Army Officer Research Papers

When I have spoken of my plans to become an officer in the United States Army, I am often greeted with looks on incredulity and with unceasing questions in regard to why I would do that. After all, according to my peers: becoming an officer in the United States Army requires years of impossible physical training, mentally demanding exercises, and being placed in potentially dangerous situations for little thanks or recognition. I have, indeed, wrestled with why exactly I would want to be an army officer, however I can confidently say that from among the myriad of reasons why I want to be an army officer, I have reduced it down to three reasons. I want to be an Army officer so that I can defend my country, to better myself, and to make a difference

For four consecutive generations my family has served and still serve this nation as military officers, and since this nation’s founding my family has fought for this nation in many other capacities. This proud military tradition instilled in me from a young age a sense of duty greater than myself that I have always felt I needed to act upon. Beyond that tradition, I believe in the idea of this nation, I am proud of the beacon that America has been for those corners of the world that endure tyranny and hardship. I believe that America as an idea is worth protecting. My family has defended the American idea from the fields of Cold Harbor, to trenches of the Western Front, the skies over the Pacific and in the deserts of Iraq my family has fought for this country and the ideas it embodies. Now it is my turn to take up this cause, to do my duty, to protect and defend this nation just as my family has for well over a

At home, as an officer, I will have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the enlisted soldiers. I have seen firsthand on countless occasions the clear difference that a good superior can make in the lives of those under them in their command structure. A good leader’s correction of bad behavior, emphasis on excellence and any number of other actions can help to make those placed under them better in innumerable ways both as people and as members of a command structure. As well, the Army will give me the opportunity to make a difference in this world. I know of no other opportunity other than becoming a military officer that can have as direct of an impact in effecting many of the ills that face our world today. As someone who will often voice my concerns with the ills of the world, I believe that the Army will give me the best chance to do something about the countless problems facing the world