Personal Narrative: Profiling Process

Lately I have been trying hard to really go above and beyond by volunteering for things both within the squadron and outside of the squadron. One of main things I am doing this semester outside of squadron is continuing to be the cadet program manager for my capstone. I had the option to step down from it at the end of last semester and do a less stressful and visible job within the capstone. Though, I decided not to step down because I saw this position as a very good way to practice my leadership qualities that I am trying to strengthen.
Last semester probation showed me how as a leader I have to be confident in my decisions I make. I was able to really put this into action when making scheduling decisions for the group of cadets in the capstone. This semester, however, I have come across an area where I need to improve and grow in. I have really worked on being confident, but now I need to work on having moral courage and standing my ground. I was proud of myself for being able to identify this as being a weakness and rather than ignore it or feel down about it, I acknowledge and am seeking ways to better it.
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However, last semester I got into the habit of just allowing them to do it because I didn’t want to be the mean one and crack down on a rule that I know they think isn’t the most important. Starting this new semester I knew I needed to start fresh with the hour submission policy and I needed to hold everyone accountable for the new standards, so that is what I did. I set down the new strict standards ensured that everyone understood what those standards were. The first hour submission a few people tried to turn their hours in late. As much as I wanted to overlook this and give them a second chance, I knew I needed to have the moral courage to tell them that being late is unacceptable and they would be