Army Signal Officer Personal Statement

Four years ago, Capt. (P) Raymond Kuderka was considering different options for a broadening assignment as a senior captain. With so many opportunities available in the Army, Kuderka was searching for guidance on which broadening assignment would bolster his company-grade development and support his career goals. Many of his peers were applying to graduate degrees, fellowships, and MI Programs. But none of these options were appealing.

Throughout high school as I contemplated exactly what directions I wanted my life to lead, two reoccurring scenarios played over in my heart and mind (I always had two fields that peaked my interest), military and nursing. Coming from military family in with my great-grandfathers, grandfather, uncles, and mother have all severed in the Army. Serving my country has always been a dream of mine as well. The decision that I had to make was in what composite? My uncle used his GI bill to pay his way through college ensuing his military service, eventually becoming a biology professor at Jackson State.

I first became interested with the idea of becoming a Special Forces Warrant Officer during my seventh deployment. At the time I had served in the army for almost 14 years, 10 of which were in Special Operations. I was originally assigned to the infantry where I excelled in all my training and leadership courses. This drove me to push myself further and try out for the Special Forces, eventually being assigned to my first Operational Detachment in November 2004. While I have thoroughly enjoyed and excelled as a Special Forces Medical Sergeant, I feel there is more room for growth in my career and am looking forward to my next challenge.

When it comes to succeeding at anything, it is important to plan, prepare, and rehears the outcome. In a combat zone, this becomes even more important because lives and the success of the mission depend on it. This was not the case however, during a fight called Operation Anaconda. The purpose of this paper is to point out what went wrong with the lack of planning, coordination, rehearsal, and preparation between Air and ground communications, and how it proved to be critical during Operation Anaconda. The ending results were a delayed execution and several friendly casualties.

I have seven years’ experience in office management and administrative support for the Maneuver Captains Career Course (MCCC) on Fort Benning, GA. As the Lead Administrative Assistant

Current capability set fielding along with future fielding 's including Bradley engineering change proposal (ECP), Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD), and full rate production (FRP) radio variants are the Army 's answer to brigade combat team modernization. The tactical environment is the tip of the spear, a challenging space where effectiveness, survivability, and sustainability provide the keys to success. That success is becoming increasingly reliant on data. Data drives our missions, from operations, intelligence, and fires, to other areas such as medical and logistics. Consumption of data is being fueled by the introduction of new communication systems. Warfighter information tactical (WIN-T) has begun to bring this data down to the Brigade and Battalion level with the Point of Presence (POP), and the Battalion and Company level with the Soldier Network Extension (SNE). New radio waveforms are providing conduits for data down to the tactical edge. WIN-T and Handheld, Manpack, and Small Form Fit (HMS) radios are being integrated into Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) vehicle platforms now. The Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio (MNVR) is just around the corner in FY17.

I would like to be a part of the WSU Army ROTC program because I have a lot of potential to offer and I want to develop into a full fledged Army officer. The military path is something I have always wanted to pursue since junior year of high school. The influence of growing up in a Navy family helped shaped my decision to enlist in the Army National Guard. I was fortunate enough to be advanced from PV2 to PFC at the end of BCT on November 2016. During Initial Entry Training I realized that my goals and beliefs were aligned with beliefs such as the Army Values and LDRSHIP principles. After learning about the Army values and LDRSHIP principles, I integrated these beliefs into my everyday life as a soldier and a working student.

As a Sergeant Major I have sat on numerous military awards boards and have written many recommendations for awards for my soldiers and military personnel in my units. I was deployed to Farah, Afghanistan with a combined joint force on a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in 2007 as the Civil Affairs Team NCOIC and Forward Operating Base SGM. The PRT missions was civil affairs and helps set-up governance and build schools in the Farah, Afghanistan area of operation, with a Navy Commander and joint

When it comes to succeeding at anything, it is important to plan, prepare, and rehears the outcome. In a combat zone, this becomes even more important because lives and the success of the mission depend on it. This was not the case however, during a fight called Operation Anaconda. The purpose of this paper is to point out what went wrong with the lack of planning, coordination, rehearsal, and preparation between Air and ground communications, and how it proved to be critical during Operation Anaconda. The ending results were a delayed execution and several friendly casualties.

As a young child, I learned that education would be beneficial to not only myself but also all humankind. Growing up in a Northeast Florida housing project my father and mother did the best they could to raise nine children. My father worked seven days a week in the service industry as a waiter and bartender while my mother worked as a domestic employee in the homes of more affluent people in the south. My father had an eleventh grade education and my mother had not passed the tenth grade before she bore her first child. Neither parent completed high school but they had dreams of their children far exceeding their educational accomplishments. I was child eight of the nine and I knew early on that I did not want to live

I feel that Navy ROTC is above the other branches when it comes to leadership and instruction. Navy ROTC is the perfect program to help me achieve my goals in the future. Using the lesson and skills obtained during ROTC; I can repay my country, provide a good life for my family, and take a financial burden off of my parents. One of my key goals in my life is to serve my country with a military and civilian service.

I humbly and respectfully request to be considered for a Command Master Chief position. My distinguished record as a leader and operator make me qualified for this position of trust and responsibility. My leadership philosophy is that an individual’s leadership skills continually evolve; however, there are elements that remain constant, such as respect, purpose, collaboration, heart, trust, and spirit. Carefully managing team synergy, harmonizing its dynamics, and maximizing the advantages of diversity in order to achieve collective success are challenges we should strive to undertake.

I, Jenner Jason Pereda, if selected for appointment under the Active Duty CWO Program, do agree to remain on active duty for a period of 3 years subsequent to acceptance of such appointment.

Assessment. The human interface is the greatest venerability to military networks. Department of Defense requires annual training for all network users. The commander is responsible for safeguarding the unit’s network and its infrastructure. The network becomes a soft target for adversaries to gain access.

I have wanted to go into the military since i was very young. Most children say that they want to be a firefighter or a doctor, but i said that i wanted to be in the military. I remeber looking at pictures and learning about military officers and i felt called to be one of those men. My decision and dreams never changed, as most childrens do when they realize the work required. But for reasons beyond my comprehension, my desire of a miltary life never wavered. Both of my parents' fathers served in the military, one n the Air Force and one in the Army. They told me stories of their days in the military, bragging of their different branhes and I took what they said and choose a school that woud lead to a career in neither of their branches.