Becoming An Officer

During my last year of high school one of my teachers brought up a topic; what is your purpose here? Many of peers are still unable to give a clear answer on what they want to be. I’ve always known deep down that the Army was going to be a major part of my life. I still remember counting down the days of my dad’s deployments. Knowing that my father was helping others who weren’t able to help themselves instilled a great pride in myself. That was one of the reasons why I joined JROTC to help my community and give purpose to young cadets in my high school. Army ROTC will be an extension of how I will be a productive member to our great society. My purpose is to become a better citizen for America, commissioning as an officer in the US Army will not only bring purpose but, discipline in my life as well.

I am auditioning to be an officer because I believe I can make Company a great experience for everyone on it and be a strong leader and representative of Cottonwood Dance. I think that having a strong leader is fundamental to the success of a group. My physics teacher, Ms. Richey, is someone I look up to as a leader; she makes class fun and engages us while still clearly getting the information across. She is also very confident in her abilities and will straight up shut you down (kindly) if you are trying to make up a physics scenario that is not possible. She is so intelligent yet fun that I aspire to be like her when I have to be a leader. I believe I am qualified to be an officer this year because I have had a couple of different

Growing up, I always had extremely low expectations set for myself. It may seem a tad to personal to share this, however, it created the strongest driving force that I have for joining the Marines. I crave to prove all the people who have ever doubted me that they were wrong and that I am able to amount to something. What better honor is there then to be a part of the Marines? I have not yet enlisted, but I still have dedicated myself to the Marine Corps. It would be an honor to serve with the strongest branch of defense that the U.S has to offer.

FFA is all about making member into better leaders. These leaders later on become an officer just like the ones that taught them life lessons on communication, teamwork, and citizenship. To become a member or officer of the FFA you must go through either an easy or difficult process. Either office you decide to go with will be an experience you wouldn’t want to pass up.

The United States Army is one of the main factors that allows America to be a free and democratic country. The Army defends, protects, and honors the United States of America. Ever since I was a young boy, I saw greatness in the United States Army and hoped to one day be a part of it. I always envisioned myself in a leadership position and when I decided to join the Army, I knew being an officer was for me. To me, being an officer in the U.S. Army is a career unlike any other. There are many opportunities as an officer in the Army to advance, further education, and grow as a person. The army allows you to switch your MOS and attend more training to further education or to change careers completely which is something

I want to become an Army officer because I long for a career that will provide continual professional development opportunities while pushing me to reach my full potential as a leader, and will also position me to make a positive impact globally. I believe that by becoming an Army officer I can accomplish this because I have seen the success of those that have gone before me. I come from a family of people who have served in our nation’s military, and their lives are a testimony to the renowned individuals that the Army produces.

My primary reason for wanting to attend West Point Military Academy and serve as an active duty U.S. Army officer is to become the best version of myself that I can possibly be and to further hone my innate abilities and unique skill set to serve my country to the best of my ability, and help make the world a better place both on and off the battlefield.

Since I was three years old, I knew that I wanted to go into the military, specifically the Army. I can remember attending a karate match and before the match, they asked me, “What do you want to be when you get older.” And I replied,” I want to be a soldier.” When I was applying to high schools, I ran across a school called Fork Union Military Academy. My first thought was why I

For the past four years, I have been heavily involved with agriculture. I have been an officer in the Burley FFA Chapter, managed my own farming operation, worked for different farmers, and learned many new skills that will help me in college and beyond.

My mindset was what other way to find out if the army life was for me, than to join as an Active Duty soldier? Being sheltered my whole life, I saw it as an opportunity for me to grow, and get to know the real world. Now, when I look back on my decision and see how much I have changed over the past ten months, I could not be any happier. I have learned so much from my Leadership, and I would not trade the experience I have gained for anything in the world.

I feel that becoming an officer would better me as an individual and as a soldier. It would teach me many more leadership skills and how to act in such positions. I chose to go this route because I have never been a follower. I feel that I was born to lead and I took up my opportunity to join ROTC and become that leader that I know I can be. I feel that me being an officer is the perfect thing for me. I have great leadership skills and have no problems motivating and being a great example to others. I am not shy of speaking in front of people and do well with giving orders. Being an officer requires you to ne an outstanding person and that is who I see myself to be. I feel that I will be great at making important decisions in stressful situations. Becoming an officer will be a great way for me to learn how to be calmer and not so quick to lash out. I feel that it will teach me patience and show me that no leader is perfect. It is in me to lead and teach others. I believe in being greater and expanding who I am through experiences and learning to press forward. I feel that being a commissioned officer will allow me great opportunities in my civilian life and help further my

Fitzhugh Dodson states that "Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination." Therefore, objectives provide us a reason to appreciate our lives' opportunities and stay focused everyday. And no other emotion can replace the feel of an accomplishment with hard work. My ambition is to become an Army Officer with the Green to Gold Program because it would let me, first, utilize the Army's great resource to further my self-improvement and serve my country with it. Secondly, I can lead infront of the others with the knowledge I will gain. Also, by becoming an officer, I can try my best to illustrate what I think a good leadership is. And, lastly, it is going to allow me a chance to achieve what I

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.

For as long I can remember, I have always wanted to be a soldier of the US Army. As I grew up, I heard stories from my family members about their life in the military. I had completely idolized my cousin while growing up, and when she enlisted it only strengthened my resolve to do the same. You could say serving in the military is in my blood, family, and future.

Within all police departments in the United States there is police rank. Which is a ranking of officers in command from either highest to lowest or lowest to highest. The ranking starts with the Chief of Police than the Deputy Chief, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Detective, and lastly your regular officer. The Chief of Police is in charge of the department and everyone below him or her. The person in command right above officers is usually a sergeant or lieutenant and this is the officers direct boss rather than the chief of police. Having different ranking for officers is important because those that are higher in command are the ones that are in charged and train the new officers when they come into the police department. When training the new officers those higher in command, tell them what is wrong and what is right and let them all how the police department works. So it only seems right that when an officer takes part in police misconduct not only should that officer be held responsible for the police misconduct, but his superiors as well. However, when police misconduct takes place within law enforcement an officer in high command is rarely held accountable for the wrongdoing that has taken place. Instead the blame is place on the law rank officer. Whoever is in high command like the Chief of Police or Captain should be held responsible for what has taken place within their police department. An officer that is high in command should as well be held accountable is