Why I Will Be An Force Officer

I want to be an officer for the students. When we plan events and activities, we do it for our students. Our school has over 575 students, many of which, are in high school. We only have four years to make a difference and do things for others. Through the Student Government Association, I can do things for my school that I would not be able to do otherwise. Homecoming, blood drives, and spirit week are all things that make high school memorable and special, and I want to do that for my school.

I am auditioning to be an officer because I believe I can make Company a great experience for everyone on it and be a strong leader and representative of Cottonwood Dance. I think that having a strong leader is fundamental to the success of a group. My physics teacher, Ms. Richey, is someone I look up to as a leader; she makes class fun and engages us while still clearly getting the information across. She is also very confident in her abilities and will straight up shut you down (kindly) if you are trying to make up a physics scenario that is not possible. She is so intelligent yet fun that I aspire to be like her when I have to be a leader. I believe I am qualified to be an officer this year because I have had a couple of different

Respect is very important both in the military and in the civilian world. In most cases, people can easily tell when someone respects them or not. Once they feel that they are being respected, they can instill more trust into a person, respect them back, and take what the person says to heart. They can put faith into that person. Once we earn someone’s respect, it is much easier to gain his or her cooperation. It is much easier to have them support us and take our sides. We don’t have to put as much effort in to getting them to listen to an order or doing what they are told. Respect must be EARNED. You must provide someone with your respect before they show you the same respect. This is what I mean by earning it. I do not believe that respect can be demanded or forced. Demanding someone’s respect will most likely lead to some type of conflict. Respect

Everyone wants to be respected. It’s in our nature, but in order to obtain respect, first of all one has to respect oneself. Second, one has to show respect to others in order to gain respect from them. If one doesn’t show respect to someone, that person may often feel blown off and lose respect for you. Respect in my eyes is like a math equation loyalty plus duty equals respect. respect is gained in conducting ones self in a way that others can stand

Officers are responsible to lead and protect the people under them. They must have courage, strength, leadership, integrity, and respect. An officer in the Army needs to be able to think fast and make decisions for an entire platoon of soliders. Another important responsibility of an officer is to be able to make operation orders quickly and effectively. This is necessary to be able to complete the mission successfully and on time. I feel that although this is a difficult task for me right now, I am gaining a lot of experience writing them through officer candidate school and it something that I will continue to improve upon. An important part of being an officer is being able to give constructive evaluations of your soldiers so they can continue to improve themselves and help make the platoon better. These evaluations are important to to help each soldier understand what they are doing well and what they need to improve upon so they can further their career in the Army. I feel that I will excel at this because I am used to giving constructive feedback at my current and previous jobs. I also want to help my soliders succeed so I feel that I will take the extra time to make their evaluations very specific.

I have been surveying my options regarding my present and future career plan. As I consider various paths, one option remains outstanding and seems to fit my personality and my skill set to a tee. This option is that of the possible advancement within my region, as I hope to become promoted to a noncommissioned officer. The following essay will summarize the reasons as to what I believe makes a good noncommissioned officer, why I fit these criterion and for which reasons I wish to become an NCO.

I want to become an Army officer because I long for a career that will provide continual professional development opportunities while pushing me to reach my full potential as a leader, and will also position me to make a positive impact globally. I believe that by becoming an Army officer I can accomplish this because I have seen the success of those that have gone before me. I come from a family of people who have served in our nation’s military, and their lives are a testimony to the renowned individuals that the Army produces.

Abraham Lincoln said “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe”. As a professional, I have a proactive approach to prepare myself for the next job or task that falls before me. As a prior enlisted member serving 21 years, I seamlessly went through the ranks with little to no guidance due to the 5Ps, Proper Preparation Prevents poor Performance. Since I was unable to become an officer (age Limit), I retired and pushed the big red button to join the civil service, knowing I would be able to increase my capability’s as an Airman. To get into the system, I transferred to Rome NY starting my career with Defense Financial Accounting Service. Knowing my heart was with the Air Force, I transferred back to the agency I could

During my senior design project tenure at Texas A&M, I had the opportunity to work with a team of students that had strong personalities. I believe that I exhibited traits of mindfulness, respect and leadership during this period. Though my teammates were generally positive and kind-hearted, it was still surprising when certain individuals would take great pride in knowing a simple piece of information, all the while stepping over you to look good in front of a sponsor. Oftentimes a decent piece of advice on my end would be used by a teammate to uplift their own standing. True, it was a common occurrence of the practical world in life, but I realized that I did not have it in me to walk over others in order to obtain success. I learned to become more assertive, yet maintain my sense of integrity and give credit to others for their ideas and achievements. I believe a leader exhibits such qualities. While being aware of themselves, the leader is able to rise above and treat individuals with respect and not as a means to an end. Similarly, I believe it is important to respect people based on the content of what they say, rather than how smartly they say something.

Effective supervisors gain respect without demanding it. Approachability, collaboration with colleagues, encouragement, and leading by example foster respect. Supervision relationships with mutual trust lead to supervisee's personal and professional growth.

In other cases respect is earned, and not given. What I mean by this is that, sometimes people must gain the respect of others. This can be earned in many ways, like being respectful of others, being the best you can be, and doing kind things for others. This respect can cause people to look up and follow in example of someone, and eventually making you an example for others to follow and look up to, on so on and so forth.

In my work life I go above and beyond what is required to what is necessary to ensure the task and the client has been fulfilled. As an officer with the United States Air Force, this same determination will help me to handle any obstacles that may arise. I take pride in the work that I do and have been awarded credentials and merit raises for my work in attention to detail, organizational and management skills. I am a quick learner, efficient worker and very flexible to changes. I have been working to develop my leadership skills by training and mentoring others both in my profession and private life; I am convinced that I can achieve more by partnering with the Air Force.

There are five principles that build the foundation for ethical leadership: respects others, serves others, shows justice, manifests honesty, and builds community (Northouse, 2016, p. 341). Treating others with respect means treating each person as if they are your goal, rather than just a means for a leader to achieve their goal (Northouse, 2016, p. 342). Respect also means allowing others to do what they do best; they are part of the company for a reason, trying to pigeonhole them into doing something they are not good at or do not believe in is setting them up for failure. Northouse (2016) ultimately says that, “a leader listens closely to followers, is ampathic, and is tolerant of opposing points of view...allowing them to feel competent about their work” (p. 342).

The main tenet of ethical leadership is respect for others. As argued by Neves and Story (2015), it is a duty of every leader to treat others with respect. The leaders should be in a position to help his/ her followers to be aware of their own needs and values and assist integrating this to his/her own. Basically, a leader who treats his/her followers with respect is considered to be open-minded to the divergent points of view (Neves & Story, 2015).

Respect – The process of influencing goes beyond the use of rank, hierarchy or authority as the primary source of motivation to achieve the outcomes. The leader has to exhibit the correct values, act in a way and adopt a style that is consistent with his values.