What Is Eagle Scout Essay
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines the United States Armed Forces, each has a separate mission but all work towards the same goal. As a young child I grew up around many of these individuals who served their nation proudly and honorably. I always admired that, they were all so willing to give of themselves. Each took part in this brotherhood for their own individual reasons, I too have has this calling. My mom always knew form the time I was a little boy that being a part of the United States Military was what I was going to do. So when I enlisted on October 7, 2015 it was not a big surprise. However, my MOS was, I choose to be a (19K) M1 Armored Crewman, which basically means I will be working with one of the biggest and deadliest military machines. …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Explains that they grew up around many of these individuals who served their nation proudly and honorably. they chose to be a (19k) m1 armored crewman.
- Describes how they enlisted in the united states army, but it didn't start there. they spent many hours volunteering, camping, and learning how to survive as a young man.
- Explains that the army is only one branch of the service and the first thing they did was take the armed services vocational aptitude battery test.
- Describes the two people they spoke to about the decision to get their input, one was retired colonel david cogdall and the other was retired colonel rocky kmieci
- Explains that the m1 armored crewman is responsible for operating armored equipment to destroy enemy positions. they are part of the tank and armor unit ready to defend our country anywhere in the world.
- Explains that the armored crewman spends 15 weeks in advanced individual training (ait). the earning of this job ranges depending on labor grade and can go up over time.
- Describes the skills they will need to learn, such as tank operations, armor offensive, defensive tactics, map reading, scouting techniques, and field combat strategy.
- Explains that a typical day may call for early mornings or late evenings, sometimes preparing your tank making sure it is in proper working order, travel can happen at any time.
- Opines that soldiers enjoy being overseas when not in harm's way, they get to do what they enjoy and see parts of the world that they would never get a chance to see.
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
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