Selfless Service Essay
The Army Values are put here as guidelines for Soldiers to live by. They are a tool used to further enforce your core human morals. All seven values are important to keep close to your heart; however the one that sticks out to me the most is Selfless Service. Field Manual 7-22.7 defines selfless service as; “Putting the welfare of the Nation, the Army and your soldiers before your own”. In my opinion there are three main focal points in living up to the Army Value of selfless service. The first is devoting your efforts toward the needs of the country. Second is always putting your Soldiers needs above your own, and third is fulfilling your duty without wanting something in return.
In order to fully devote all of your efforts to country first, you must have a certain love for the country in which you have sworn to protect. The United States of America is the best country in the world. It is that way because of Soldiers who have laid down their lives to protect and defend it's freedoms. Soldiers who believe in the Constitution and follow the orders set forth by the Commander in Chief, our President, without question or doubt. Prior to joining the Army, I realized that my generation wasn't being represented in issues of conflict. I would watch the news reports and see old men from the Vietnam era speaking about our countries current foreign conflicts. The war in Iraq or Afghanistan was not being supported by anyone in my neighborhood. I would see soldiers ship off to war and never to return. I saw mothers have to bury their sons, and fathers cry because their daughters won't return home. I would look at this and wonder is it all for nothing or are our generation’s conflicts not properly being represented. I decided to join the U.S Army and prove that patriotism still exist in America. I wanted to completely give myself to the will of the country and fight to keep its freedoms. My high school football coach once told me that a real American has the knowledge to
In order to fully devote all of your efforts to country first, you must have a certain love for the country in which you have sworn to protect. The United States of America is the best country in the world. It is that way because of Soldiers who have laid down their lives to protect and defend it's freedoms. Soldiers who believe in the Constitution and follow the orders set forth by the Commander in Chief, our President, without question or doubt. Prior to joining the Army, I realized that my generation wasn't being represented in issues of conflict. I would watch the news reports and see old men from the Vietnam era speaking about our countries current foreign conflicts. The war in Iraq or Afghanistan was not being supported by anyone in my neighborhood. I would see soldiers ship off to war and never to return. I saw mothers have to bury their sons, and fathers cry because their daughters won't return home. I would look at this and wonder is it all for nothing or are our generation’s conflicts not properly being represented. I decided to join the U.S Army and prove that patriotism still exist in America. I wanted to completely give myself to the will of the country and fight to keep its freedoms. My high school football coach once told me that a real American has the knowledge to