Officer Cadet

is no doubt that there exist institutional and individual bias in promotion board process.” In order to have an increase in blacks as general officers, would be to (1) make the promotion board more transparent, allowing the members to understand the promotion criteria in which the board members base their selection on. (2) remove any indication of the officers assign branch/job and (3) remove the members’ Army official photo. These changes here could drastically change the out come of the…

The United States Military Academy has upheld the reputation of generating the world’s foremost military officers for over 200 years because the institution not only educates cadets in military strategy and battle tactics but instills in each graduated officer the values necessary to be a leader of character. The values necessary to be prepared for a career of excellence and service to the Nation in the United States Army are Duty, Honor, and Country. Taking up arms in defense of a country is…

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, self-confidence, realism, intelligent, open minded, courage, and organized. Every person can't succeed without these qualities, but a key one to success would be self-confidence. Self-confidence is a feeling of trust in one's abilities, qualities, and judgment. Without this a person would have to…

ROTC, which was founded in 1916, stands for Reserve Officer Training Corps (TodaysMilitary). ROTC is a, “college program offered at more than 1,000 colleges and universities across the United States that prepares young adults to become officers in the U.S. Military” (TodaysMilitary). Cadets in the ROTC program who choose to receive an Army ROTC scholarship, or enter the Army ROTC Advanced Course must agree to complete an eight-year period of service with the Army. The Army, Navy, Marines, Air…

To honorably serve my country as a United States Marine Corps Officer has been an aspiration of mine since middle school. My desire and drive to join an elite team that fully embodies and teaches the core values that I uphold myself, is a major reason that I want to become an exemplary Marine Officer. Always striving to become a better individual and reflect upon my experiences has pushed me to attain high levels of academic success and to be placed into a variety of leadership roles. I…

you doing cadet?", "Left, left, left right left!" In certain times of the year, you can look down the top to see cadets flying off a dirt mound into icy cold water, “AAAAAHHHHH!” bouncing off the mountain side harder than a super bouncy ball. Maybe, even while hiking and climbing to the top, there was even a chance where you would have run into a dirty worn-down pack of cadets trying to push through the pains of Mount Payne and get to the top. With time and patience, when those cadets graduate…

The activity which is the most important to me is holding the position and rank of a Platoon Warrant. I have been in the Cadets program for five years and at the end of the fourth the year I was assigned the rank of Warrant Officer with the position of Platoon Warrant. This rank means a lot to me because it is extremely hard to attain and it is a position which leads to the highest rank in the program. On the way to receiving this position, I have had multiple qualifications which I acquired.…

I have completed The United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC) Bootcamp. It is a U.S. Navy-based organization that serves to teach individuals about the sea going military services, U.S. naval operations and training, community service, citizenship, and an understanding of discipline and teamwork. Each Cadet must attend NSCC recruit training, which serves to introduce each "recruit" to the standards and routine involved in the life of a Sea Cadet. Military drill, customs and courtesies,…

also go up the ladder in the company. Diversity in the military has always been a problem involving women and minorities, but in the last decade there has been a real focus on the lack of minorities in the officer ranks. Women and minorities have only a small percentage of being senior officers compared to the more than seventy percent of whites in the active duty military. In 2008, Congress ordered a report; the Military Leadership Diversity Commissioned…

“Lead by Example” is a term that has no origin, per se, but is visible throughout history further back than Alexander the Great (356 BC – 323 BC). A king at age 19, and conqueror of much of the known world, would draw a sword and lead the charge. The sight of Alexander leading the charge had a motivational inspiring effect on his army that no force on Earth could withstand. As a result of his leadership style, he has no recorded battlefield losses during 11 years of conquest. As a side note, I…