercial and military assets, at all levels including unit, MAGTF, and joint operations. In short terms I will be loading supplies making sure everything is accounted for and transporting them to the places it needs to
military members who share harsh, traumatic, or even funny events obviously become closer through the bond of a mutual experience. This is particularly true for Marine infantry; many Marine are brought up in different areas of the US, with different values, ages, religious and political beliefs. However different we all might look on the outside, the fact that we’ve all been through good times and bad with each other makes us closer than any civilian could understand. After being a Marine, I find that I’m close to, and always will be, than my civilian friends who I’ve known for years. Along with this, Pressfield talks about how, under all the glory and allure of fighting for one’s country exists the real reason that warriors fight; for our brothers in arms. Political beliefs, government stances, and flags go out the window, only to be replaced by concern for the safety and well-being of the men to our left and right. All of these things are reasons why it is difficult for civilians to understand what it’s like to be a warrior. This is perhaps embodied best in our motto, Semper Fidelis; Always Faithful, to our brothers and those who depend on
The job of a United States Marine is based upon what their MOS is...a MOS is a MIlitary Occupational Service which means what their specific job is in the Marine Corps. For an example a type of a job would be infantry which is a job where brave men and women risk their lives defending American ideals and go into battle with America's enemies. Of course that's not the only job the Marine Corps offers there are many others that are pretty much civilian jobs just in the Military uniform. There are many jobs that are on base with the families of marines, so in a sense it is it's own city just filled with Marines
The second characteristic of professionalism is responsibility. General responsibility creates the moral responsibility of marines and helps us understand the set of values which guide us. In addition, however, marines must also possess the values of other human beings and question service to a society which does not respect these values. These values include justice, common courtesy, human dignity and humbleness. A government which does not respect these values is illegitimate and cannot be said to serve the society it directs. In the case of United States marines, the values of the United States must be examined in the context of the military profession. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution provide clear statements of these values and Ethics. Ethics are standards by which one should act based on values. Values are core beliefs such as honor, courage, and commitment that motivate attitudes and actions. Not all values...
To the average citizen, Semper Fidelis is just another Latin term they overheard, but also one they do not know enough about to even care. However, this term means everything to a Marine; it represents their loyalty to their country, to their fellow Marines, and to the task at hand. It is the reason they joined the Corps, for there has never been a feud among Marines because of how The phrase represents the brotherhood that the U.S. Marines share with one another. It shows that they will not only fight against the enemy with the man or woman standing beside them, but that they will fight for them. “Honor, courage and commitment are the values that guide us—Semper Fidelis is the motto that bonds us. To guard our nation is to guard its principles,
and Drill Instructors see Boot Camp. Why did he pick the Marines as his topic? Attracted to the Corps perception and morale, Thomas E. Ricks expresses the Marines as the only service still upholding its honor and tradition. Due to society changing into a commercial society with a “me” attitude, civilians focus on how they can splendor themselves with material items—never looking at the big picture at all that we can accomplish as a team if we give our heart and soul to life. Team means everyone on earth, for we are the people that provide for one another with peace and prosperity.
The military has helped me to become the person than I am today through training, hands on experiences, and providing the opportunity for self-education. The military is now allowing me the chance to pass on some of the traits and characteristics that have been instilled in me over the last fourteen years. The dream of becoming a United States Army Warrant Officer is within my reach. I will overcome any obstacle and preserver through any challenge in order to accomplish my goal. I will use my new position to not only better myself, but design initiatives that encourage the growth of those around me. I am confident and my abilities and have to date never surrendered to a difficult situation. The ultimate end state is to use my leadership philosophy to develop competent, agile, and physically fit Soldiers that are capable of meeting today’s challenges and answering the nations call when needed. I feel that serving as an officer will give me the platform to address some of the issues that are plaguing the military.
Teachers, Family, and even people you meet on the street always asks me at least once what I am going to do with my future. I had my life planned out for me when I was young. My father is retired Navy and wanted me to join the Air Force for as long as I remember. I considered more options then just military. In the middle and high schools I was pushed to college. I assumed the only options I had was college or military.
Joining the Military is important to me because you get to serve and protect your country and you get to do something new everyday. When you end up joining the Military you get a very good stable job that keeps you busy and you have it for as long you are in the service. The best thing is an education that does not cost you much and you will not be in debt. So this is why I want to join the Military and be able to serve for our country.
Joining the military is a staple for my family; most of my family members have served in some branch of the military for different time intervals. The things that drive my desire to be an officer in the Air Force are to serve my country while being able to get an education, so I am capable of making a career out of the Air Force. A big part of me wanted to be an officer is my uncle who is a retired master sergeant, has talked to me about how he would like to see me be able to use my attributes to lead. I first devolved an interest in joining the academy was after my graduation from high school. The genesis of this was seeing my friends who has enlisted and were serving their country lit a fire beneath me, but I promised my mother that I would
I use to think that being a leader had to do with how leaders control the situation or the movement of their organization. I consider myself very lucky to have been a part of the United States Marine Corps. I think growing up and even up right to the moment of entering boot camp, I assumed that the Marine Corps. was filled with amazing leadership and would teach me how to be a great leader. I am disappointed to say that it wasn’t the case at all. I feel like the military taught me how to manipulate individuals, instead of leading them.
When I was selected to join the Walnut Creek Police Department’s Cadet Program, I was excited to be given this opportunity to serve the community. Although cadets do not get to carry handcuffs or make arrests, cadets are instrumental in a wide variety of operations, including directing traffic and providing additional security at festivals and concerts in the city. The program has a well defined hierarchy. Although I am a Cadet, there is a Cadet Captain, Cadet Lieutenants, and Cadet Sergeants.
Imagine spending your work days traveling the world, swimming in clear blue waters, surrounded by beautiful and colorful plants and animals, saving our oceans. That sounds like a pretty great career to me. Creating new habitat for marine life, finding out how fish communicate, studying sea turtles, and discovering how pollution affects our oceans and how to save them: these only an iota of the daily tasks of marine biologists. 95 percent of our oceans are still undiscovered, and I think that it is so exciting to push the limits to see what secrets our oceans behold. I believe that marine biology is the right career for me because I have many of the skills, talents, and motivation to become the best marine biologist I can be.
As a strong-willed woman, in 2014 I ended an abusive relationship with my girlfriend of three years and enlisted in the United States Navy. I decided to help others and myself by volunteering to become a service woman. Leaving everything behind to build and protect something more than myself was and is one of the greatest feelings of all time. Joining the Navy was one of the hardest and most rewarding times of my life due to me leaving family, friends and positively the abuse and the university I attended. Without escaping the relationship, negative impact in college would have forgone. The military saved me and aided in producing a successful future.
If you've ever asked a child what they want to be when they grow up you will likely receive only a select few professions. Things like a fire fighter, a police officer, a singer, a actor, a doctor, or a teacher are all chosen first and stuck in our minds at an early age. Of course some other careers are often chosen because it is what their parents do or it looks cool. I find it interesting that six and seven years old have a more concrete idea of what they want to be when they grow up than most high school students. It it because things change between ages seven and fifteen that people loose that certainty. I have an idea of what I want to be as my future profession, probably an engineer of some kind. This choice is likely to change still, as a few years ago it was an architect that was special, and a police officer after that. I have an interesting little story on how I got what I think is the best career advice I have received .
In 1980, the first president of the Republic of Djibouti inaugurated the marvelous and well-known military school of Holl-Holl. Since its establishment, this military school has been a perfect tool for training the future cadre of the national army and noncommissioned officers who are the backbone of our national army. Therefore, it was named the President Gouled military school. In 2006, I began my first military assignment in that military school. My experience in that school helped me to shape my military career because of the leadership traits of the school commandant, the professionalism of the directing staffs and benefits of military courses for non-commissioned officers and the troops of the Djiboutian army.