A mentor is an experienced and trusted adviser, guide, or guru even. If someone was to have a person in their life like this, they would be considered very lucky. Therefore, I believe that I am very fortunate to have met someone like Sergeant Major Rethage in my being. Sergeant Major is the best example of a leader, or role model. He always has a positive attitude. He’s a caring teacher and he’s knowledgeable and compassionate. He provides guidance to all of his students. He helped me to realize who I was. I used to be unsure how to describe myself, but not I can accomplish this without an issue. I believe I am intelligent and adventurous. I noticed that I am very independent while also being dependable. People are able to trust me and rely
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Sergeant Major and I have established these without evening speaking about them. There is no judgement in this mentorship. I am able to trust him and he can trust me. The most important thing we have in our relationship is acceptance. I accept him for who he is and he does the same for me. He was my mentor from that first week of school of freshmen year up until now. I figured that I needed someone like him in my life. He has helped me on so many occasions that I can not even keep track. The situation that is the most memorable happened during my freshman year. Towards the middle of the year, on November 3rd, my best friend passed away due to cancer. I was a total wreck and his death completely tore me apart. I was devastated. It was a very difficult time in my life. I was tempted to do something drastic that could have ruined the rest of my life. A lot of people don 't like to talk about death. Most people don 't know what to say when someone dies. Sergeant Major knew what to say. Technically he knew what not to say. He let me do the talking and get it all out. There is something about letting out all of your feelings that makes you feel vulnerable or weak. The program helped stitch me back up. They welcomed me with open arms and the cadets are always there for me. They are like my second
Sergeant Major and I have established these without evening speaking about them. There is no judgement in this mentorship. I am able to trust him and he can trust me. The most important thing we have in our relationship is acceptance. I accept him for who he is and he does the same for me. He was my mentor from that first week of school of freshmen year up until now. I figured that I needed someone like him in my life. He has helped me on so many occasions that I can not even keep track. The situation that is the most memorable happened during my freshman year. Towards the middle of the year, on November 3rd, my best friend passed away due to cancer. I was a total wreck and his death completely tore me apart. I was devastated. It was a very difficult time in my life. I was tempted to do something drastic that could have ruined the rest of my life. A lot of people don 't like to talk about death. Most people don 't know what to say when someone dies. Sergeant Major knew what to say. Technically he knew what not to say. He let me do the talking and get it all out. There is something about letting out all of your feelings that makes you feel vulnerable or weak. The program helped stitch me back up. They welcomed me with open arms and the cadets are always there for me. They are like my second