Military Science (JROTC) LET 4 SY2016-17 Final Exam
Essay Theme:
A Personal Account of the Experience of Participating in the JROTC Program
The JROTC program has been productive in my life. It has produced the man I can see I am developing into today. Nothing but the JROTC Program can motivate young people to become better citizens. The discipline in this program is enforced to a degree that not only motivates us, but enhances our characteristics. It develops integrity, motivation, responsibility, respect, and etc. The skills I gained from the JROTC program will remain with me for the rest of my life. The friends that I worked along with taught me that friends should be loyal and trustworthy. The information that was given to me by the instructors will be convenient to me in the
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I have learned what is necessary in order to sufficiently progress through cold weather. But this was only one topic that was covered in the course.
There were many more topics covered, however this was one that remained with me most.
Even though I am not preparing to be recruited into the military, I was still able to gain information from the program. I was also able to participate even though I was not preparing to join the military. It made me glad that this program was not forcing or binding students to the military. It gave us a choice and made us feel a lot more relaxed in the program. Also, the instructors were willing to give advice or help the students in any way they could. Even though they didn't know everything, the effort put forth was enough to make me feel significant and appreciated. The activities provided by the JROTC Program have developed a social part of me that I will need in the future. It will be good for any type of group activity that I will have to do. I will be ready, because teamwork has been a very great part of what I learned in JROTC. The clubs in the summer programs are all based on teamwork. Nothing typed by JROTC does
The next weeks were filled with classes and exercises, waking up before the sun and not getting enough sleep. During my classes I learned not only survival skills but skills that would help me pick my rate in the Navy. Although the exercising was brutal, it taught me self discipline and will power. Along with the skills I learned in class, I was also taught how to be a proper military member. I was taught that my shoes always needed to be shiny and my uniforms were always to be ironed. When I was not in classes, I was in tech training. Tech training was the time where I learned basic survival skills that would ensure my safety whether on the ship or on shore. In Tech training, I learned the skills of a Sailor. I learned to handle and shoot the M9 service pistol and M870 shotgun correctly. I also learned the basics of a seamanship which included basic water survival and fire fighting because a fire can break out on ship without any notice. While the time in boot camp was stressful, I can look back and see how it prepared me for the life ahead of me while I was serving on board the USS Enterprise. I left boot camp on January 23, 2002. years but it help shape me as a better
JROTC is a program to help students graduate from high school, help them become a better citizens, and help them grow with their strengths and help build their weaknesses up. JROTC will also prepare students for their future in possibly joining in the army.
JROTC has prepared to be a better citizen by showing me the orals of how a leader should act and how disciplined a leader should be at all times. JROTC has taught me the ways that you should treat a lady and how to serve tables when you got to an event and have a guest sit at your table you stand up. JROTC has also taught me how to put service learning projects together so that the cadets or the people who will be helping know what to do and when it needs to be done by. It also has taught me how to be safe with guns because of the gun safety course. It has also taught me how to show respect a person with a higher rank than me like Sgt. And sir if they are an officer. There is a lot that JROTC has taught me to become a citizen and there will be a lot more that they will teach me. It changed me by helping me to bump my grades up and helping me with my
Since freshman year, the Junior Reserves Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program has been an invisible hand of guidance that strived to bring out the best in me. This longstanding program has an impact on me in ways so innovative, it is impossible to find another program filled with diverse exhibitions of life lessons, discipline, and teamwork. JROTC has given me a lifelong readiness to combat the harsh realities of the real world that exist, which in return has helped me better myself and my community in contributions to being a citizen in the United States of America.
My experience with JROTC began my freshman year at Forestville Military Academy through my senior year at Parkdale High School. At the very beginning of this opportunity i realized that i enjoyed participating in JROTC more and more everyday that passed. Only problem, like others was the uniform. Of course they were uncomfortable a first but then you get used to it. You get to make the uniform yours. It's almost like a new set of skin that sooner or later you're gonna have to get used to it.Slowly everyday you get a little more used to the way of obeying to the rules. This experience has been the most absolute fun experience of my entire high school memories. Favorite things to do was anything involving JROTC. From community service to
They challenged my capabilities, and made me overcome some of my worst fears. Excellence can come from breaking barriers, but it can also come from just chipping those barriers, or even nudging them. My four years in JROTC has taught me that as long as you are making progress towards your dreams, you are striving in excellence and self dedication. And even though your path may get rough, and have more obstacles in the way than ever before, I have learned to never give up hope and to continue to strive in motivation and
Still I was determined to find some type of success before I left high school, and since my high school offered a welding certification program, reluctantly I accepted the opportunity. I figured at a minimum, becoming a welder would earn me the same honest living as becoming a teacher. While participating in the program taught me about working hard and becoming a disciplined young adult, I realized my passion for welding would never burn the same way the metals did. After joining the cornerstone honors program my life changed. For the duration of my first year of college I was exposed to a system of learning that re-fuled the passion that was extinguished in high school. Joining the honors program allowed me great opportunities I never even saw coming. I gained the confidence to join the phi theta kappa honors society and become a chapter officer. Although I could never join the national honor society in high school. I now had the opportunity to immerse myself in community projects and leadership roles. See when I was in high school I didn’t know how to play the game. I didn’t know the importance of being involved in school activities. I didn’t know the importance of building relationships with instructors. The worst part was I didn’t know the importance of placing value on education. I now had the tools to play the game of education better than I had before. I had invested more time in my education than the average student and reaped the
This past year, I have been motivated to keep up my grades and work hard because of Adams' National Junior Honor Society program. I have aspired to be in the Society since I read it over the summer on the Adams website. I was so excited when I received this letter because it meant I had a chance at making the program. I want to be in NJHS because it will teach me how to manage my time, organize events, and work with others. Working with others who also value academic success contributes to my will to be in the program. Together, we can help each other grow and thrive in the community. We can also collaborate to help those in our community who aren’t in the position to speak out for themselves. I read about an NJHS group that organized an event where they donated toys to children who are less fortunate. They spoke out in school and changed the lives of many young, unhappy children through the program.
The foundation of JROTC began with the passage of the National Defense Act in 1916. Declaring that the goal of the program is to influence high school students across the United States to be better citizens. Giving the opportunity to young adults to excel in every area and to involve them in leadership roles. Over time JROTC has changed to become more modern in certain areas but, still pertaining to the original purpose and motive. A 100 years from now this program will most likely expand, have different ways of learning, and overall increase academic excellence in high school students
Ultimately, whether 100 years in the past or 100 years in the future, JROTC will always be an important part of high schools, no matter how different. JROTC allows young people to distinguish and better themselves for the advancement of the community and the United States of America as a
JROTC has a very interesting history. JROTC was originally started by the National Defense Act of 1916 which authorized high schools the loan of federal military equipment and the assignment of active duty military personnel as instructors (http://www.usarmyjrotc.com/jrotc-history). In 1964 the Vitalization Act opened up JROTC to other branches and replaced most of the active duty instructors with retired members from the armed forces. Title 10 of the U.S. Code declares that "the purpose of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps is to instill in students in United States secondary educational institutions the value of citizenship, service to the United States, personal responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment."(http://www.usarmyjrotc.com/jrotc-history).
In 8th grade when I was selecting which electives I would take, I was really on edge on whether or not to take NJROTC. When I was still unsure about joining the program, cadet ensign Reardon encouraged me to join, to give it a try. Reardon has helped me with unarmed basic drill when I wasn’t clear, and I know that
AFJROTC is an important aspect of my High School Career. In my Junior year, I was the NCOIC, noncommission officer in command, for Color Guard. Our team was trying to compete in the first Drill and Color Guard Competition our school had been in for the past nine years. About two weeks before the competition our team was still unprepared, to the point where we had yet to learn the competition sequence when our Commander was no longer able to be at school, but I was determined our unit would still compete. I found another cadet to take my place and I stepped up to the position of Color Guard Commander. I spent the next two weeks learning the sequence and teaching it to my team. In fact, I had a paper with the sequence in my back pocket times
In JROTC there are many topics to learn as a cadet. A cadet must memorize the cadet creed and be dedicated to the program. As a cadet I learned a lot of topics in JROTC during my freshman year. In the JROTC I learned the basic rules on how to be a good cadet and the Cadet Staff’s Responsibilities. During freshman year in JROTC we learned a lot about leadership and how it will affect us in the future. Leadership was a big topic that we learned during ROTC, the 11 principles of leadership was also an important topic we covered, it thought us how to become leaders. In the future everything I learned in JROTC will make me more independent, reliable, and a helpful person.
I was in the Laurel High School Jrotc program for two years. This is my first year in Interact. The jrotc program has taught me to respect other, obedience, and made me a better person. I was introduced to many different cadets in the Jrotc program and this guided me to help in the community.