Primum non nocere

As a retired military member, I had to respond to your post. You are so right about how many military members felt abandoned by sequestration, among other programs. Your analysis is sound and, having lived through it and been one of the victims it, I can speak to its soundness from experience and from the information we’ve learned in this class. The military’s lack of trust in its lower rank doers of the work is notorious. I was complaining about this to my dad once and he reported it had been…

The StrengthsFinder survey describes me as a whole. After taking the survey I thoroughly reviewed the results, and I am amazed, listed below are the results; Responsibility- I plan to be responsible in my family arena , academic arena, and professional arena. Responsibility have a major affect in your life, make wise decisions, analyze a decision before making it. Care for your responsibilities before they become a burden. Strategic- I plan to operate a business someday, I plan to…

Marines, I'd like to thank you all for the hard work, perseverance and keeping up with the ever changing battlefield known as recruiting. Summer and PCS moves are on the horizon. I wanted to touch base on a couple of topics prior to everyone exiting stage left. The reason is to ensure that everyone is aware of expectations. The expectations listed below are the minimum the command group expects and your SNCOIC may need to add additional requirements. MCRC assigns mission based on T/O…

Occupations are often categorized into different classes based on salaries or specialties. Generally, people consider one or the other when deciding their career goals, but how often do they think of it as being a job as opposed to a profession. As a HR professional clearly view what I do as being a part of a profession. Understanding what it is being a professional if closely linked to the meaning of the profession. The meaning of profession varies on one’s own views, but defined as…

Commonly referred to as “the backbone of the Army,” the Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) corps has proven themselves capable of accomplishing the mission in both garrison and wartime operations. However, the drive to teach genuine leadership has lost its value, even among officers. Ingraham’s 1988 article, “Fear and Loathing in the Barracks-And the Heart of Leadership,” reveals many pitfalls that NCOs and officers have become subject to over transitional phases in the Army. For example,…

Good afternoon, Supervisors, fellow Cadets and brave Officers that put their lives in danger to keep us and our loved ones safe. For those of you that do not know who I am, my name is Gestine Geigy and I am sixteen years old. I am a junior at Northeast high school, and currently I do not work anywhere. I am running for sergeant and corporal, even though sergeant is what I actually want, I figured there would not be any spots available for this position. I did not go to state police camp,…

I want to become an Army officer, because I feel that I would be a great asset to the Army Officer Corp. I am a determined individual, who has been through many bumps in the road, yet my goal to become both an officer, and veterinarian have never faltered. This is due to the resiliency that I have; I learned in Basic Training Combat that every good soldier needs resiliency in order to be successful. Without resiliency, how are soldier expected to successfully complete their mission? This past…

The importance in understanding and implementing cultural awareness of other nations is paramount for all Soldiers. As a Soldier currently serving with one of the most deployed branches in the United States Army, the ability to understand the social priorities, political climate and military goals of a nation can only better my ability to inform both subordinates and superiors. For instance, Germany is a nation that has shown great influence within the geopolitical arena. By providing…

A time I felt a sense of belonging at USMAPS was during the Neel Challenge during the final stages of CCBT. When my squad set out I had that butterflies feeling in my gut, I was unsure exactly what obstacles we had to face along the challenge. From the start with our climb of the ski hill, to final march from the cemetery to USMAPS, I felt a connection with what USMAPS stands for and felt like this was where I needed to be. The Neel Challenge gave me a small taste of what we were to expect in…

To Harbor Police POA Members: I come to you today to ask for your vote in the upcoming Police Officer Associate elections. I believe I would be a good candidate because of two primary qualities I have and I would like to emphasize in urging you to consider when casting your vote in the next few weeks. First and foremost, I am devoted to our department and police work in general and have been the past 11 years. The second thing is I have prior experience in being on boards and committees. With…