Dear U.S. Army, There are people in the world who make mistakes and learn from them and there are people who never learn.my mistake was smoking In the first place. Failing the drug screen at meps is my consequence. I tried to enlist in the United States Marines Corps. It has been my dream to be a Marine since I was 11 years old. In the 6 th grade when a Marine came to my social studies class and showed the class his devil dog tattoo on his arm it intrigued me to be like this man who stood before me a man of pride commitment honor and selfless service. My mother raised me to be physically and mentally strong; my father raised me to be patient, smart, in control, a man of character and values as a leader. But as I got older I got …show more content…
So in march as I enlisted eagerly I went to my recruiting station and passed the initial drug screen before we drove to meps but ultimately I failed the marines, my recruiter SGT Sosa and mainly myself . I did not do enough to secure my future with the actions on witch I set for my life. I have my first child on the way I’m 23 and constantly switching jobs with only servsafe and a high school diploma as achievements. I want my Daughter to need for nothing like my parents did for me. The reason I’m asking for the opportunity to join the army is not for money or benefits but for the discipline. Doing work for others, my duty for my country, making a contribution to the world to help young men and women like me lost, find their path to success. What I have done to change my future to success is not applying to the army for if you deny me it will rest solely on my shoulders. The things I have started to change are my environment. I have moved back in with my parents for some time now. They are amazing self-driven people who guide me and offer advice. they teach me to ask for serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage for the things I can change and wisdom to know the difference. I have cut off the so called friends who smoke in front of my face instead of support me. With my environment I wanted to work on myself with self- meditation, reading and exercise to take care of the body on witch I was allowed to
The interview was conducted to confirm there no withheld or falsified information in the contracts. The swear in was in and out and over quickly. The last six of us rose our right hands and repeated the oath of enlistment. This day was the longest day i've experienced. My life was opened, dissected, and put on paper. A very small amount of paper at that. Although this was very tedious, it was necessary. The military needs exceptional citizens who are willing to hold down during stressful times. People need to be inspected thoroughly to safe-guard from any potential threats. Most people don’t know much about the military and would do good to learn a bit. If they took the time, they may be interested in joining or even just have more respect and admiration for those who
From the beginning of my junior year, I came across the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps website and I decided to apply for the scholarship program. I analyzed every single information on the internet and took every part of the application process seriously, after all, this commitment affects a considerable amount of my future. I continued to research more about the Navy and prepared for the physical assessment test by running a few miles every day and beating my previous push-up and sit-up records. A few months later, after I had enough courage and hope, I excitedly sat down with my whole family and friends to discuss my plan. As I explained through the process, I cannot forget the anxious faces across the table; my parents were very uncertain
The army has various responsibilities such as: to protect people from all foreign and domestic threats, protect its borders from attacks, plays a role in the expansion of the country?s borders and plays a role in assisting the country have more leverage in international affairs depending on how strong or weak the army is in the International community. There may be situations you must think carefully about what you're told to do. For example, duty requires that you refuse to obey illegal and orders that are
The truth was that I joined because I wanted to¬¬ help my country (Australia) show its worth to the motherland, Britain (Early Reactions to War, 2016; the rush to enlist, 2016). I was caught in the propaganda and heroic sense of duty of it all – to fight for the fallen (The rush to enlist, 2016; Propaganda, 2016). Enlisting seemed like a good idea as I thought seeing England and Europe would be an adventure and paid jobs were hard to come by (The rush to enlist, 2016).
After Reflecting on my past, present, and future I see and bright future for myself. I plan to reach for the stars. I will never let anyone hold me back from obtaining my goals. Also I plan to be my own character judge. These obstacles that I have face in the past will not hinder my future. Nor will I let it stop me. I am pressing on to see what God has for me. I have
really good experience because now I am able to help them do things around their house
Unconsciously adapted. I like to think I had served my country for many reasons. I was raised in a military family and our mindset was either you go to college on scholarship or you join the military. October 29, 2009 was the day I swore into the military, so I could achieve my duty of serving the Unite States and receive a scholarship in return. Because of my lack of consistency in my senior year in football, I discovered football was not my calling. Furthermore, I have always loved the idea of traveling and going to the beach was always a passion of mine: pursuing the Navy was the only logical option. After traveling to multiple countries over my six year enlistment, it did not take me long to acclaim that I have the best country in the world! With that chapter being closed, there are three things I took away and will forever cherish.
My earliest recollection of wanting to join the military was when I was in the 8th grade. When anyone asked me what I wanted to do when I got older the answer was always the same, when I turn eighteen I’m joining the military. The branch of service may have changed by the focus was always on serving in the military. I wish I could state the drive behind joining, I believe it may have been for the glory only at that time. My only real connection to the military was my maternal grandfather who had served as an enlisted Army MP for over 20 years active duty. My parents were behind me in my decision to join but always hesitant, especially my father who grew up in the Vietnam area. My dad would always mention how his parents were ready to head to Canada if his draft number was ever called, and I know he meant it.
I got drafted that summer and like most other people I tried a couple things, I mean I wasn’t sure what was going on, coming from Seattle to Vietnam wasn’t a an issue, it’s kind of over there, you don’t know what it is. I ended up going there. I actually was very lucky, I actually had a good time. I mean they do shave your head. And they put you through some grueling stuff. If they think you’re in pretty good shape, you might want to rethink that. But for some reason on my third day there this guy puts me in charge of 55 kids, I say kids because there mostly my age and I was 19 at the time. And I never got to know why he did that, but it was good for me because I didn’t do any KP, I didn’t do forced marches. I had my own rown. I had four guys
Making mistakes is a huge part in life. However, making those mistakes can lead to a successful life. Learning those mistakes help me change to a different and a better person. I do believe this life lesson has come across in everybody’s life. I know that when you make the mistakes it causes to cry or be angry; however, in the end of learning from that mistake will have you smiling in the end.
Everyone, at some point in their life, has made a mistake. Sometimes we get lucky and only falter a little, making it through the problem relatively intact. Other times, we mess up a lot and have to fix what was damaged over a long period of time. However, the same is true for most, if not all cases—those who make the mistake learn from it. Often times, our failures teach us valuable lessons that we only gained because of the experience we gathered after messing up. I have personally achieved a wealth of knowledge and experience just from all of my own little mishaps, and a few major ones.
From the very start of my enlistment, once I stepped foot off the cattle truck it was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. I was climbing towers and ropes higher then I had ever wanted to. Operating weapon systems that I had only seen in movies and on TV. The days of
Each of us make mistake, either big or small mistakes. According to author and Stanford psychology professor Carol Dweck , the key to achievement and success is one’s perspective on the belief of ability. In my personal view, ability is something that can be developed. The position you take represents a part of your personality. People that have the ability to learn from mistake is the person that able to overcome his or her weakness. This kind of people always learn to see his or her mistakes without people telling it and will easily adapt the situation because they are already been in that situation
Then it finally hit me, why not try to join the military? I did wanted to be active
When I was a little girl I dreamed to be a doctor, but I changed my mind. Since high school I wanted to join the military, but I could not because of my weight. So, in my second semester during college; I decided to join the army to have a professional career and at the same time took a break for college. For all my experiences that have happened to me; I can only say that joining the Army was the best decision I have taken. In addition, I learned to live by the army values which are loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity and personal courage. These values helped me