Introduction
My personal experience in the United States Army is a unique one because when I was seventeen, I was already on a mission with minimal training and I was learning about the Mexican Army. Even though it was a short tour of about six months, it was a very exceptional time that I will never forget. Then my parents decided to move to the United States where I was introduced to the eighth grade, because my English was not proficient enough to go into high school, five years later, I decided to join the United States Army, in which I was twenty-two at that time. My experience in the United States Army has been phenomenal, I would not trade it for anything in the world to have stayed in the Mexican Army.
My first experience
First, I would like to give some examples of how the Mexican Army was introduced to me and their mission is all about. The Mexican Army has a direct line to the Mexican president, even though their main mission is war against narcotics. They try to drill in your head how to kill and stay proficient with the long-range rifle, which everyone needs to be an expert, if not trained ASAP. So when I put it in perspective with basic training and advanced …show more content…
I had no idea that the military worked at least twelve hours a day, then we were allowed to go home. As the years went by I experienced many different styles of leadership that were exposed to me and my platoon, all I could think about was that if I ever made the rank of Sergeant I would never treat or expose Soldiers in that direction or manner. An example of toxic leadership that I can remember is the one that an NCO would promise something to the platoon and never had an answer, years would go by and the Soldiers were clueless about the situation or mission that was ahead of
My personal experience in the United States Army is a unique one because when I was seventeen, I was already on a mission with minimal training and I was learning about the Mexican Army. Even though it was a short tour of about six months, it was a very exceptional time that I will never forget. Then my parents decided to move to the United States where I was introduced to the eighth grade, because my English was not proficient enough to go into high school, five years later, I decided to join the United States Army, in which I was twenty-two at that time. My experience in the United States Army has been phenomenal, I would not trade it for anything in the world to have stayed in the Mexican Army.
My first experience
First, I would like to give some examples of how the Mexican Army was introduced to me and their mission is all about. The Mexican Army has a direct line to the Mexican president, even though their main mission is war against narcotics. They try to drill in your head how to kill and stay proficient with the long-range rifle, which everyone needs to be an expert, if not trained ASAP. So when I put it in perspective with basic training and advanced …show more content…
I had no idea that the military worked at least twelve hours a day, then we were allowed to go home. As the years went by I experienced many different styles of leadership that were exposed to me and my platoon, all I could think about was that if I ever made the rank of Sergeant I would never treat or expose Soldiers in that direction or manner. An example of toxic leadership that I can remember is the one that an NCO would promise something to the platoon and never had an answer, years would go by and the Soldiers were clueless about the situation or mission that was ahead of