Personal Narrative: A Career In The Navy

I went pre-med before getting deployed and as an intern I've seen a lot of horrible things. But when it's your friend... Someone you serve with... It stays with you forever.

My goal of serving our country with meaningful purpose and responsibility is clear to me. I am confident that attending the United States Naval Academy is the most effective way for me to achieve this objective, and for this reason, I request your

I have been accepted to AFS-USA's international exchange program to Norway. I will be spending my sophomore year living with a host family and going to school at a local upper secondary school. I am awaiting the information regarding where I will be located in Norway, as well as my paperwork for a Norwegian visa. As long as the final stages of my application go through, I will depart this August and return the following July.

Growing up as a military child and living all over the world, I was afforded many

“Waddley-acha, waddley-acha, doodley-doo, doodley-doo…” rang throughout the gym. 650 freshmen filled the bleachers, laughing while frantically trying to copy Mr. White’s movements to the entertaining camp song. Clad in my purple baseball tee like the other Link Crew Leaders, I chuckled with my group of freshman as we all tried to figure out the motions together.

I was in the Marine Corps serving under Third battalion Eleventh marines Mike Battery in Twenty-Nine Palms California from 2009-2013. What our unit did was put rounds down range, oorah. We were an artillery battery, think modern day cannons. As far as twenty-nine palms all you have to imagine is sand in a five hundred square foot mile area. My job as Ammo chief was to insure the safe handling and transportation of hundred pound high explosive bombs. On one partially long training exercise I was instructed to take my marines and four ‘7-ton’ trucks and go to the rear to load up with more ammo. No problem, I’ve done this before but on this occasion when I was going to return the battery would have moved positions. So they gave me the grid number

My goal in life is to serve our country as a United States Naval Officer. Growing up in a family surrounded by military personnel has made an immense impact on my life and will allow me to understand what it takes to be one of our nations finest leaders. I have witnessed firsthand the dedication, hard work, and sacrifices made by my father while serving in the United States Air Force and I am eager to use the values that he has instilled in me since an early age. Although a tradition of military service is common in my family, it has never been an innate verdict for me to serve. Serving in the United States Navy (USN) is a personal choice and I recognize the responsibilities that come with commissioning as a Naval Officer. I trust the USN will provide exceptional training and career enhancing opportunities that will allow me to develop into a top-notch officer.

There were many valuable topics covered during my time at the Chief Petty Officer Academy (CPOA), however three of them have and will continue to help shape me as a leader and be useful to assist those I work with at my upcoming duty assignment. There were many take-backs from my five weeks at CPOA; however the three I found the most valuable are wellness/fitness, facilitating meetings, and team building. These three very simple techniques can be quiet challenging for some and do create greater challenges if not used at all.

For this acceptance speech, MacArthur chooses to focus on the motto of West Point, “duty, honor, country”, as the center of his speech. This is an extremely well chosen topic because the majority of his audience are the West Point Cadets who will be instilled with these three words during their time at the academy. MacArthur’s goal is to inspire these cadets, and to show them the power that adhering to this model and the ideals of the academy can have on ones life. To do this most effectively MacArthur begins with an idea that will work to add to the credibility of his entire argument.

Attending outreach programs locally and then traveling to the Naval Academy to attend NASS, not only showed me how naval service will fulfill my passions but also how the Naval Academy will prepare me for a future full of opportunity to lead and serve. Nearly every midshipmen and a naval officer I met impressed me with their leadership qualities and dedication to service. These men and women showed to me how the Naval Academy can give me the opportunity to grow into the best leader - my biggest goal - in the world’s greatest Navy. I understand admittance to the Naval Academy is accepting that dedication to a lifetime of service in and out of the Navy. And that’s exactly what I want to dedicate my life too. Additionally, coming from a single-parent household living off of public assistance I’ve learned to value the opportunity our nation provides for its citizens. I know I can make meaningful contributions as a commissioned officer and I want to take advantage of every opportunity to not only improve myself but also defend my nation and the opportunities it

Growing up I was never an involved student. This is not to say that I didn’t try to join organizations in High School because I did. I joined Track and Field for a week and the Recycling Club for 2 weeks. My problem was never joining clubs it was feeling that I belonged to something valuable. This all changed my first semester at San Diego State when I co-founded a club that would be open to everyone. Our goal was to create an organization that made culture accessible to all students at State.

I joined the Marine Corps looking for a challenge. I wanted to open doors for a new career and longed to have a positive impact on the world around me. Looking back five years later, I realize I found all that I originally sought, but I’ve also found something profoundly satisfying and meaningful that I never knew I was missing.

Every year, thousands of young men and women apply to the US Service Academies with aspirations of becoming a part of the next line of the nation’s officers. Despite the grand size of the applicant pool, my experiences and beliefs have allowed me to develop into a qualified candidate for a vice presidential nomination to the Naval Academy. Although I had a slight interest in the Naval Academy at the beginning of my process, I have come to truly value the environment. At first, I desired to receive an education that was nationally recognized, but it has become much more than that. With the completion of each part of the application, from the fitness assessment to the medical exam, I have come to realize that attending a Service Academy is not just about the degree, but the experience to become a better leader and prepare for serving the nation as an officer.

My first visit to the Naval Academy was on family trip while in grammar school. On this and subsequent visits, the young men and women who chose to devote their lives to country and service greatly impressed me. As a high school student, I had the good fortune to experience Academy life via my acceptance to the competitive Summer STEM program, my invitation to Candidate Visit Weekend, and my participation in the Elite Throws Sports Camp. Through these first-hand experiences, I grew in awareness and commitment to an Academy education as an opportunity to enable me to serve my country. Moreover, I am honored to be a member of a gold star family, via my uncle Senior Master Sergeant Peter Bondi, recently deceased on active duty, and to have had a grandfather who served in the National Guard. Eulogies delivered for my Uncle Peter reflected a life of service and were a source of inspiration that fueled my resolve to serve.

Several months, I have been tossing the idea about joining the Navy. My family was aware about Navy was possibility option. Recently, I have contacted a Navy Recruiter, and I have not told my family about me talking to a recruiter. My family is important aspect of my life, so the conversation needs to happen sooner than later. When I bring up the Navy conversation, my intention would ease my family in acceptance of their daughter leaving the state. Joining the Navy would impact me and my family, and the impact on my family would tribute to the difficult conversation. In following joining the Navy would impact me and my family, and the impact on my family would tribute to the difficult conversation. Underlie feeling have huge impact on person’s attributions and judgement. A difficult conversation affects the identity of a person. Therefore, intention by the conversation was important.