Ccaaf Education Goals

Air Force gave me invaluable experience and further vested my interest in the area of criminal justice and defense on the national level. Working as an Intelligence Analyst for the Department of Defense at the National Security Agency as well as serving as a Physical Training Leader taught me how to be an effective, diligent leader and developed an eventual decision to separate from the service and earn a Criminal Justice degree. While earning a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, my original aim was to secure a career in Federal Law Enforcement; the U.S. Marshals Service and the FBI were at the top of my list. Federal jobs were often stagnant and difficult to attain at the time of my degree. I turned to a career in private security with emphasis on moving into a management position. Now as an officer in security management, my sights are set on advancing a career to the promotion of Site Manager and overseeing all security operations which includes working side by side with emergency departments such as local police officers and the fire department. Since I also highly value education, I am passionate about one day becoming an educator myself and using relevant experience and knowledge to contribute to the teaching of

The importance of furthering education doesn’t stop there. Leaders should be enrolling in college, and counseling their subordinates to enroll in college as well. In order to become competitive within the Army’s ranks, education plays a huge role. As Major Tim Martin stated “A formal education is an important contributor to the development of leadership qualities and attributes that are crucial in the growth of a military professional (Martin, 2001).”

My initial interest in the Air Force Academy was sparked when I accompanied my parents to a Military Child Education Coalition conference in the summer of 2004. My father and I, not involved in the conference, decided to spend the week exploring the Colorado Springs area, and after touring for several days, decided to go to what my father called "Zoomie U". We took the typical summer tourist tour, but I was enthralled. The chapel, the mountains, and the campus excited me, despite my youth. I spent the rest of the vacation asking questions on how to go to the Academy, what I could do in the Air Force,

My goal in attending a United States Service Academy and becoming an officer in the military is to provide myself ample opportunities to reach my established life goals. I plan to pursue a career in aerospace engineering, and developing that career through one of the academies will help me to achieve the dreams I had as a child. I have many strengths that will help me stand out in the application process, but at the same time, I have challenges to overcome. However, these obstacles will not hinder me from from pursuing my passion.

I believe Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine will provide me with the type of osteopathic medical education I am seeking for a few reasons but specifically CCOM’s curriculum. CCOM’s curriculum is appealing because of its integrated nature with clinical symptoms through use of interactive presentations. As someone who learns best when presented with real life applications, CCOM’s curriculum will allow me to get the most out of my preclinical years. Furthermore, CCOM gives me the opportunity to start obtaining clinical contact in my first year of school at the Multi-Specialty Clinic. This early immersion into clinical training will prepare me for my clinical years of medical school.

Upon completion of the my bachelor’s degree, acceptance through the ECP, Officer Candidate School, The Basic School, Initial Intelligence Training, and Military Occupational Specialty Intelligence Training, I will receive orders back to the Fleet Marine Forces. The move from the enlisted ranks to the officer ranks may be very confusing, but this goal can be accomplished as long as I stay focused and move one step at a time.

“By 2020, 65 percent of the jobs in the United States will require at least one post-secondary education Community colleges serve close to half of all American students, enrolling 10 million students each year, but just under 20 percent earn an associate’s degree within three years.”(Georgetown recovery: job growth and education requirements through 2020) In contrast to the 20th century, a high school diploma was sufficed enough to fulfill

In order to make some changes for the future, higher education needs to improve upon education itself while also lowering the costs of tuition. In some institutions they can provide certifications without requiring four (or more) years and a six-figure investment. This could be a huge advantage, especially if employers find the certification to be a more reliable indicator of competence than an actual college degree. Combine that with apprenticeship programs or internships and you might not need a college degree for many careers. Colleges may need to investigate updating online programing or possibly webcast lectures. Colleges also need to adjust their programs to accommodate what the future students actually need

Colleges are struggling to adapt to society’s changing requirements for adults entering the work force. John Fawell laments this change and states that humans intrinsically desire to learn more for the purpose of knowing more. However, the focus has shifted away from this and has become more career-oriented. This shift is not well supported in the current college system. The education system is aware of this change and some have modified their programs, but they are too narrow and a broad college education is lost. Even though it has become almost mandatory in society, a college degree does not prepare students for a real-world work environment and is not necessary for most occupations. Many, such as lawyers or doctors, do require further education and a system that instructs them while also training the majority of the workforce would be an improvement.

Dual enrollment, four year universities, community colleges and trade schools. I’ve seen people with college educations that have terrible jobs and no real prospects, and I’ve seen people without degrees, or with technical certificates, that are wildly successful and happy with the choice they made. Yet we continue to see the disparities between those that have vocational training or a two or four year degree, and those that do not.

From knowing how much college education I would need to become a stay home mechanic to everything the military could do for me while still pursuing my dream of wanting to be a mechanic. The most interesting fact I found out was that while in the Airforce and training to become a mechanic, I can retake the military state test to qualify for an even bigger job in the Airforce and do a cross training exercise to become both a mechanic and any other job I want to pick that I qualified for. This tells me that I will not be stuck doing one job for twenty years until I retire from the military, so I will always be busy with either a job or class. To me that sounds like everything I have ever wanted in one sentence, to always be learning, always working and getting paid to do

The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), are responsible for developing a high-quality curriculum for Australian students from F - year 12. The ACARA are dedicated to provide a curriculum that encourages ‘excellence and equity’ for Australian students, (ACARA, 2012, p.20). The ACARA supports equality among Australian students, including gender equality. One aspect of the curriculum is that students develop an ethical understanding. Ethical understanding is developed through character traits, values and ethical concepts being identified and investigated, (ACARA, 2012, p.17). In relation to gender equality issues educators have the ability to endorse positive character traits, values and ethical concepts of gender.

officers in the military are required to have an extended education depending on their path, while

The vision I have for a TCA classroom is one that is relational, inviting and safe. This occurs by teachers being seen by students in the hallways during passing times, and then students being greeted at the door as they enter the classroom. In addition, it involves teachers taking the time to get to know their students and valuing them as individuals. By interacting with students in the classroom, following through with conversations at lunch, flex and by attending after school activities/events, teacher-student relationships can be built. I envision a TCA classroom as a place where engagement and learning takes place. This begins each day with a student-friendly learning objective posted and relayed to students, and with clearly defined

As for what the future holds, I have been heavily considering pursuing a career in Army acquisition. It would mean a great deal to me to join the Army Contracting Command (ACC). The ACC is the basically the business arm of the Army and is comprised of soldiers, civilians and contractors who support our troops engaged in battle through the acquisition of goods and services. The Career Program 14 (CP-14) is the onboarding and training program for Department of the Army civilians who wish to venture into acquisitions. The curriculum is designed to provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities to lead and manage effectively.