My first few weeks at South Side I started seeing students in uniforms. As the weeks progressed, I finally found out who the students were: NJROTC cadets. I located commander in the hall one day and asked about how to join. We got my schedule changed over so that I would be able to be in NJROTC the second semester freshman year. I grew up in a military family. My dad was in the United States Marine Corps. I grew up with structure and discipline, but joining NJROTC taught me a lot more. It taught me why things such as the command chain was used and why we did PT. As my years have progressed, I have learned how to lead and gain self-confidence. I started teaching others about what I have learned and help the new cadets joining NJROTC. Then we started having recruiters …show more content…
A couple of weeks later, we sat down with my mom and decided on my job. I choose to become a Human Resource Specialist. Then the big day came: MEPS. I was excited and nervous, but I was finally glad to be doing it. On March 3rd of 2015, at seventeen years old, I swore to serve and protect my country. It was a big accomplishment for me. It is one day that I definitely will not forget. The feeling and excitement I felt to be doing something so different from all my friends gave me a great since of pride. The following month, I started to drill with my unit until I shipped out for basic. I did not know what a Drill Sergeant was, but I learned real fast. Honestly, going to drill taught me a lot of useful things that I would use in basic. Then the day finally came for me to leave. I left at the end of May about week after my school was over. We drove to Dyersburg to finish my paper work then my recruiter took me to get on my plane in Memphis. I had about a 3 hour flight and then a 5 hour bus ride to get to Fort Jackson, South Carolina. My long journey of ten weeks was just beginning. Basic training pushed me physically and mentally than I thought I was ever capable of
...basketball. After graduating, I was hired by the High School that I graduated from to teach Science and Coach basketball. Then on 1 April I was recalled to active duty to what was to be for only a 30 months period. Then after the 30 months ended
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.
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
My interest in nursing first stemed when my grandfather was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer. Hospice had come into their home, and I was amazed at how they coped with their job. The people who took care of the person I loved the most, were compassionate and caring. Most of all they helped all of us through a time of need. During that time I realized helping people in whatever way I could in the medical field, was the career for me. My grandmother was also a nurse. She would tell me stories of when she worked in different hospitals. When I heard all of her experiences, I wanted to make memories of my own in the nursing field. This past summer, I took a CNA course at Valley Falls/Holton, Kansas. When I enrolled in this course, I thought
In November I had finished my sniper training. There was talk of being sent to Africa to help in the desert campaign during our graduation ceremony. I was never more nervous in my life. It was all becoming real; everything I worked for.
Being taken under the wing of my Army Instructor and guided in the right path is an experience like no other. Sergeant
I am not born with a silver spoon on my mouth to host a feeding program nor offer scholarships to others. I am just a college student. However, KINDLE, one of Rotaract Club's program, made me realize that we do not need to be rich in order to be of service to others. We could always help, if we truly want to. Afterall, money is just one of the million ways to
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.
Jrotc has given me a glimpse of what to expect at Academy Summer Seminar. Joining Jrotc was one of the best decisions I had made in high school and was a pivotal point in my life. From that one choice, I was able to discover many opportunities that may have
I really didn’t understand what it meant to be a military officer on the day I walked into the Air Force recruiting office. No one in my family had served since my grandfathers fought in World War II, and they had both passed on long before I was born. I thought I would sign some paperwork, go to tr...
When I was young, I lived through an infamous day without knowing it – September 11, 2001. Growing up and seeing videos of the terrorist attacks, I knew I wanted to join the military and keep Americans safe from terrorism; however, I did not know which military branch to join. Until one day, the nearby city of Chattanooga experienced a traumatic event – a shooting of four Marines and a sailor. My family went to the site of the shooting, and I saw, firsthand, the brotherhood and values Marines have, such as honor, commitment, camaraderie, and pride. Seeing those values, I heard the call to serve as a Marine. I recalled my father saying, “If you decide to serve in the military, choose what you want to do – follow or lead.” His words catalyzed my drive to lead as an officer. While researching routes to a commission, I learned about the Naval Academy and became hooked. The Naval Academy held my interest because of the
Being a soldier was a really tough life. In the end I hated doing the same thing day after day with no change in sight, I despised the leaders that didn 't take care of their subordinates, and most importantly, I couldn 't lead my soldiers from the front anymore. I 'll be the first one to say that joining the army was the best thing to happen to me. I have grown so much as a person and the lessons I learned are invaluable. In the end I realized the negative factors outweighed any possible benefit I might receive from continued service. It was time for me to
I grew up in a small town and after I graduated high school I wanted more in life than a 9 to 5 job; I wanted to see the world. I had a few friends that had joined the military and had come home to visit with exciting stories about their experiences. I noticed a change in a few of them; they seemed to walk a little taller, maybe act a bit more mature. This, along with the intrigue of life outside of my small town, drew me to consider joining the military. I met a recruiter in Lakeland Florida in July of 1989 and a few months later on September 26th I raised my right hand and took the Oath of Enlistment. I had no idea what I had gotten myself into.
Army life can be very challenging and a life changing experience. It was very challenging and life changing for me. I was raised by my Grandparents they did everything for me so this was a wakeup call for me on life. An independent person was not I, so I had problems with the changes about to come. Army life is constantly demanding and constantly changing without notice. Although the travel was exciting, army life for me was very challenging because I had to learn to adapt to a new system, to share my life with other soldiers, and to give up many of the comforts of home.
Throughout my life there has been many events that have shaped the way I am. The one event that had the greatest impact and has been constant is my military career. Since I joined the military I have changed roles, conformed to new norms, and learned new values. Like most service members the parts that shape your military career is the beginning, so as a focus I will look at my basic training, technical school and first duty station which these three combined events in my life has shaped the last 14 years. Through these phases in my life I have learned a lot about the military society, society in the United States, the world and of course me.