Personal Narrative: Growing Up In DSS

My first time I attended Camp K I was in 8th grade. I saw what the officers contributed to the members, the relationships they had with one another and the impact they put upon me, I knew i wanted to become a HOSA Florida State officer! By continuing my HOSA membership through my senior year of high school and becoming a regional and club officer I knew I wanted to end my senior year strong and become a state officer. By being a past club and regional officer I believe I have all the attributes to become a state officer and can contribute a substantial amount of contributions.

I am Cadet Captain Mejia and I have been in JROTC my whole high school career (4 years). It has been a crazy 4 years, from being cadet of the month my freshmen year to being color guard commander my senior year. JROTC has been a roller coaster for me, I loved JROTC my freshmen year. I did everything my first year in JROTC, I was in color guard, drill team, unarmed drill team, and raiders team! I did almost all color guard performances.

JROTC programs help improve Cadets leadership roles, responsibilities, and help make them aware of their rights and privileges outside of high school and into the real world. Learning from JROTC programs can help Cadets figure out a career path to choose. An event taking place with Cadets all from different schools that include activities such as include scavenger hunts, river crossings and bridge building, capture the flag, obstacle courses, can improve and help Cadets figure out what role they are best at being in a team and figure out their strengths and weaknesses when it comes to being part of a team. The main focus of U.S. Army Cadet Command should be to help Cadets develop their leadership skills and educate Cadets in JROTC to develop their

Since I was ten years old, I have been a member of the Young Marines, a program dedicated to the enrichment of youth. Aside from my family and school, this organization has had an incredible impact on my life, not only providing me with many unique and amazing experiences, but by shaping the foundation of my character by instilling in me the three core principles of the Young Marines: Discipline, Leadership, and Teamwork and also by emphasizing the importance of community service. I have had many amazing and unique experiences as a Young Marine which included the challenges of promotion to become the senior ranking officer, learning many new skills such as CPR, teaching Drug Demand Reduction, leading and mentoring the members of the Unit, going on encampments and traveling. In my sophomore year, my Unit Commander, a Korean War veteran, selected me to travel with him to Seoul. Every few years he chooses a Young Marine to take to South Korea based on merit.

One leadership experience I had was through my athletics at my high school. Every year, our high school volleyball program hosts a camp for young girls to come learn and develop her volleyball skills, as well as do arts and crafts and make new friends. As a varsity player, we all were assigned a different group of girls to be in charge of. We also were given a junior varsity player to help us. I became a leader in this area because I was more experinced and organized.

As for my leadership I hope to improve on what I have already. Being a leader on sports teams before I have learned a few things. One is that being a leader is never about yourself, it 's about getting everyone involved and listening to what others have to say. Also even though you are called a leader doesn 't mean you know everything, so if you’re ever stuck on a hard decision fine some help; never stop learning. I make sure I always remember these two things for my leadership.

JROTC was primarily a source of enlisted recruits and officer candidates. Now, JROTC is a citizenship program that is devoted to the moral, physical, and education of American youth in high school. Although JROTC still has its military structure and sense of discipline, it has left behind most of its early military content. Studies of citizenship, communications, leadership, and life skills are the core of JROTC now. JROTC prepares high school students for leadership roles while making them aware of their rights and privileges as American citizens.

This experience made me realize that I impact and I am a role model in so many children's lives and I try to live my life in a positive manner knowing that there are others people watching me like them. Some other ways that I use my athletic leadership as a platform in my civic involvement is in football we can volunteer at places like Hills and Dales or in track we have a service day when we go out to the other Holy Family schools and do yard work/ helps clean around the

I have attended several leadership camps and seminars, but there is always room for improvement in regards to leadership abilities. Having a higher leadership role than what I already have will significantly improve my knowledge of leadership and better refine the leadership skills that I already have. There are a lot of

I have leadership skills that are portrayed at school, at church and at after school activities. I also should be in it because of my strong character and how I can work in a team. I have never gotten a MRI or an ODR, always thinking about helping others and cheering them up. Also I try to be a good influence on everyone by behaving and being gentle. Also, I like helping my team and treating everyone equally.

Today I am deeply humbled to be recognized as a potential member of the National Honor Society. To me this means I have exemplified everything you look for in a student who goes above and beyond, not just in academics but in athletics, the community and at home as well. I have not taken this selection for granted, as I believe would be a great asset to the National Honor Society. I am hardworking, honest, reliable and quite charismatic too. I hold all the qualities required by the distinguished NHS like leadership, service, character and scholarship.

But the second week we were there we started school at Brookside Elementary it was a way we could escape from that sinister house. Every time I would try and go to sleep at night i would hear tapping on the walls and the room was small and dark. I ended meeting one of my cousins there that would see my mom a lot he would tell us about what she 's been up too. I found out my mom took it hard when she lost us she started drinking and doing drugs I didn 't really know what drugs were at my age but I figured it was bad.

From my personal experience I have felt welcome and felt encouraged to be a better person than I ever thought possible. As have the past, present, and future cadets. The goals are the most simple yet the most complex in any one of my classes! The program has made me, along with countless others, very proud to be in it. JROTC had very

I had no idea what I was doing at the age of 18 of I was ready for a change. My first Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) was an Engineer a 12 Charlie; Bridge Crew member. My first duty station was Korea. My leadership in Korea was phenomenal, the comrade between the soldiers in the platoon was that kind of a relationship between siblings that respected and cared for each other regardless of the misunderstandings. My supervisors respected the privacy of every soldier within the platoon, I was never a witness of a soldiers being bash by a supervisor in front of their peers.

To become a more proficient leader in the ever-changing world, a comprehensive analysis of self will allow me to gain a better insight into what differentiates me from others, along with my strengths, weaknesses and how I can change for the better, which will all be useful in the creation of my leadership plan. Delving into the depths of my inner workings, I understand that there are a number of qualities I possess that can potentially be detrimental to my success as a leader. Examples include less hurtful tendencies such as my likelihood to procrastinate on important matters, or more severe issues like my inability to establish a truly desirable career goal. That being said, I understand that it is imperative for me to develop these ambitions