Personal Narrative: My Role As A Military Assistant

I know that I will be successful at working with leaders, peers, and subordinates of a gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and/or religion which is different than me because of the person I have become in life. I have lived my life committed to the idea that having respect for others regardless of who they are is important. From a very young age playing sports with other kids it never mattered to me if they were different than me. I got along well with other as long as they wanted to win the baseball game.
As a camp counselor the last 4 years at a sleep over event that our local police department held for under privileged kids. I worked with over 300 kids every year, from all different backgrounds. The whole time being able to keep order by using my great communication skills. There were kids at the camp that spoke languages that I did know, but that did not stop me from being able to communicate with them and have follow the camp rules.
During the summer of 2016 I was chosen to assist active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton, California during a 2 week summer program known as “Devil Pups”. In my role as an assistant to the Marines I led platoons of young men and women who attended the camp. During the camp several different
competitions were held in which I was a judge. The most important thing to me as a judge was the performance of the teens. Not once did anything but how the teens performed come into play with how I judged and evaluated others.
Last year my high school held a contest and those who participated were asked “If you could add one class to the curriculum of schools in California, what would it be and why?
The class which I suggested be added was titled “Tolerance”. In it I detailed how I thought it was important to start having classes in early in elementary or middle school about the differences that exist among people in society. The concept was geared towards educating students at an early age about the difference that exist in people. By educating them the students would become knowledgeable and tolerant about people who were different than them. I did not win the contest but learned a lot about myself and how I think while preparing the paper I
submitted.
As Senior Class President at my high school I have to think and make decisions about what is best for the senior class. I make those decisions together with a team which consists of women and men of all races and religions.
These are some of the reason why I know will be successful at working with others regardless of who they are. The biggest reason being that I have worked, led, and helped others regardless of who they are.