Air Force Admissions Essay

As an Airmen First Class I carry with me a military perspective which can be manifested in many ways. Already being in the Air Force, I have learned leadership skills and have been adjusted to the culture and know what it takes to be an enlisted airman who is also a maintainer on the AWACS. M.Sgt. Osborne, my military training instructor had implanted leadership in every one of us back in Lackland Air Force base San Antonio TX. I demonstrated my leadership during PT, where I would motivate my flight to push themselves and try to expand their circle of comfort, by doing one more push up or running that extra lap. In tech school I would counsel my roommate not to lose hope for he failed out of his tech school, I then helped to steer him in the right direction. To now, where I have …show more content…
I now take pride in having the words “U.S. Air Force” on my left chest, it is now a part of my identity. I have mixed all of my life experience and what I have learned to become an individual helping shape the Air Force heritage. My career with the Air Force officially began with basic military training, humbling me to become the Airmen with the confidence and skills I have today. Already knowing how to march, when and who to salute and knowing customs and courtesies, gives me an opportunity to mentor and guide my fellow cadets in the beginning of our journey through the prep school and onto the academy. Having been exposed to unmatched leadership, flourishing in the Air Force culture and knowing what it takes to be an airman gives me a unique experience and perspective on life, and would give the Air Force Academy a dynamic that is uncommon. Which is why I should be accepted into the preparatory school, so my experience and passion for the pursuit of knowledge and growth as an