Following the Scout Oath and Law means to live every day of life under God and support your country through meaningful acts of benevolence. I am proud to be earning my Eagle Scout within a few weeks, not only because it honors the hard work, dedication, and consistency of scouting, but also because it represents who I have become as a person and how I plan to lead my life. My grandfather was a long time Scout Leader so my mother saw the benefits of scouting with her brothers and really wanted me to experience scouting. When I first started Cub Scouts in Kindergarten, I wasn’t sure I liked it. Soon I began to realize how many friends I was surrounded by, all the cool awards I could get, and my favorite thing of all: the pinewood derby races. I made up my mind to …show more content…
In a troop run by the scouts themselves and very limited assistance from the troop leaders, it was up to us to complete our work and become knowledgeable from these experiences. The number of merit badges, commitment involved, and participation required, astonished me. As time went by, I began to question if I really wanted to endure the pressure and if quitting was the best option for me. The Family Life and Personal Fitness merit badges required over weeks of commitment to rigorous chores and exercise, while the Communications badge required a five-minute speech to a large audience, definitely one of my least favorite things to do! Another huge challenge was the three required six-month leadership terms. While these were some of the most burdensome parts of scouting, they were also undoubtedly the most influential. During each term I managed, assisted, and communicated with many different scouts in order to make my term as impactful as possible. Through these life-changing initiatives, I understood why becoming an Eagle Scout would open many opportunities for my
When I arrived at my first unit, the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, I was assigned as a Prophet Team leader by SFC Miser, my platoon sergeant. For someone fresh out of AIT, this was a daunting task. I had no experience tactically or technically. In addition, I was appointed over three PFCs who have been in the unit for a year. Soon, I felt disaster was looming over my head. One month later, two of the PFCs asked me to resign as the team leader. I felt humiliated. Later, SFC Miser pulled me into his office and explained to me why he chose me as a team leader. He saw there was potential in me to be a good leader. He told me as long as I remained diligent in accomplishing my missions and demonstrated my willingness to take care of my Soldiers, my Soldiers’ opinion about me would change. So, I spent extra time learning the systems and went out of my way to attend to the needs of my teammates. I quickly earned their trust and confidence. Since then, I never forgot what I had
Just a few days prior, the Catalyst Color Guard, the team of which I am currently captain, won the Texas Color Guard Circuit State Championships. We earned the highest score in the 10-year history of our program after an incredibly successful season. What enabled us to succeed this past season was the leadership. As a junior and first lieutenant, I felt more confident in my own leadership skills and experience, and I was better equipped to serve my team this year. Our improved leadership style and work ethic improved our team as a whole. Our score increased with each
As mentioned previously, the scout law and oath are the attributes that you should follow by. Now that you’re an Eagle Scout and done with your scouting experience, you may believe that you don’t have to exemplify these attributes anymore. Well your wrong, once an Eagle Scout, always an Eagle Scout. This means that you should follow the scout law and oath even after you leave scouts.
There are more than 135 merit badges, and any Boy Scout may earn any of these at any time. The merit badge counselor is a key player in the Boy Scout advancement program. Whatever your area of expertise or interest—whether it is a special craft or hobby (basketry, leatherwork, coin collecting), a profession (veterinary medicine, aviation, engineering), or perhaps a life skill (cooking, personal management, communications)—as a merit badge counselor, you can play a vital role in stirring a young man's curiosity about that particular topic. By serving as a merit badge counselor, you offer your time, knowledge, and other resources so that Scouts can explore a topic of interest.
The best Army leaders will effortlessly find some way to get others to do exactly what they need them to do. They do this by giving soldiers a
Eagle Scout is the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America. This award is looked very highly of in the Scouting program and also in modern society. To earn the rank I had to complete the other five ranks, Earn 21 merit badges, Plan, and give leadership to a service project. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference. And Successfully complete an Eagle Scout
As a Marine, it is imperative to have leadership skills along with being capable of working with others. This book was written to enhance the reader’s mentality of how the Marines operate. It informs those who are looking into the service, and provides an in depth look into the trials and tribulations it has been through—as well as conquered. This book substantially explains the vigorous training platoon 3086 went through in order to earn the title of being a Marine.
In my military career, I have been to many localities, and met many great NCO’s to gain expertise, and wisdom from. My biggest challenge as an NCO has been my stretch as an AIT Platoon Sergeant in Fort Leonard Wood MO. Being an AIT PSG you have many tasks you have to complete, and many soldiers you have to manage. There are leadership challenges in every job, but as an AIT PSG all of the challenges can be tested within a small period of time. On a daily basis, you deal with anything from pay issues with behavior issues you will learn many things and test yourself always. When I arrived at E-CO 169th ENG BN it was to be the first day of many new experiences and challenges. On the day that I arrived to E-CO as an AIT PSG I was not quite qualified yet to run an
As a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer, preparing myself and rising to the challenge of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club induction sets the right example for my fellow NCO’s, especially the junior NCO’s that look at me as a Leader they aspire to be. Whether it is the NCO’s at my current station or NCO’s from my past Leadership positions, I always endeavor to set a positive example for them to keep moving forward and progressing in their careers. If I remain stagnant, and set the example of mediocrity and established entitlement, they will look to my example and think they have arrive. I aspire to be a member of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club for my Soldiers and fellow NCO’s, past, present, and
As our forefathers before us stated, ‘‘No one is more professional than I. I am a Noncommissioned Officer, a leader of soldiers. As a Noncommissioned Officer, I realize that I am a member of a time honored corps, which is known as “The Backbone of the Army (“The NCO Creed writing by SFC Earle Brigham and Jimmie Jakes Sr”). These words to Noncommissioned Officer should inspire us to the fullest with pride, honor, and integrity. The NCO creed should mean much more than just words whenever we attend a NCO’s school. For most of us this is what our creed has become because we learn to narrate or recite. The military from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard has an overabundance of NCOs who fall under their pay grade of E-5, E-6 and etc. Yet somehow there still not enough leaders. I believe that the largest problem afflicting the military today is our lack of competent leaders, ineffective leader development, and how we influence our subordinates under us who are becoming leaders.
The Boy Scouts of America is an organization that I have been a part of for a large portion of my life. Joining in 5th grade, I have been an active member for over 6 years, serving a variety of leadership positions. Starting off as an assistant patrol leader my second year, I first began to learn the ropes of what exactly being a leader entails. By my third year, I had acquired enough knowledge and skills
CF02,Full Range Leadership Development. (2012). Maxwell Gunter AFB. Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education (AETC)
This season was only the second year that I had been in marching band, even though we did do parades in middle school. The year before, I was selected to be drum major of the upcoming marching season. I was excited to meet the challenge of getting back to the state championships. It was also nerve-racking because I felt if we didn't make it to state, it would be my fault. To be truthful, later on I experienced both sentiments from some of the most influential, heart-warming, absolutely awesome friends that I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. This would be the year that our band would adopt its slogan, its mission statement: Band #1.
I joined Girl Scouts when I was six years old and continued with it until my senior year of high school. Without Girl Scouts, I know I would not be where I am today. By the time I entered high school, my troop consisted of a mere eight girls. Despite that small number, we were able to take on big projects that our leader gave us entire control over. It is because of these events—Girls Night Out, the Father Daughter Dance, and Spa Night to name a few—that I learned how to be a leader. Planning these events taught me how to organize, manage my time, and delegate tasks. Being a leader was never something I was thrilled to do, but Girl Scouts forced me out of my comfort zone and taught me skills I will use for the rest of my life.
“Of any one hundred boys who become Scouts, it must be confessed that thirty will drop out in their first year. Perhaps this may be regarded as a failure, but later in life, all of these will remember that they had been in Scouting and will speak well of the program… Each of the one hundred will learn something from Scouting, and all will develop hobbies that will add interest throughout the rest of their lives. Approximately one-half will serve in the military, and in varying degrees, profit from their Scout training… At least one will use it to save another person’s life, and many may credit it for saving their own. One in four boys in America will become Scouts, but it is interesting to know that of the leaders of this nation in business, religion and politics, three out of four were Scouts” (One Hundred Scouts Poem). The scouting program has changed the lives of many, whether it is providing them with a second chance at life or serving our nation on the other side of the world, or even being a leader on the political economic or social spectrum, and none of this would have even been remotely possible without the person who started the world wide scouting movement. This man is Lord Baden Powell. “He was born in February 1857 and joined the military in 1876 and was best in his class. In 1906 he wrote the handbook for boys and started the scouting movement” (Robert Baden Powell 1). The handbook for boys was a catalyst for teaching boys and girls everywhere the wonders of the outdoors while at the same time instilling the morals and knowledge that successful people around the world deserve to know. Lord Baden should be the man of the millennium because he has been able to better the world and community by encouraging youth to give...