Personal Narrative: My First NJROTC Program

Growing up with a father in the military, you move around a lot more than you would like to. I was born just east of St. Louis in a city called Shiloh in Illinois. When I was two years old my dad got the assignment to move to Hawaii. We spent seven great years in Hawaii, we had one of the greatest churches I have ever been to name New Hope. New Hope was a lot like Olivet's atmosphere, the people were always friendly and there always something to keep someone busy. I used to dance at church, I did hip-hop and interpretive dance, but you could never tell that from the way I look now.

I started JROTC my freshman year in high school and stuck with it through recent years. I never though JROTC would ever become a part of my life like it is today. JROTC is a program in which you're taught values, leadership skills, and social skills, as well as a variety of other things (Medical, survival, maps, and etc.) I really learned the core values in being a leader through JROTC, and without them, I don't think I'd be the person I am today. I'll always hold the JROTC experience dear to my heart, as well as include it in job resumes, because managers like leaders. I've gained many of my friends through JROTC as well as developed a

In my four years I have accomplish many things being in Horn Lake High School Marine Corps JROTC program. They have showed and taught me things that I can take further on in life with the camps and the leadership. I have seen first had on what it’s like to be a United States Marine in boot camp. I’ve also meet the CEO/founder of FedEx. JROTC has open me up to amazing opportunities that probably would have never happen if I wasn’t in the program.

In JROTC there are many topics to learn as a cadet. A cadet must memorize the cadet creed and be dedicated to the program. As a cadet I learned a lot of topics in JROTC during my freshman year. In the JROTC I learned the basic rules on how to be a good cadet and the Cadet Staff’s Responsibilities. During freshman year in JROTC we learned a lot about leadership and how it will affect us in the future. Leadership was a big topic that we learned during ROTC, the 11 principles of leadership was also an important topic we covered, it thought us how to become leaders. In the future everything I learned in JROTC will make me more independent, reliable, and a helpful person. JROTC taught me how to become more independent and how to lead others,

“You can have it,” he says. I smiled, I was so excited! I never thought he would give it to me. “Really?!” I ask. He started to look through more of his old things and took out some things and put them off to the side and I also looked through those boxes.

My first APPE rotation was pediatrics in Cleveland Clinic. Before starting the rotation, I was scared but excited to have experience in Cleveland Clinics, since it is one of the biggest hospitals in the country. I was worried because I had no knowledge about pediatrics. Also, the first day of the rotation was a day after the final, so I was in a rush mode.

When I first joined JROTC I did not know what to expect. I joined the program willingly and with a good attitude. I was able to learn a variety of new and important skills because of JROTC. This set me up for success in the program.

Jrotc helps cadets develop character and leadership by putting them through a strict curriculum designed to make cadets better leaders and citizens. Jrotc is lead by cadets so it gives everyone a chance to become a leader and lead their peers in a variety of drills and exercises. In jrotc we learn how to be a better citizen by participating in community activities and events. Personally I think jrotc has helped me strive to be a better leader and focus on what I have to get done to be successful. It also encourages me to participate in community activities like the Veterans Day march. I think leadership is an important skill because when you are asked to lead a group of people in a job or a sport you can be successful and people will look

JROTC helps build leadership and character. They do this through decision making and the way they teach the cadets. They must learn that all choices have a consequence and it might not just affect them. They also teach the cadets that respect and honor go a long way in life. There are so many things that JROTC helps students build but leadership and character are the most important ones.

A course I have studied in my life is J.R.O.T.C.. I am currently in my third year of the program, during my second year i was promoted to a squad leader. My squad won the “ best squad competition” during 1st semester this year. This demonstrates that i

Coming in as a freshman with enough college credits to make me sophomore, made me feel out of place. I did not experience the freshmen experience like most freshmen’s coming into college because I had previously taken college classes during high school. I have already felt what it was like to be in college classes for the first time when I took dual credit classes. Because of that, I never felt any excitement during my first day at TAMUCC. There was not anything I did not expect coming in as freshmen. For example, I have already experienced the demanding college schedule, the mountains of homework, assignments, and tests, and first day of school feeling. When I learned about the Habits of the Mind in my freshmen seminar class, I realized that I was missing a few of them. I felt like I was least developed in the habit of openness and

In 8th grade when I was selecting which electives I would take, I was really on edge on whether or not to take NJROTC. When I was still unsure about joining the program, cadet ensign Reardon encouraged me to join, to give it a try. Reardon has helped me with unarmed basic drill when I wasn’t clear, and I know that

“Hey, J! You did some good passes at practice today. If you do that in the game, they’ll call you the next Lonzo,” my coach yelled

My CNTRL-Z happened 4 weeks ago. It was when I broke my leg. I was at my moms friends house babysitting at the time. I was just leaving the house I slipped down 2 stairs. Than, me, my mom, and Austin went to the hospital. The people working at the hospital took my x-ray. And told me that my leg was broken. Although, when I was at the hospital, the doctor wasn’t there at the time. He was around the area still so he came back to help me. I thought it was pretty awesome, that he would come back for me.

The Navel Science instructors of the JROTC teach us several ability’s. They teach us discipline, leadership, courage, and participation as well as countless other valuable lessons in the world today. One of the first ability’s we learn is discipline. I have learned that my actions have consequences and to have more respect for my family, faith, and teachers. Being in the NJROTC has given me the ability to see problems and take the initiative to try and fix them without waiting for others to do so.