Junior R.O.T.C has changed but not so much since the past of Junior R.O.T.C. The future of Junior R.O.T.C is yet to come but I hope that it is the same as the present of Junior R.O.T.C. In this essay I will be talking about the past of Junior R.O.T.C, the present of Junior R.O.T.C, and the future of Junior R.O.T.C, and how they have changed over the years, and how it will be in the future.…
My decision to join the military in general I believe subconsciously started when my older brother returned from Army basic training. While my brother was a pretty smart guy he had never really been to apply himself nor did he have the drive to, but whatever had happened to him during army basic training had made a change in him; a change for the best. He came back and the transformation was evident in every single one of his actions and thoughts. He had a drive to accomplish all of his goals dreams and aspiration, not only that he had the discipline necessary to stay on his new found path. I went on to college in the fall fallowing his return from basic training not sure if these new traits and strength I saw in him would continue or disappear. When I returned home that fall after my first semester and talked to him and I saw the changes had stayed with him and grown even further. With all that he had used the tools he had been given to accomplish so much in already so little of time. All that stayed in my head, but it did not become relevant to me until my sophomore year of college. I realized that while I was…
6. To what extent should the colonization of America be understood as the extension of European civilization into the New World, or should it be understood as the gradual development of a uniquely American culture?…
My future dream/goal in life is to eventually one day join the United States Marine Corps. I have always had this dream since I was a little boy, I always some how knew that I had a special calling to serve my country and protect it with my life. Throughout my life people have tried to talk me out of joining but what they do not understand is that I have been dreaming of joining my entire life, it is what I love to study in school, it is my passion, it’s apart of me, and nothing nor no one can ever deter me away from that mindset.…
Furthermore, what initially interested me in the naval service was my family's involvement in the military. Ever since I was a child, I was inspired to become a military officer knowing my father was a non-commissioned officer in the Coast Guard and when my sister commissioned into the Navy as an officer becoming head of the physician and medical department on Naval bases. I was then driven to pursue a similar ambition to strive towards serving my country in the Navy as a lifelong career. My father works for the Air Force and growing up around planes; I generated interest for flight and the science behind it. I want to receive education from one of the top rated engineering institutions in the…
Hinduism is the 3rd largest religion in the World, and was founded in . The Hindu people believe that all people are born to a certain level or status called _____________.…
JROTC is designed to motivate young people to become better citizens. It teaches a newer and higher standard of life. Character is a big part in the JROTC mission, in order to become a better citizen you have to build strong character. To help young people build stronger character JROTC places them in complicated situations and in Leadership Positions that are designed to encourage the need to take charge and lead the group in the right direction.…
My name is Colin M Grant I was born Aug 23 1986 in Attleburg,NM. I have to younger siblings, Brandon who is 23 years old and Taylor she is 18 years old. I grew up in a small town thirty miles south of Roswell and went to a very small school. While in school I never got into any kind of trouble in or out of school. I was a student athlete and kept my grades good. I graduated highschool in May of 2005 and decided to join the Marine Corps 5 months later in October 2005. I went to MCRD San Diego for basic training, then to Camp Pendleton for MCT. I joined the Marine Corps to serve my country and to gain an experience of leadership and discipline. I was married after bootcamp in Jan 2007 and have a daughter that is now 5 years old. I came in the Marine Corps as a Combat engineer. My first duty station was First Combat Engineer Battalion, First Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA there I had a very successful tour, completeing 2 combat tours to Al Anbar Province, Iraq. One with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, BLT 3/1 in May of 2007. While on this deployment I saw a lot of combat action losing a good friend during this deployment from a sniper shot. We were tasked with foot mobile route clearence sweeeping the road sides of the major MSR and area of operation routes and conducted numerous COIN operations. I was promted to Corporal on this deployment in Sep of 2007. My second was with RCT 5 attched to Third Battalion Seventh Marines. During this deployment I was a squad leader with Bravo Company I led two teams of combat engineers in direct support throughout Al Anbar province. Our mission was to build up and reinforce the security of the combat outpost around the area support the infantry in all aspects of mobilty, counter mobilty and survivabilty I also recieved a Navy achievement Medal for my actions during this tour. After this deployment I reenlisted and was promted to Sergeant, where then i was given orders to MWSS 371 Yuma, AZ. When I arrived…
We thought about what we're leaving behind us if we do join, We knew our mother would be disappointed but our father would be proud. We had made our decision but it was a difficult one i decided to join but liam decided to go to college, He thinks he’ll get a better career out of college. I do plan on going to college one day but i feel like it's not the right time. I leave on june 16, 2009 to basic training a week after graduation. My mom wasn't happy when i broke the news to her, She even started crying it broke my heart knowing my mother is going to have me in her mind all the time praying for me to return home with every piece in my body just like i…
During my junior year the biggest event I had to plan was the social event for the battalion: military ball. The event was one eagerly looked forward to, and rightfully so, as it was always a blast with the cadets and fostered many memories that will last a lifetime. I took planning this event very seriously and in the end many told me that it was the best military ball to date. Several cadets came to me after the formalities had concluded and thanked me for putting in the time and effort to make military ball happen. Seeing their gratitude and smiles on their faces made me feel appreciated and I knew that all the hours I had put in and almost wanting to tear my hair out in frustration had not gone in vain. During my senior year, another crucial event within the program changed. The criteria for our annual inspection had been altered drastically and we had to start from scratch will almost everything. This inspection is what JROTC works toward the entire school year, due to the fact that if a program receives a low score a certain amount of times, then the program can be disbanded. I, along with my staff, worked for months making sure that we had everything we needed and that our presentation was the best it could be. When the day of inspection finally came around, our hard work paid off. The battalion received a perfect score and was officially the best JROTC program in the county. This was the first time since my high school JROTC program’s conception in 2000 that we had received a perfect score on the…
At a service academy, the people that attend are there to get an education and train to be an officer in the military. They are there to gain valuable life and military skills. In my opinion, that is more appealing than any college. I want to surround myself with people that have the same goals and aspirations as me, and I believe that the Academy can provide that. During the week that I was at the Air Force summer seminar, I learned about life at the Academy. I knew going into that week, that I would either love it or hate it. Throughout the week I spent time doing physical training, going to classes, and learning about life at the Academy. After that week, I knew I wanted to attend the Air Force Academy. I knew I belonged. I want to attend…
Without meaningful experiences that can be used after graduation leading into college and expanding into a career, students are at a disadvantage to growing to their full potential. However, through the establishment of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp (JROTC) in schools students can gain life changing experiences. The National Defense Act of 1916 allowed the JROTC program to be established in the United States. Active duty military personnel were given the equipment needed to run the program in a high school (Army ROTC par. 1). In the Title Ten of the U.S. Code it states “it is a purpose of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps to instill in students in the United States secondary educational institutions…
Joining the National Junior Honor Society seems like a great opportunity for me to help our community. I really want to join NJHS to share my ideas. I am a nice person to work with, hard worker, and will be happy to do any community work that needs to be done. I am a good leader, as well as a participating citizen. I have shown citizenship because I like to help people as well as teachers. I have gotten the citizenship award every year in elementary school. I have also volunteered for a summer job (still volunteering).I work not only to be the best, but also to impress myself with all that I can do. I feel I could be a great member of the Nation Honor Junior Society. I feel I am a good enough scholar to keep up my grades and be given the responsibility of being a member of NJHS. I’ve been on honor roll for the whole school year now, and I plan to stay on it. I am a hard worker at school and always trying to do my best. When I try my hardest, it shows in my outstanding work. My good scholarship is represented by my grades. I put the most important things first. I hope to keep my grades up, and maybe go to college so I can be a LPN (licensed practical nurse) when I grow up. I have the quality of leadership that I believe…
The week in which they came to my school I decided to go up to them and ask for information about the army. My friends would never a picture me as wanting to join the army they would see me as a girly girl, a girl in which doesn’t like getting down and dirty. The moment when I decided to tell them that I wanted to join the army my friends started judging me telling me that I’m going to look like a male. Some of them would say that the only reason why I want to join the army is to date or marry an army solider. When they came to that assumption I was taken back that my own friends doesn’t see me as a female wanting to join the army just to gain the experience. I got pressure from them, reason why I should stop pursuing the army they told me that I would get kill and that I shouldn’t do it. They would also tell me the horror story about how female in the military would get sexual harass while serving, and pretty much trying to convince me to get out by every way necessary. With all their assumption it wasn’t enough to make me back out of joining, so I went up to the recruiter and got information and went home to tell my…
Joining National Junior Honor Society could result in new opportunities that pertain to my future , help me get into college, teach me things and give me the opportunity to help other people besides myself. In hopes of becoming a member of this honor society, I would fully dedicate myself to participating in the club. I would do my best to fulfill my duties as a member like attending Homecoming, tutoring, food and clothing drives, fundraisers and service projects whatever they may be. I want to be in this society because I hope it will teach me the fundamentals of the future such as leadership and cooperation. I feel as though I could be a fundamental asset to the upbringing of this honor society. I hope that I will be able to prolong my experience as a member all through the rest of high school thus giving me the edge to get ahead to college. This club could help me make friends as well. Joining the honor society would help me get acquainted with more teachers who would help me get accepted and admitted into the right college and the right future. This honor society could prepare me for the upcoming future in that it could teach me to become a more punctual and successful person in society. I believe I could be an adamant member because I challenge myself constantly, strive towards new goals, and have maintained near academic perfection since kindergarten. When I was younger I participated in a local spelling and I got all the way to the top; unfortunately, I failed to win because I misspelled the word “holiday.” From that day forward I committed that word to memory so that I would never make such a foolish mistake again. I learned that day that I should not strive for total perfection but for my very best and that is what I can offer if chosen to be a fellow member. I was chosen as a candidate to display the academic prestige but I believe I can offer so much more like exemplary efforts of leadership,…