Although I grew up in a military family, I never saw myself going into a military career. Up until

I know that I will be able show others that I am worth it by proving them that I can be able to do the impossible, even when it starts to become callous, I am willing to work my way back up by any means necessary for my success in graduating and being a good student. I also would like to join the Marine Corps JROTC is so I can be able to develop the leadership qualities to enable me to assume progressively greater responsibilities to the Marine Corps JROTC and society. It will also help me build a feeling of confidence which will ensure the free approach for advice and help at home and school, not only in military matters but for personal problems. With these newly acquired skills of organization, self-discipline and responsibility that they will be quickly prominent in my high school classes, extracurricular activities, jobs and at the house. These are the reasons why I would like to join and be a part of the Marine Corps JROTC program and family as it will help me tons and will make my life not as stressful. Also, whereas it will show me as a good role model to my family members, especially to my nieces and to my future

Throughout my high school career, I have been involved in the MCJROTC Raider Battalion. This program has greatly developed my leadership abilities and my ability to use leadership to benefit the whole unit instead of just myself. This is where JROTC really made me a better leader – it honed my ability to lead as part of a team. This year, I am the

I was in MC JROTC for four years in high school I've seen a lot of my friends graduate and go to MCR the Paris Island and come back changed they come back with a sense of pride in who they are and what they represent and I wanted to be just like that so Throughout high school I pushed myself I became part of the drill team and the colors are commander I work to make a better today at court so the program will improve there were many challenges I face because I've learned that one of the hardest things to do is to lead a group of your own. But no matter what I made sure that any cadet under my charge was heading in the right direction one of my closest friends who are serving in the Marine Corps taught me that leadership is a lesson that never stops that there's always room to grow as a leader and I see that he was right

In my four years I have accomplish many things being in Horn Lake High School Marine Corps JROTC program. They have showed and taught me things that I can take further on in life with the camps and the leadership. I have seen first had on what it’s like to be a United States Marine in boot camp. I’ve also meet the CEO/founder of FedEx. JROTC has open me up to amazing opportunities that probably would have never happen if I wasn’t in the program.

As a squad leader and a sergeant in JROTC I've learned many things like how to march myself and other cadets, how to teach in my own way, and how to become more independent of me. These three skills have all been a huge accomplishment from the person I was before joining the program. I have become cadet of the month and taught others how to do the same. Although some may not like my leadership

When people realize that they can travel the world with the military, and have many career options to choose from, they realize that by joining military they would have the opportunity to travel the world doing a job they love.

NJROTC has given me a tremendous amount of opportunities to participate in community service, while also making it appealing and encouraging us all to do so. I have earned well over one hundred community service hours all through NJROTC. The program has also helped me to become more outgoing and not nearly as shy. For class we were expected to engage in class discussions and get to know our fellow classmates, which was a major key to getting me to open up. NJROTC has made me learn to not be afraid to speak up when something is wrong and speak my mind (tactfully) when I believe something is being done wrong and could be improved. I learned how to be an effective follower, as well as follower. I earned the rank of officer by the end of my sophomore year, earning the title of Platoon Commander. Since that day I have been learning how to lead and have learned to never stop improving, as improvements can always be made. This opportunity is unique and not every high schooler has the privilege of having had said opportunity. My experiences within the unit have helped me to grow as a person, learning to admit my mistakes and own up to them, uphold my commitments I make, and generally be a more open minded

I was elected to be a Thespian Officer my freshman year as the only underclassman to be granted a position for the following year. Consequently, I returned as the only veteran officer my junior year. Being the only one who had experience leading in this department, I was appointed to show the ropes to a brand new set of officers- some of which were seniors who had acted in the department for nearly four years. The intimidating task of coordinating and training a group of people who were older, had higher positions, and were possibly more qualified than I became daunting. However, it was in this time of building a strong team that I grew as a leader, communicator, and team player.

Growing up, I knew of my father being in the Navy as well as one of my uncles. I would hear their stories of travel and camaraderie, it always inspired me. As I came of age, I knew that I would only do one thing when I graduated high school, it would be to enlist in the Navy. I was lucky enough to be in NJROTC in high school to earn the E3 rank right out of boot camp and also have the network to get what I wanted included in my active duty contract, which included becoming a Navy Corpsmen. I also enjoyed traveling and the camaraderie that my father and uncle enjoyed.

I am going to be in the military when I get older. I will be in the marine corps. And being in the military will give me free food and money very month. My dad was in the marine corps and I thought it would be fun to go into war. My mom is in the army

Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen and welcome to the Eagle Battalion’s 5th annual Military Ball. This program is something that has changed several people lives including myself. Most people who sign up for JROTC don't see how much it has change their life into they are viewed differently by people in their life. Each year, we succeed as a whole group and ; sharing our leadership skills with our friends and get to experience new positions each year. I’ve always want to be Battalion Commander but never would I have thought I would have grown to be the person I am today. There are some hard days where nothing would going right but I rely on my fellow cadets to help me get through it. But throughout the year and even now, I continue to grow as

The primary challenge for leaders in the Army is taking a group of individuals and molding them into a team. The framework that is employed to the

In 8th grade when I was selecting which electives I would take, I was really on edge on whether or not to take NJROTC. When I was still unsure about joining the program, cadet ensign Reardon encouraged me to join, to give it a try. Reardon has helped me with unarmed basic drill when I wasn’t clear, and I know that

Many colleges gave me scholarships and acceptance letters to get into their colleges. Some of the few schools that accepted me were Berkeley, Ohio State University, Indiana University, University of Houston, and much more. My dream school for what I was studying was Berkeley, so I was stoked to see that I got a full ride scholarship to it. I started screaming with joy once I saw the letter. I called my mom immediately after I got the letter and then called my dad after. I always tried my hardest to get into that college to become an optometrist. Everything I ever wanted was starting to come

Before I decided if I was going to go to college or not, I had my heart set on the Airforce. Ever since I was in sixth grade, I had been telling myself that I was going to be an Airforce nurse. This was all before my cousin, Cailee, had gone to college. Freshman year of high school, all she would talk about was college and how much she loved it. She said that was where she found her best friends that she still has today. It was also where she met the love of her life, Doug. This kind of helped me decide on the Airforce.