Why I Learned About Joining The Army

The main reason for this essay is because I did not follow standard operating procedure and was not at the correct place of duty for accountability of my person while on quarters as prescribed by my doctor. Regardless of my reasons for absence, there is no excuse as to why I was not in my barracks room as I had been ordered to be or at a minimum give a courtesy call to my chain of command if I needed to go anywhere for any reason. I want to be an excellent soldier and I want to excel in the military, but in order to be such a soldier I need to be more responsible for my actions. I feel that, being a new soldier in this unit, I have some wonderful examples from my superiors and soldiers who have been here longer and I should follow their

Ideal- The Marines Embody more of my personal views and ideals then the other branches of the armed services.

As a young man entering my senior year of high school, my mind races as I try to figure out what it is that I’ll commit my life to. What will be the driving passion, the purpose of my existence, the reason I get out of bed every morning to face another day of this life? Some people would try to encourage me to choose a career simply for its potential to make me wealthy. However, looking at the degenerate lives of the rich and the famous around the world, its apparent to me that the pursuit of earthly riches alone isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. I’d rather spend my days in pursuit of something more fulfilling. As far as I can tell from my

I would like to attend a military academy because I would like to be the best that I can be, while at the same time, serving my country. Education at the AFA is comparable to the best universities in the country, including my prospective major, Astronautical Engineering; so, the service academy is an excellent academic choice for me. Additionally, only the best-of-the-best attend these academies, and being surrounded by such great people will be terrific to make new friends and network.

The reason why I want to attend the U.S. Service Academies is not only the goldmine of opportunity I will receive of an educational standpoint including benefits, but also the enrichment of character and self-development, into becoming one of the nation's most exemplary citizens through attending a military academy.

The United States Army is one of the main factors that allows America to be a free and democratic country. The Army defends, protects, and honors the United States of America. Ever since I was a young boy, I saw greatness in the United States Army and hoped to one day be a part of it. I always envisioned myself in a leadership position and when I decided to join the Army, I knew being an officer was for me. To me, being an officer in the U.S. Army is a career unlike any other. There are many opportunities as an officer in the Army to advance, further education, and grow as a person. The army allows you to switch your MOS and attend more training to further education or to change careers completely which is something

If you were asked to walk 18 miles outside of Philadelphia, in the winter time with disease and death all around , would you say yes? To say yes meant you were committing to a team, to fight , and win the war.There would be hard times but to win the war at the end would be a big success. George Washington commanded his army to go on this journey. To say no to this you would be safe, but you would not gain wisdom and strength. I would want to leave with the soldiers because I could help the sick and injured while being a part of a team to fight for the country's rights.

I would stay in the continental Army during the revolution despite the death and sickness. I would stay because of how low the percent of death and sickness was, i am apart of something huge for my country, and we were still winning battles even though many of the soldiers were sick. According to Document A, about 49% of the army were getting sick. Even though this is a large percentage the amount of people that were fine is slightly larger at 51%. In Document B, the engraving shows George Washington talking about a plan. This is another reason I would stay in the continental army this shows he knew what he was doing and could lead us to victory. In Document C, even though Dr. Albigence Waldo says everyone was getting sick they were still

My primary reason for wanting to attend West Point Military Academy and serve as an active duty U.S. Army officer is to become the best version of myself that I can possibly be and to further hone my innate abilities and unique skill set to serve my country to the best of my ability, and help make the world a better place both on and off the battlefield.

I don't know what my calling is, but I want to attend the Coast Guard Academy for a bigger reason. I want to belong to something bigger than myself. I want to attend the Coast Guard Academy because I want to serve my country in a branch of the armed forces. Furthermore, the academics offered at the Academy are certainly more challenging than those offered at a traditional college or university, offering me a sturdy foundation for the degree that I want pursue. I am interested in the engineering majors offered at the academy and I know that attending is a great way to be exposed the environment of engineering and get first hand experiences of what we will encounter in the future. I also want to get out of my comfort zone by challenge myself

Joining the military was astonishing in very many aspects in my life and it truly molded me into who I am today. I will genuinely say that the most important people in my life are my mother and father. I am not a parent myself but I have had years to only imagine how tough parenting can be; especially when raising three stubborn boys. My mother and father are very open minded and kind hearted to everyone regardless of who they are. I will be honest here and say that I may not have been as grateful as I should have been when I was a younger kid, but that’s just life. When you are younger, everything is very simple and do not realize the little things in life. I had no other worries except for, “What’s for dinner?”. The military made me realize how much I appreciated and very much needed my loved ones. Travelling far away to Marine Corps Recruiting Depot, San Diego California and starting my very own journey was one of the toughest decisions at that time to make for myself.

There are a lot of graduates fresh out of high schools that make the decision to use the military. There are some people that join the military because that is a fast and easy choice for them. The military gives everyone a wide variety of options. College for instance, the military allows you to serve your country and still have time to attend college and get a degree if you choose to do that. People that choose to join the military get the option to go to college anytime they feel during their military career. The military pays for part or all the tuition. The military has four different branches, Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marines. Each branch offers different trades. Air Force for example, teaches people to fly, have mechanical skills,

Coming to the United States was a huge change in my life, but joining the Army after less than one year to arrive in the United States was an even harder change for me. Not being able to speak English and to have an insecurity though for being small, put a temporary blockage in my goals and dream. That is the reason I considered that I enlisted as an E minus one as opposed to

I am writing about the occupation known as Special Forces. I am very interested in this occupation because I love military careers, and I love the feeling of adventure. The reason i want to be a special forces team member, is because my papa fought in Vietnam in the U.S. Air Force but was sent back home when my Grammy was having my mom. My brother was in the U.S. Army when he was driving a humvee down a route when the humvee in front of him was blown up. I have wanted to be in the Military since i was about 6, I have always loved the military with a passion, but I don’t necessarily know why, I just feel its in my blood.

August of 2012, I had just been at my unit for less than a month when I got assigned to participate in my first hike with them. It was the afternoon time frame when I was approached by one of leaders that told me what I was going to be doing the following morning. I responded with an “Aye HM1” but realized he forgot to tell me what to be carrying in my pack that day for the Hike. I approached him and asked “HM1 what is on the gear list for this hike?” He responded with “Bring your all of the gear you were issued”. So that night I went back to my room and I packed everything I had into the two bags. The two bags put together must have weighed over 100 pounds, but I had to add on an additional bag which was my med bag. I strapped my Med Bag to the Top of my Main bag and set out for the hike. That morning I show up to where I was told to be at with all my gear. We got accountability of everyone before we started; I remember being so nervous at that point because I didn’t want to fail at my job. My job on this hikes what to be the responding Corpsman (which is similar to a medic but better) for any marines that may pass out or get injured on this hike. As soon as we took the first few steps on the hike I knew I was doomed to fail, we started going up this hill named Recon. Recon was a hill that was extremely steep and stayed like that for one mile from top to bottom. As soon as we started to climb the hill I could feel the extreme pain in my thighs. About