As a Human Resource Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) in the military, Soldiers transform from civilian into Soldiers. Starting from the very beginning they learn how to march, run, cadence, and learn the overall basic army skills as a new Soldier joining the ranks. Once you acquire the army basic skills to learn just enough to get by, the Army sends you to advanced individual training to become a Human Resource Specialist. As a Human Resource Specialist, you start at the most junior rank…
“FOLLOW ME.” This is the motto of the United States Army Rangers. There is a lot of merit in these two words. This leadership is shown by example, in that, leadership comes from one’s actions more than telling others what to do. Through one’s actions, others can recognize the convictions of their heart. Furthermore, people need to have the willingness, as well as, the desire to serve and lead others. When people lead with the conviction of their heart intentions become obvious and others…
Being a military officer shoulders a responsibility like no other. You are equal parts leader and manager, bearing a burden that requires you to always be your best. It is a position of great honor, requiring that you not only live your service’s core values; you must also personify them for your seniors and subordinates because compromising these values is not an option. It will be my responsibility to make the most of my team’s unique talents, as I will have to be able to bring out the best in…
Extracurricular activities like the FFA and 4-H Organizations, help students, like me, gain experience in a variety of areas that will enhance our future. Through participation in these organizations, I have learned cooperation, teamwork and time management. By serving as an officer, I have also gained responsibility, as well as problem solving and communication skills. FFA has opened doors to new leadership roles at both a local and multi-county level. I have been given the opportunity to serve…
peace and a provider for the defense of the United States and its allies, professional challenges frequently erupt for the US Army. Certain professional challenges for the US Army include the enforcement of honor violations, integrity issues, and non-compliance to a given standards. Therefore, when a breach of a professional core object occurs, the US Army is…
One hundred and fifty-nine Joint Task Force Troopers took part in a once in a lifetime opportunity of earning the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge on U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, June 2 through June 5. The GAFPB is a foreign award demonstrating the requirements a German Soldier must be proficient at in their armed forces. “This is a rare opportunity for a Soldier to experience in their career,” said U.S. Army Master Sgt. Lawrence Mawhinney, the noncommissioned…
You may be asking what the Civil Air Patrol is. The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a congressionally chartered, federally supported non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). CAP is a volunteer organization with an aviation-minded membership that includes people from all backgrounds, lifestyles, and occupations. It performs three congressionally assigned key missions: emergency services, which includes search and rescue (by air and…
"The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office," -Dwight D. Eisenhower. Qualities help people define who they are and help a person make decisions in life, a perfect cadet or future officer for the United States Military Academy would have unquestionable integrity as Eisenhower stated, also these other qualities: discipline, respect, ambition,…
Free the Children – Charity When looking at organizations in relation to social economy “Free the Children” can be recognizes as an international charity. Free the children’s main projects involve adopting a village (in Africa, Asia, and Latin America) where their main focus is on children and education. This organization was founded in 1995 by human rights advocates Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger after reading though Toronto Star newspaper and coming across an article about the murder of…
There is a clear issue with the Army’s promotion system that I will discuss in this forum. I will address my upbringing in the military and what I have seen over my 19-year career. Without a well-defined chain of command, the Army would not be the well-oiled machine that it is today. The organizational structure, which is “the way in which job tasks are formally divided, grouped, and coordinated” as defined in (Robbins & Judge, 2009, p. 519) is very well known and reiterated down to the lowest…