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The United States Navy is a “global force for good,” representing ideals of honor, courage, and commitment. Becoming a Naval Officer provides me the opportunity to develop lifelong leadership skills while serving my country. The desire to help others and develop as a leader are the principles that guide me. I have held positions of leadership as Richwoods CyberPatriot team captain and within the Richwoods MCJROTC program as a cadet officer. The lessons I have learned are many, chief among them is efficient organization and communication, taking responsibility, and leading by example. When I assumed the role as CyberPatriot captain, the team communication and organization was very poor. I instituted a system where the entire team communicates with one another and all of our resources and training material are organized and easily accessible for all. This allowed the team to learn, giving them a place to put the research they’ve compiled so that everyone can study the material. Consequently, our performance increased and we made it to the state round of the competition. Being the leader of the team, I was responsible for …show more content…

In training, fairness is key. One must understand that a cadet in their first semester needs to be trained differently and held to a different standard than a cadet in their third semester. To accomplish this task, I delegate responsibilities. Many times having a more experienced cadet help train as I provide guidance. The more experienced cadet learns how to train and lead others, as the less experienced cadets learn what is required. This exercise requires trust from the Senior Marine Instructor and the Marine Instructor, as well as the respect from those that I am training. To gain trust I seek responsibilities and take responsibility for my actions and performance. To gain respect I carry myself well and lead by

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From the lesson of training, I also realized the weight that officers hold when it comes to building trust, motivating, and pushing their soldiers. They are going to expect the utmost level of skill as well as professionalism that you must provide as an officer. In return, it is your right to expect the same level of excellence from your soldiers, being there to push them above the standard and holding them to being experts and professionals. This is a trait that no matter how skilled you or your soldiers may be, there will always be room for constant improvement and

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In addition to Sergeant Smiths Testing and Evaluation duties his has proven himself to be a sound leader and Sergeant, constantly challenging his Marines both mentally and physically improving both physical performance as well as office proficiency. Sergeant Smith was selected to hold the billets of Academics Safety Noncommissioned officer as well as Training Noncommissioned Officer in addition to his responsibilities as the training and evaluations noncommissioned officer. Sgt Smith has been a proven asset striving for professional development and completing 5 college courses without losing sight of his professional responsibilities. He set the example ensure both he and his marines were PME

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The previously mentioned principles will relate to my time as a junior officer because there will be countless occasions where I will need to rely on those around me. When I enter my first unit, it will not matter where I graduated from or what I accomplished as a civilian; What will matter is my ability to effectively lead a team of people who collectively have more experience and knowledge than I do. I realize I cannot rely on just myself to get the required job done and I will go through my own “forming, storming, norming, performing” phases. It is nearly impossible to enter into a team environment as a stranger and instantly begin “performing”. Your team must understand who you are, what your intentions are, and that you are willing to be selfless for the overall

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As a captain, I had to make sure everyone was happy and that we could come up with a solution. Rather than joining the debates, I talked to different members individually and discovered what was bothering them. With this information, my co-captain and I communicated with the whole group to come up with an answer that satisfied everyone. Despite the short time given, my team was able to raise money to help the families in our community and peacefully solve the challenges within our group.

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