(HOOK) “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. (Malcolm X.)” (CI) Giving students the best chance at success is what California State University is about. (GS1) Students are looking for that one college that will help them succeed in their career choice such as AFROTC (Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps) . (GS2) CSU has what it takes to offer students the best possible opportunities for any career choice.(GS3) Students will feel confident in their academic learning through challenging curriculum and precise military extracurricular activities. (THESIS STATEMENT) Students will have a chance to (1) become eligible candidates for AFROTC, (2) practice precision as a member of the Drill …show more content…
(RE-WORDING MA) Competing in Drill meets is a great opportunity to display the individual's marching skills. (M1 FOR MA) A Drill team is a military extracurricular activity that follows strict marching routines whether with or without weapons. For a cadet to perform well in a drill meet, they would be responsible for attending practice. Practices are long and tedious, but as a cadet, this is a journey about learning responsibility, and precision. (M2 FOR MA) Every year the drill team trains for the Southern California Invitational Drill Meet. This is where ROTC based colleges come to compete. There are a variety of teams such as a Full Team, Four Person, or Individual Drill Down. A Full Team consists of 10 or more members that compete in 3 events: Inspection, Regulation, and Exhibition. These competitions are where many cadets learn about responsibility, but at the same time show off marching skills from hard training. (RE-WORDING OF B) A major goal for the Drill team is recruitment, cadets perform marching skills which encourage students to want to join ROTC at California State University. (MINOR 1 FOR MB) One of the many important aspects to recruiting newcomers is identity and personality. The displaying of the mighty mascot Blue Dragons is meant to intrigue …show more content…
(RE-WORDING OF MA) Being a part of a club or participating in activities are what introduce students to campus life. (MINOR 1 FOR MA) There are many clubs and organizations that students themselves create. Some clubs and organizations that are located at the campus are Anime & Manga Society or Computer & Tech Club. (MINOR 2 FOR MA) Not only can students join academic clubs but sport based clubs as well. Some of these sport clubs are skiing, backpacking, or snowboarding with Peak Adventure. Taking these opportunities to join clubs and to be active in extracurricular activities are what gives students chances to experience campus life. Students who are involved in campus life feel more comfortable with the college, people, and resources that CSU provides. (RE-WORDING OF MB) Located in a beautiful urban oasis which is nestled alongside the American River lies, California State University. (MINOR 1 FOR MB) The campus is located in the heart of California. After class students can read a book beneath the three thousand five hundred shaded trees. After hiking down paths, students can hike on a thirty two mile American River trail also. Following this trail leads to a path that runs through unique habitats that surround the
On March 11, 1862, Lincoln made the decision to remove McClellan as General-in-Chief, demoting him to command only the Army of the Potomac. Chief of Staff, Peyton March, sent a telegram to McClellan in refence to his orders and instructed him to speak first to Governor Dennison. Suspicious of this message McClellan refused the invitation to Washington or to speak to Dennison. Later, the General wrote to his wife that the rascals of Washington were after him again and that if he could come out of this, he would never get himself in this position again. Because of this refusal, he learned of his demotion via the National Intelligencer, a Washington newspaper. Although many leaders in the government continued to resent the commander, he was still
The U.S Military is very one of the biggest and strongest branches ever in the US Especially The US Army Branch is why I chose this specific branch,It was started in June 14,1775.But as becoming a Soldier you would have to be a strong minded individual entering this stage is just pretty much something really big to take into ,You can make this out of a life long career into this with plenty of opportunities in life as being a Soldier,There are two options when your are signing your contract you can either go Active Duty or Reserves,when you are choosing your job while being evaluated for your jobs there are so many jobs you can choose from or help being it chosen for.
B.H. Roberts quotes Lieutenant-Colonel P. St. George Cooke: “The Lieutenant-Colonel commanding congratulates the Battalion on their safe arrival on the shores of the Pacific ocean, and the conclusion of their march of over two thousand miles. History will be searched in vain for an equal march of infantry.”1 Roberts goes on to say that “the only other historical marches that are comparable with the Mormon Battalions’ march are Xenophon’s and Doniphan’s, the former in ancient, the latter in modern times.”2 The United States was at war with Mexico, and president James K. Polk requested five hundred Mormon men to help in the war effort. After much discussion, Mormon leaders, including Brigham Young, agreed the Saints would benefit from accepting the call. Some of these benefits included such things as military pay, the arms, which the volunteers could keep, a monetary allotment for uniforms, and government funded transportation west. This seemed to be an answer to their prayers. What can arguably be considered the longest infantry march in history officially began July 2o, 1846 on the Little Pony River in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
In this story I will be telling you about the person I interviewed. This story i’m going to be talking about is worth telling. Why ? Because of all the interesting facts and details that’s going to be shared. Kim Hollinshed is the person I interviewed. She explained to me that the most important moment in her life is when she had her 5 kids. But the interesting thing is she had her kids in different locations. Her and her husband were both in the military when they had their 5 children. Kim’s first two children were born in Washington , but when they got assigned to different stations that’s when they had kids in different locations.
“Thanks for the ride Dad,” I said as I grabbed my flag bag, my bright orange water jug and proceeded to slam the door shut. It wasn't too cold out, considering it was almost November. I was able to wear a t-shirt and leggings and still comfortable with the quickly dropping temperatures. I dropped my flag bag into its usually spot, between the white parking line and our junior captain’s bags. I was one of the first ones there, which was actually very unusual considering I was usually late. On the occasion of me being so early I decided to practice a part of the show that I was struggling with. I grabbed the flag specific to the part of the show that i needed to work on and I began throwing and dropping and throwing and catching and then throwing
For employees of the U.S Military including the air force, army, navy, marine and coastal guards, one can get tax advice and help from the free tax services provided by the Armed Forces Tax Council. These services are provided at different levels. If you are in the military or you are a veteran, you can find out more about these free services by enquiring from your local administrative office. Below is the structure of this free military tax service:
Three qualities important in life, but even more so in being a successful USMA cadet and Army officer are honor, responsibility, and determination. These traits will allow a person to be a powerful leader, follower, and soldier in general.
There are three schools students may have an interest in, these colleges are: Cal Poly Pomona, San Diego State University, and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The information a student could research are graduation rate, admission rate, jobs out of school, curriculum, greek life, and the student to faculty rate. With the curriculum set at each university, many courses are offered to potential students. After one earns a degree, based on a specific curriculum, schools try to help one student get a job once that pupil have graduated. In the upcoming paragraphs one student could participate on campus: the fun in engaging in greek life, or how in class, the student to faculty ratio may affect a student 's learning. By gathering information
Boot camp is the starting point of any Enlisted persons career when they join the military. It makes most people nervous, and it should because you are heading in to the unknown. The experience can either make or break the recruit, and will give them the tools they need going forward in there career. Your first night in boot camp will be a roller coaster of emotions, and reactions to everything going on around you.
In this essay the topic that will be discuss is the efficacy and potential issues with juveniles boot camp and what type of short term, long term confinement are used for juveniles and the issues in the boot camps.
According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook members of the U.S military, service maintains the U.S. national defense. The military is made up of enlisted and officer careers. They work with hi-tech machinery to help in the field. People in the military wear uniforms that show their ranks by badges. This job is so important because without the military people would be in danger and lives might not be saved.
With this insight, I found that every participant to be likable on some level and was able to see that the program increased the cadets strength of their character and their resolve. The documentary covers the support the program supplies for its participants through the various exercises, counseling sessions, classes and work opportunities. The program offers each of these benefits at different phases. The documentary presents each participant in a way that it is difficult not to find some way to relate to each of them and to even care for them or their sense of purpose.
A college campus is a place suggested by our third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, to be an academical village. Some may then wonder, well, what does that mean? It means that a college campus should not just be a place youths go from morning till noon to learn and then go on their merry way like they have become accustom to in their previous academic years. Rather, it means a campus should be their home. It should be their shelter and their playpen. A place where they can do everything they desire from when they open their eyes in the morning to when they close them at night.
“My squadron performs well on graded event and inspections. We have a good atmosphere, cadets who believe they are doing well have developed this behavior in the last year. They mimic that operationally every semester,” “Empowering cadets to work solutions and problems on their own,” “Cadet chain of command, they understand the military side. Squadron adapts to changes well, the cadets keep squadron clean, hallways and the morale is good,” “I started the academic
While I desire to expand my academic breadth, I don’t want my entire college experience to revolve around schoolwork. I personally feel that throughout high school I missed out on many experiences because I was more focused on maintaining a high GPA than cultivating relationships and enjoying these four years. I pray that college can be different and I can forge friendships and memories that’ll last me a lifetime. Hearing about all of the crazy traditions and exciting events that take place on campus proved to me that this was a school I could truly enjoy myself at. The tradition that impressed me the most was definitely the Scav. The fact that students across campus unite with one another and compete to complete incredulous tasks illustrates the incredible sense of community present at UChicago more than any statistic or pamphlet I read could. The stories about students finding ways to smuggle lions and tigers onto campus or to build a functional nuclear reactor clearly exemplify the limitless potential of students fortunate enough to attend this school. Not only does UChicago have innumerable opportunities to decompress from the stress of academic rigor including the Scav, hundreds of clubs, and several intramural sports teams, every single one of these activities inspires personal growth in every student. UChicago is a place that encourages pushing boundaries, testing limits, and reaching one’s full potential in a fun manner. There are very few schools that I believe could offer me half of the academic opportunities that this school could, much less a campus life as thrilling and