Media Makeup Personal Statement

I have been serving in the Army for 18 years. I did four years in the Marines. I am currently working in Fort Drum as a Sergeant Major. My job is Infantry.

Serving in the United States Navy, Army, and North Carolina Army National Guard for a combined total of 21 years before honorably retiring in July 2013 has always been one of many life achievements that I have been profoundly fond of. During my Army tenure, I was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina as one of a few non-Special Forces support medics for the 3rd Special Forces Group. In order to stay assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group, it was highly recommended that all soldiers were Airborne qualified. So, I was able to overcome my fear of heights by successfully completing Airborne school at Fort Benning, Georgia and earning my parachutist’s badge before returning to Fort Bragg. While still assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group, I participated in the State Department’s African Response Crisis Initiative with assignments located in Northern Africa. I would accompany Special Forces operators and provide support as they would provide training based on a common peacekeeping doctrine and the supply of interoperable communications equipment, which would enable the units to work together more effectively.

In the summer of 2010, I was a Staff Sergeant and had been serving in my unit for seven years which included multiple

I HAVE BEEN IN THE SEA CADETS PROGRAM SINCE EARLY 2011. I HAVE ATTENDED FOUR FIVE STEM TRAININGS WITH THE SEA CADETS AND WILL BE A JUBGE AT A NATIONAL SEA PERCH QUALIFIER WHILE SCUBA DIVING. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING MY PRIVATE PILOT'S LICENSE. I COMPLETED THE GROUND SCHOOL PORTION WITH THE SEA CADETS AND RECEIVED A B GRAGE. I ALSO HAVE MY BASIC AND ADVANCED SCUBA LICENSES THROUGH PADI. I AM ALSO IN THE PROGRESS OF COMPLETING MY PAPERWORK TO JOIN THE U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY LATER THIS YEAR, SO THAT I CAN GET MORE EXPERIENCE IN THE COAST GUARD. I HAVE A STRONG NAVY AND MARINE CORPS BACKGROUND FROM THE SEA

I enlisted into the military at the age of 19 where I began my career as an Infantry rifleman. During my basic training at Fort Benning Ga, I went through 14 weeks of training to become highly a trained rifleman. While at Fort Benning I qualified expert during basic rifle marksmanship and also expert during advanced rifle marksmanship. For the final 10 weeks of my time in training, I was chosen as the Platoon Leader for my Platoon of 53 men. During the final 2 weeks at Fort Benning, I went through a series, of many competitions, from stalking, to land navigation, operation of radios, to disassembly and assembly of 6 different weapon systems. And finally upon graduation, I was honored to be recognized as the Distinguished Honor Graduate of the company. Also receiving a letter of recommendation from the Brigadier General over the Ms Natoinal Guard. After returning from training, I was assigned to B Co. 1-155th CAB out of Poplarville Ms, where I served from 05/2015 to 12/2016. During my time with B Co., I participated training at Camp Shelby Ms. And Fort Hood Tx. In December of 2016 I went through tryouts, and was selected by the Sniper Section of the Headquarters company of 1-155th, where I am currently serving as an Infantry Sniper. I feel that I would be able to use the training I have received through the military, to serve with Gulfport Police Department SWAT Sniper Team, if given the opportunity.

I served in the Air Force Security Forces career field from October 1999 through March 2005. I transitioned to the Army with the rank of Sergeant in September of 2006 in the Blue to Green Program. The only training I had completed in the Army was the Warrior Transition Course and Advanced Individual Training for intelligence analyst (35F). I had attained little, to no basic Army knowledge, competence, or experience in any aspect as a Soldier or intelligence analyst.

among these men. With the Air Force schooling, and associate’s degree that I received in

I am applying to this opportunity because this it gives me a chance to succeed in life. Being able to go to this college it would give me a better chance to get a better job then going to a community college. I am choosing this college because I get to move far away from here. I also like this college because I will never have to have difficulties getting to school because of the snow, it will always be hot. In the matter of minutes I could walk to the beach and have fun. I've always dreamed of moving far away getting a fresh start and meeting new people.

Excitement, drive and commitment are my reasons for applying for this course. Since deciding on my GCSEs and at the time a personal accident I have been more driven to pursue this career. I am currently studying Health and Social science care at college and the highlights of this course have been the development of my knowledge of Anatomy and PhysiologyI have also enjoyed all of my work placements and most of all my time with the district nurses. My work placements have ranged from west midlands ambulance service, stroke rehabilitation ward, district nurses and radiography. I believe the placements I have chosen have given me a good insight into areas where I would like to pursue.

I went to Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina where I was molded into a United States soldier. After completion of BCT, I went on to Advanced Individual Training located at Fort Lee, Virginia where I was awarded the military occupational specialty of a Unit Supply Specialist (92Y). My first duty station was at Camp Casey, Korea, 210 Fires Brigade where I served as a supply clerk, CBRN NCOIC and commander’s driver. My next duty station was at Fort Bliss, Texas, 3rd Brigade 1st Armored division where I served as a supply NCOIC, armorer, and PBO

I joined the Army in July of 2002 wanting to be an Airborne Infantryman. After the completion of One Station Unit Training (OSUT) and Airborne School, I was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. During my four years as an Airborne Infantryman, I was taught to be the

I held the rank of Specialist and was promoted to a Sergeant. I was very happy to be promoted after

Defamiliarization is stripping objects or subjects from their individual or “familiar” characteristics and giving them unusual or “unfamiliar” traits to allow the reader to see it in a whole new perspective. An example of this is in Tolstoy's defamiliarization of spanking, explaining the act as “to strip people who have broken the law, to hurl them to the floor, and to rap on their bottoms with switches.” The crude description removes the disciplinary context it had and creates a vicious and “savage” form of abuse. This continues with Tolstoy saying “Just why precisely this stupid, savage means of causing pain and not any other – why not prick the shoulders or any part of the body with needles, squeeze the hands

Ever since I was born, computers have been in my life. My family has always owned multiple computers. That hasn’t changed, but I’ve taken notice that we haven’t gotten new computers that often. When I got my first cell phone, it was a flip phone that could just call and text. My whole family got a phone around that time too, they all got flip phones. My parents would use them often to call relatives, but they never upgraded them. My family has been reluctant to change for a lot of technologies. I’ve been a little less reluctant to change, I got a smartphone when everyone else did, but my parents had the same phones for six years. Eventually U.S. Cellular stopped carrying flip phones and they were forced to buy a smartphone. Since then they are crazy about new technology, my dad wants to buy a new tv all the time, and my mom got a facebook. People’s opinions about new technology is changing. There are a few reasons why. One reason is the new technology is reviving something from the past. Another is it’s being forced on people and they are learning to like it.

JL MC 477 has influenced my thoughts and perspectives of how the media represents diverse cultures, ethnicities, social classes, and even gender. This course has helped me clarify how and why the media identifies each group with their own stereotype or portrayal. Before the course, I had a general idea of what the media portrayed specific groups as, but now I am able to understand deeper because this course enhanced my thinking and analysis of each one. I have become aware that many of the portrayals of these groups from the media reflect reality.