AMT: Influencing Future Leaders

"The best damn Regiment that you will ever see." As you rank up in the enlisted side here in the 11th ACR you realize that we really are the best Regiment, but as a young private it can seem unreal and your mindset is different. I just completed the three week course of Basic Leadership in Camp Parks CA, and as I learned about all the different units and patches the soldiers wear in their shoulder, I realized that we really are the best, so I wore the black horse patch during the course with such pride, knowing that warriors are made in our unit, and I say this because all the Soldiers from the 11th ACR graduated this course with a GPA of 90% and above. This was not what I believed when I first showed up to the unit, as a young private I was confused and wondered why all my battle buddies were training on Tanks and attending the ranges more than me, and why everyone kept telling me I was not gonna

Recent accomplishments include a Division Commendation for my undercover role in the Joint Terrorism Task Force’s Operation "Phone Flash." A Letter of Commendation for my undercover role in an investigation related to the Weapons Trafficking Unit’s Operation "Southern Draw," and a Certificate of Unit Commendation for my primary investigative role in the Weapons Trafficking Unit’s Operation "Grave Digger." Over the course of my career, I have supervised civilian employees while assigned to the Operational Dispatch Unit. During this assignment, I was responsible for providing evaluations, appraisals, and reprimands for all squad members. I also coordinated daily briefings, encouraging positive and productive performance. I met with each squad

In response to the current vacancy announcement for Sergeant First Class, I respectfully request consideration for assignment as Assistant Station Commander of Hope Station. In my 17 years of dedicated service, I have gained the experience that accurately represents my comprehension of supervisory principles. The attributes I possess, in addition to my experience, adaptability, leadership qualities, and assignment history, are essential to succeed at the next level of supervision. It is my goal to advance in rank and further my career in a higher leadership role. My job-related knowledge and skills include more than16 years of Field Operations exposure at various stations throughout Troop B and Troop E Bloomfield Station. My diverse

When I went on mobilization to Fort Lewis, Washington and left my son in the care of my parents, I thought my parental duties would be set aside until I returned home. Unfortunately, the soldiers of 351st Ordnance Company would prove me wrong with their excessive alcohol consumption, commonly term “binge drinking,” and destructive behaviors. I would then spend the next year sharing the responsibility with four other junior noncommission officers in the task of taking care of soldiers. Despite the efforts of myself and the others we were not fully prepared to handle some of the outrageous events and lack of engagement from the leadership that would challenge us during the tour. My abilities as a junior noncommission officer and the understanding of leadership were redefined and I learned exactly what it meant to ensure soldiers have proper guidance, leadership, positive morale, and well-being.

I’m Breicen John Medina, I’m currently a Cadet Corporal and participating in Drill Team, and  also a Co-Commander for Color Guard for the Waimea JROTC program. For this coming up Promotion Board I’m going for Sergeant First Class as a LET 2. Being in these active teams it has taught me many things, being able to work with other cadets, and leading my peers. My accomplishment from the past year has led me to earn awards and also an increase in my knowledge of leadership and being a responsible person/cadet.

Corpsman that has exhibited exceptional maturity and an inherent ability to lead. He is a natural problem-solver with an innate ability to develop essential and valuable relationships that are positive and lasting. He has gained my utmost confidence in his ability to succeed and uphold core values

Unit SC-932, or as we prefer the Byrnes High School AFJROTC, is one of the homes I have deemed to be a part of my life. I never intended to become so high up in this organization, but at the time that I am writing this, I happen to find myself in the position of cadet Vice Wing Commander (which means I am 2nd in command for any civilians reading). Needless to say, I have experienced, observed, and participated in most all aspects of this Corps. Not just the aspects of different clubs and classes we offer, but the aspects of the experience and training that I personally (as well as any other enthusiastic cadet) has received.

Even though many of our closest friends and family members have served in times of peace and war, it is not often that we get a clear idea of the ups and downs of emotions they must experience on a regular basis when in a deployment setting, far away from the comforts of home. The quotes that I selected to include in the above response were those that I felt most completely captured the emotion of that section. Capt. Kelley primarily used the tone and choice of his words to convey the emotion he was feeling – using words associated with negative thoughts or behaviors like immature, tailgating and oblivious in the sections with a more sarcastic tone. Conversely, in the sections where Capt. Kelley was communicating sentimental feelings, he used words like laughing, hug and patriotic. The quotes selected included are excellent examples of this method of portraying

He was very rude when it came to the scouts, instead of explaining his approach trying to help them see things his way he criticized and

1. DUTY PERFORMANCE: Your performance for the past month has been satisfactory. I encourage you to make whatever suggestions you have concerning the implementation, actions, and policies for the Squad. We must ensure that everyone is mission capable and prepared to deploy. PFC Greene, you are a hard worker and have been an asset to our Platoon. You have went above and beyond this month in the area of personal appearance by purchasing the new duty uniform before the required change-out date. This shows a desire for success, but, I need you to continue your efforts on improvement on the area's previously discussed. I have no doubts that you will succeed. I saw you assisting SSG Kershaw with STT. This shows potential beyond your pay-grade.

Basic and advanced individual training pushed me to give my all in everything I do. The ability to serve my country and travel made me proud. When I was direct commission as a physician assistant in the National Guard it thrust me into a leadership role that I was not trained for, but my life experiences to this point helped me on this path. Training soldiers and maintaining battalion medical readiness was the core of my duties. Amongst the most valuable attributes I developed while serving was time management, extensive preparation and

When a service member is addressed with the question, “Why do you want to be a military officer?” One should reflect fully on his/her decision to integrate into the position of an Officer in the United States Military. Each field within the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines, has their specific Officers, who are expected to conduct certain responsibilities within their Military Occupational Specialty (MOS). Being that each branch of military holds its historic position on the battlefield i.e. the Navy and Marines defend the beaches and land, the Army defends the land and the Air, and the Air Force secures our skies, every unique officer within our military must still adhere to one standard, a constant professional. In this informative essay, I am going to discuss why I want to be a military officer, and what society and my subordinates expect of me.

They provide positive or negative feedback,” “The ability of cadets to feel involve and empowered,” “Morale is good, good training officers and the relationship with between my AOC and me is good,” “We are tight as a family, good family atmosphere, peer to peer accountability and the new relationship with my new AOC is great,” “Two degrees are taking more ownership, academically cadets are doing well and cadet are doing well individually,” “Cadet leadership are holding cadets accountable, cadet leaders are making decision for the masses and are not comfortable but confident,” “We have built a good culture of family and people are taken care of each other, and morale is good,” “We have the best AMTs across the wing, the overall morale is good and cadets are doing well,” “Good communication, I trust my AOCs and we have great communication and we really support each other,” “The interim AOC is a blessing to the squadron, our sole AMT was given an opportunity to lead the squadron and cadet leadership is holding people accountable,” “Cadets are stepping up, our commandant has a better vector on cadets and they let the AOCS lead,” “My firsties are pretty engaged, the morale is good and we set the tone earlier in the semester,” “Communication between PP and cadets and inclusiveness of everyone, no one is left behind,” “Cadets taking leadership responsibility and reaching out to cadets who are struggling and I have a good relationship with my AOC,” “Having cadets learn the reality of their positions, good morale and we work good together,” “We have a pretty good team, I am not sure what the new AOC looks like but we get tired of working

What I found most valuable from module six was Leadership Influence. I found developing and inspiring others with in the Leadership Influence most valuable because I have mixed emotions about my ability to develop and inspire others. I need to work on diagnose, adapt, and communicate more effectively to develop and inspiring my subordinates and peers. The reason I need to work on these are that sometimes I get get tunnel vision and just attack the problem at hand and forget to develop and inspire my subordinates. The first thing that I would apply to my work center is diagnose what is going.

You are following in the footsteps of those great NCOs who prepared the way for you. You can honor them by getting to know their history.