Americans are fortunate to have the freedom and simplicity that they do. This is credit to the endless work to defend and protect our country. I look at issues that go on in other countries that are less fortunate than we are and wish I could do something about that. Becoming a Naval officer is my way of paying for my freedom and other Americans, but also those who are in need. I am honored to be apart of a country that does more than what only benefits ourselves. I want to be apart of that as well as have more say. I want to be in the position where I am given the opportunity to lead others. I was never class president, but I did become the leader of the groups I was in. An example was when I went to summer camp this past year where we had
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and wonder how I would react. Well on a charter bus heading to a national competition I found out the answer. At about 0300 hours my charter bus slammed into the charter bus ahead of us. I was awake and prepared myself for the impact leaving me uninjured. Others on the bus were not so lucky as they were thrown from their seats or into the seat in front of them. People began screaming as panic erupted from shock, blood, and broken bones.The door where we entered did not exist anymore so I jumped out the side window and began to help other out of the windows. When the back door was opened, people started heading out that way, and I began to assist people that could not walk on their own. I helped the last of the people get off the bus then jumped backed in to make sure no one was left on the bus. I grabbed the cell phones I saw so people could call their parents. When I went to where all the injured were it was dramatic for me. I knew everyone on that bus, and those who were hurt the most, I knew personally. I was praised by others later that trip because I reacted quickly and was the only one who went back to help. That dramatic situation defined what type of person I was, and I learned that in dramatic situations I could remain calm and
and wonder how I would react. Well on a charter bus heading to a national competition I found out the answer. At about 0300 hours my charter bus slammed into the charter bus ahead of us. I was awake and prepared myself for the impact leaving me uninjured. Others on the bus were not so lucky as they were thrown from their seats or into the seat in front of them. People began screaming as panic erupted from shock, blood, and broken bones.The door where we entered did not exist anymore so I jumped out the side window and began to help other out of the windows. When the back door was opened, people started heading out that way, and I began to assist people that could not walk on their own. I helped the last of the people get off the bus then jumped backed in to make sure no one was left on the bus. I grabbed the cell phones I saw so people could call their parents. When I went to where all the injured were it was dramatic for me. I knew everyone on that bus, and those who were hurt the most, I knew personally. I was praised by others later that trip because I reacted quickly and was the only one who went back to help. That dramatic situation defined what type of person I was, and I learned that in dramatic situations I could remain calm and