Why I Want To Be An Army Aviator

Why I Want to be an Army Aviator

First and foremost, I understand that I am applying to be an appointed leader in the United States Army. I am voluntarily stepping into a role that requires clarity, decisiveness, courage, passion, and humility. That If appointed, I will be trained to be a technical leader, trainer, operator, manager, maintainer, sustainer, and advisor first and a Pilot second. These are all characteristics that define the type of leader I am, and will continue to be in the Navy as an Electrician's mate 2nd Class Petty Officer. That is why I believe to not only have the aptitude for flying, but the attitude and enthusiasm that the Army hunts for in all their Warrant Officer Flight Training candidates.

As a student at Daytona
I knew I wanted a technical skill that challenged me intellectually as well as physically. I also knew that I wanted to be in the military. Deriving most of my inspiration from reading books like “Chickenhawk” by WO1 Robert Mason, a retired Vietnam helicopter pilot for the Army. I have known I wanted to fly and surround myself with military aviation. Knowing my ever-present yearning to serve my country, to travel, and to learn a skill from the military. I left school to enlist in the Navy with the sole intent of becoming a naval aircraft maintainer. Prior to joining, I had an end goal at the end of 4 years to use the GI Bill to fund the rest of my college career and become a civilian pilot. Fast-forward 6-years later, I’ve discovered a level of job satisfaction I never thought possible and found my place in a career with the Navy. I have achieved my goals of learning a challenging skill, I have deployed around the world, and I have earned college credits towards my future degree in the field of Electrical Engineering. I've found myself taking on any responsibilities I could get my hands on. With this motivation for success I traveled down many roads in the Navy, and I have been met with accomplishment and
My chain of command observed my potential early in my career and presented me the opportunity to be "Home Guard Leading Petty Officer" for my work center at the junior rank of E-4. I took this challenge, as well as the command of 3 sailors seriously by expeditiously returning a down vital asset to full mission capable status to support operational commitments on detachment with limited time, resources, and personnel. Thereby and sequentially earning a 4.29 group average on my yearly evaluation and an overall "Early Promote" over my peers. Additionally, as 3rd class I’ve qualified 19 sailors in the pursuit of the Enlisted Air Warfare Specialists both junior and senior to my position. In the process I also earned special permission to assume the duties and responsibilities of a collateral duty inspector (CDI) and systematically learned the meaning of “attention to detail”. Most importantly, I learned how to operate under pressure while performing duties that put the lives of pilots in my hands every time I worked on our aircraft and released it into their custody to fly. My time as a junior CDI taught me the importance of self-confidence and how one motivated and dedicated leader can change the attitude of a whole command. Observing my leaders, I understood that if I want to be in that position one day, I must learn how to plan early, inspire those around me, and never ask anyone to do