I Am Working As A Security Officer

I have held multiple positions within the United States Air Force Auxiliary, Civil Air Patrol, including the position of First Sergeant of the Valkyrie Cadet Squadron. My job was to provide a dedicated focal point for all readiness, to watch the health of cadets, boost the morale, ensure that operations flowed smoothly, and make sure the orders of the commander were carried out by the support staff. After nine months of being a First Sergeant, I was promoted to be the Executive Officer, which is the third in command of the 52-cadet squadron. Furthermore, the leadership skills I have attained in the Civil Air Patrol carries out to various parts of my life. Specifically, my job at Western Steel Inc., where I've been tasked to train employees

Those who were within my chain of command understood that I was fully able to do my current job but did not allow me to get a pass when it came to a personal choice that I made. By the chain Commanding Officer not condoning my actions and reducing me to the rank of second class Petty Officer impacted me in a way that would change the course of my outlook not only professionally but also personally. Being reduced in rank forced me to look it myself and my actions differently. I no longer utilized the lenses that I previously used. I had to humble myself, understand that certain personal actions were not acceptable and finally, I had to make a solid decision to change how a balanced everything that I do in life. This process was not a simple process but a process that caused me to search deep inside me of to figure out how to survive both professionally and personally. What I learned through this process is that “Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop.” With that being understood, I decided that I would not allow my negative actions define my future work ethics or

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 career chosen has interested me for many years now. I wish to serve my country and defend our freedom from whatever the threat may be. Many men and women have done the same as I wish to do, lay down their own life for something bigger. This job will allow me to have a real purpose in life and yet may be dangerous but never boring.

Serving the United States Military comes with many responsibilities as well as pressure and accountability. However, the military isn’t for everyone, but it offers so much for those who serve. One thing that must be known and dealt with is that this career could be a life threatening one, and there are many obstacles one must go through beforehand.

To become a Martial Arts Instructor (MAI), a Marine must hold the rank of Corporal and bear a gray belt at a minimum. The MAI Course proved to be the most arduous, yet fruitful event I have experienced thus far. It consisted of a 126.5-hour curriculum, enduring long intervals of physical training, team building exercises, learning new techniques, conducting periods of instruction, endless evaluations, and a culminating event - all spanning over a three-week period. On the last day of training, my instructor trainers administered our culminating event. This affair stretched just over

I remember reporting to Ft Hood Texas in the middle of June 2011. I and my family had just completed the rigorous drive from Ft Campbell KY, which included a three-day layover in St. Louis MO to say hello to family and friends and to once again leave as swiftly as we had come. I reported to the 36th Engineer Brigade (Stay Rugged) headquarters were I was greeted by a tall and stout older gentleman, SGM (Sergeant’s Major) Lewis. I was due to report to the 8th Engineer Battalion as they were in need dire need of experienced 12B’s (Combat Engineers) but upon looking over my credentials he decided to keep me at HQ, and to complete this backdoor transaction by effectively swapping me for Specialist (SPC) Parker. I instantly felt dread crawl upon my skin as I was now committed to the S3 section of soldiers. This couldn’t be, I felt as though my talents were completely wasted performing administrative tasks and too make matters worse I had 1SG (First Sergeant) Sparger, I thought I had officially had front row seats on the bad luck train and I was the sole passenger, little did I know that this would catapult my military career further than I had hoped for

Let’s talk about intimidating, I’m thinking that this guy could kill me with the pen he’s holding, and I hope I don’t ever piss him off. After my welcome to SOJTF-A brief, he, like four others just prior to walking into his office, started to admire the M-16 Fort Benning issued to me prior to the deployment. I was already fed up with him and the other operators making fun of me that it was time to stand my ground. I said, what SGM, don’t be mad that I found and brought you the same M-16 that you used in basic. Now this could have gone one of two ways, either I would have been left alone, or I would have gotten stabbed with the pen he was holding. So after 40 or so pushups he released me with a smile on his face and a wish of good luck. Next stop the Commanding General’s

I attend a military school and i have been a part of many leadership roles at Fork union Military Academy. One of my unique experiences was when we were drilling my company to prepare for a parade. I am a day student which places us in our own platoon. In my day student platoon there were no cadets with rank at the time which means we had no particular leader. This was the perfect opportunity for me to take charge and become the temporary leader for the drill. I had no real experience with drilling besides the steps i have learned while being at FUMA for 2 years at that time. . I drilled the cadets in front of the 120 cadets in my company. I did particularly well besides one mistake on a facing movement. Taking this leadership role earned me

Veterans frequently note ‘finding a job’ as the most difficult task they face when transitioning out of the service, citing transferring military skills to a civilian professional atmosphere as one of the primary hurdles. Aside from the difficulties of the current job market, one of the biggest difficulties Veterans report in finding a job is dictating how their military skills translate to the civilian professional atmosphere. Nearly all believe they have the skillsets required to land their targeted job, but most express concerns about how to translate their skills to a civilian business environment. Many Veterans feel their military service is respected by possible future employers, but still three in five Veterans note concerns about cultural

Military Specific proved to be the number one job family on my evaluation so I considered that it may contain something I would find interesting. I don’t like change in my environment and I get easily scared so when I first saw this it arrived as a huge shack to me. I did not think this would appeal to me in the slightest and for the most part I was correct. The only career I thought sounded remotely good was Command and Control Center Officers. I like the idea of managing others as well as using technology to help detect things; I saw this job as one of the less dangerous ones which is good because I could never stand in the permanent line of danger for most of my life. Unfortunately I became upset to learn the lack of demand for this position, even though the pay was amazing there is really too much competition to obtain this jobs so again I abandoned

I currently work in the 325th Logistics Readiness Squadron as a Customer Support Liaison. As a Customer Support Liaison, I ensure all Air Force assets are fully equipped with the assets needed to complete the mission of the 325th FW. This includes aircraft spares that support the AF’s largest F-22 fleet consisting of 55 aircraft. Primarily, my focus is on supply chain management where I am responsible for ordering, moving, storing, inventorying, inspecting and securing $293M of wing assets. My job plays a major role in the Air Force’s ability to train F-22 pilots and project combat air powers around the world.

This Essay is to explain the Army Values and how they pertain to the mistake I made. In the US army we are taught to live by the 7 army values.   They are broken down to us in the acronym ‘LDRSHIP’.   Loyalty “Bear true faith and allegiance to the U.S. constitution, the Army, and other soldiers.”   Duty   “Fulfill your obligations.”   Respect   “Treat people as they should be treated.”   Selfless Service   “Put the welfare of the nation, the Army and your subordinates above your own.”   Honor  “Live up to the army values.” Integrity   “Do what’s right legally and morally.” and Personal Courage   “Face fear, danger or adversity (physical or moral).”   We are all drilled on these 7 army values from day one of basic training.   First we

Throughout this time, I noticed that our subordinates seemed to be the only ones working on getting everything done. This was a time where everyone needed to be working to complete our deadlines. One of my peers yelled at the Marines to hurry up and finish but had not did a single task all day. Many of my peers were sitting around and not doing much to help get the tasks we needed done. Instead of confronting them in front of our junior Marine I waited

For the first time since I was a teenager, I was choosing what my career would be outside of the military. When I chose to separate from the military after serving for eight years, I started to consider what my next career move would be. I started to look at jobs that I would enjoy doing. Once I started to research what kind of jobs I wanted to do, I started to consider what the job requirements were. Most of the jobs required at least a degree and most of them required a Bachelors degree. I then began to realize that I only had my military experience and military leadership, as I did not take advantage of all my military education. I then began to realize that my only option was to go back to the job that I had prior to joining the military.