Being in the Right Place at the Right Time; 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 example more closely. The inability to be where I am supposed to be when I am supposed to be there is a fault that has neither the place nor time for existence within our ranks in the army. However, in order for me to effectively and efficiently continue my rigorous journey up the long road of leadership and respect in the army, I need to be able to be relied on for anything that is required of me from the most simple and mundane to the most demanding tasks. In order to accomplish this, there are a few step I must put in place first. The first step I need to put into place is making sure I am always accounted for no matter where I might be which in turn means I am on time for place of duty at least ten minutes prior to the specified time as put out by my leadership. If I am unable to make it to the place of duty on time, I, at the very least owe it to my team leader and squad leader to call them or send them a text message explaining my absence and accepting the consequences of any of my actions regardless of my intentions. Even though my problem was not that I was late to any event or formation, I feel that this is just as important a subject as any to talk about because if a soldier is not at his or her place of duty at the