Personal Narrative: My Father Is In The Air Force

How my mentor saved my Air Force career? I was a lost, angry individual because of how the promotions were given out. The Air Force EPR system is an Enlisted Performance Report that every Air Force member gets annually. It serves as a report to rate every Airman, on how they did throughout that year. Personnel are rated from low as 1 to as high as 5. This rating is then used to figure out how many points you will have towards promoting to the next rank. The EPR, is broken down into three sections that an Air Force member must meet or exceed. Those three areas would be: Self Improvement (school, or some type of educational improvement), Job performance, Volunteer. This is where my mentor came in and saved my career.

I’m a military child. Change was instilled in me since my birth in Spain. My childhood was spent briefly in Europe, the east coast of the U.S, and eventually the Midwest. This change of scenery, schools, friends, and just about everything else in my life led me to be the person I am today. Travelling was amusing and I enjoyed change of pace every couple of years, but it wasn’t easy. I learned early on that getting attached to people wasn’t a good idea and should be avoided in preparation for the next move. This led me to being an incredibly shy child who couldn’t open up to people. The world I come from is an adventurous but problematic one. When I concluded making friends would assist with each transition I found myself too terrified to attempt

America is a country of hope and freedom. People come to America for better opportunities for themselves and also their children. The America I believe in supports freedom, equality, and diversity. A lot of people do not realize how lucky they are to live in America because they have never seen or heard about what happens in other countries.

Did I make it? That was the question I was asking myself the night before what was going to be one of the most special days of my life. After being called to leave for Air Force Basic Training on a short 8-day notice, I was now finally at the end of my journey and tomorrow I would graduate and become an Airmen. The nerves and excitement were running through my body as I was unable to sleep in anticipation of the big day. Now the day is here and I get to celebrate all my hard work by seeing my family and earning the title of an Air Force Airmen.

The America I believe in is made up of amazing veterans, an educational system, and freedom to make life choices. I feel very lucky to live in America.

Being a military kid always made me different to the other kids in my school. Even I were to talk to another military child, our experiences would be different. Different states, different time periods without our parents, all of us have a different story to tell. I always felt like I couldn’t talk about my life because no one would understand. And most didn’t. It was hard to move across country. It was hard to move to different schools, sometimes in between the year. It was also hard on my family, with my dad being gone for long periods of time.

Growing up as a military child and living all over the world, I was afforded many

I believe in this America. A place of trust, peace, and life. The spirit of America helps us venture forth. In this world of corruption and terror, we are a light shining through the vast darkness. Our lives depend on the ones who protect us, lead us, and love us. This is the America I believe

The America I Believe in, is one that stands proud in the fire. One that stands strong and brave in the rain. I believe in an America that comes together in the darkest of times, one that stays unbroken and strong in the hardest of days. A place where you are safe, and can chase your dreams, speak your mind, and live life to the fullest. A place that our troops protect so dearly.

War, poverty, suffering, disease… These are all backdrops of humanity's darkest hours, yet we are strongest when we stand together. When efforts are united for a greater good, when benevolence and generosity override selfishness and fear. America has been a leader in benevolence and altruism, assisting those in times of hardship. The America I believe in is the nation I live in today: an America that runs on munificence which has been shown through humanitarianism and military support on many occasions.

I originally wanted to join the military to defend and protect our country, but realized that it wasn't going to bring the satisfaction I desired. I wanted to fight and defend closer to home, the one that involves Traffic incidents, Drug and DUI enforcement. One Friday afternoon, after getting out of High School, there was a video game tournament being held at a Movie Gallery just a few miles away from where I live. I attended the event and met a cool young man who was 18 years old at the time. I believe I was 16. I talked with him about games and the future tournaments that would be great for the community. It was the beginning of a wonderful new friendship. However, the next day at around 3:00p.m., my dad came into my room and told me he

The America I believe in is one where we don’t have to be scared to walk to our cars in the morning to go to work or school. We don’t have to be scared of anything because the American soldiers. They put their lives on the line every day. While they are out there fighting we are sitting in a chair drinking a glass of tea and watching, Keeping up with the Kardashians. While we are in our nice cozy homes. They are fighting every day. We in America have it so nice that we don’t even realize how good we actually do have it. We have a lot of freedom in America, and that is all because of these heroes that may not get recognized as heroes but they are heroes.

The America I believe in is a country prided on freedom. We have been pushed beyond our limits and knocked down,but we are a strong country that cannot be beaten. Many countries as well as terrorist groups have tried to beat us,but we have,came out of it victorious. We are a nation under God,indivisible with liberty and justice for all. We have made mistakes like any other country,but we have fixed those mistakes and that is what is important.

One of civil air patrol's motto's in the cadet program is "rise to the challenge". When I first joined shortly after my 12th birthday I had NO idea what that meant. BUT over time I've learned SO much about myself and my abilities despite my age. Like most cadets...I want to use MY TIME in civil air patrol to inspire and lead...BUT--most of all I want to offer my service....to my friends , my family and my community....

I went pre-med before getting deployed and as an intern I've seen a lot of horrible things. But when it's your friend... Someone you serve with... It stays with you forever.