Personal Statement 1: My Personal Philosophy Of The Military

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My Philosophy is simple, but covers a couple of points, to include providing rapid, accurate and correct S1 Support to the 2-398th Cavalry Regiment and its subordinate Troops, and to communicate consistently with Seniors, peers and subordinates. The only reason I am at the 2-398th is to support its missions by maintaining and improving unit readiness by ensuring all S1 related functions are taken care of. This cannot be accomplished of course, without providing effective, and understanding leadership to the Soldiers in the S1 section. From the most junior enlisted Soldier, to the most experienced NCO assigned to the S1, every single one is an integral part for accomplishing the mission of providing excellent S1 support.

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• Accountability is key, please ensure I know, when necessary, where you are, and where your subordinates are.
• Do not hesitate to bring up SHARP, EO and any sort of harassment issues to myself or a trusted individual whom can take appropriate action.
• Communication is key (yes, this is the second time this is listed, can’t stress it enough).
• Maintain your physical fitness, I understand we have many distractions with work, family and school, but physical fitness is a cornerstone of Soldiering.
• Continuously strive to improve your education, be it military and or civilian.
• Be open to constructive criticism, it’s an integral part of self-development.
• Share your ideas, share your thoughts as I don’t have all the answers.

I want to be an enabler, I want to ensure that you complete your mission in support of the S1 without hindrance, obstructions, and as smoothly as possible. My goal is to ensure you have the support and leadership required to ensure you have as few stressors as I can professionally take care of, in order to ensure you have a clear path to accomplish missions, self-development, and your own leadership
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I am still learning, I have many faults, and can make much improvement in my daily life, in Soldiering, and in leadership itself, I am open to suggestions, if you feel the need to pull me aside and impart some knowledge or constructive criticism, please, respectfully and professionally do so, be it subordinate or peer.

As with everything, I need to inform you of actions and inactions that will cause friction in our professional relationship, these mostly include:

• Failure to communicate with seniors, peers, and subordinates.
• Disrespect of anyone that you come into contact with during business transactions, military interactions and professional interactions.
• Skipping the chain of command without due extenuating circumstances.
• Not owning up to mistakes or failures.
• Inability to ask for help on issues, questions or anything that may be in doubt.
• Lack of initiative, there is something that always needs doing.
• Exclusivity, we are an eclectic and diverse group, comradery and inclusiveness is a must to achieve success.

Together, we can maintain and achieve a readiness standard that will reflect on the professionalism of the 2-398th Cavalry Regiment and her subordinate

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