Military Career Goals

Looking back on where my direction of life was five years ago, I can assure you that I'm very fortunate to be a member of the U.S. Army. Life was not as always this easy to manage. Life throws us all curve balls from time to time; it's all apart of the self-growth process. There was a time in life where I had no direction at all towards where my life was headed. Yet to this day, one of the BEST decisions I've made in life was joining the Reserve Officer Training Corp (ROTC) back in 2013. During that time, I was a sophomore in college that was just getting a hold of my life, yet still no direction. School work was never a major issue for me. My major in college was Biology with a minor in Chemistry. The original plan was to attend Pharmacy school;

Army as an Active Duty Quartermaster Officer on May 7, 2015, my life totally changed. I was no longer that college kid that could make excuses anymore. I was embarking up a lifestyle that leads to me leading the future sons and daughters of the USA. One thing that always stood common with me throughout life was having goals and objectives. Once I matured and understood what the U.S. Army offers you and what this profession is all about, I decided to make career goals for myself. One thing that is common in the Military is actually having a five-year career plan developed for yourself. At any time, any superior Officer could ask you to submit your five-year career plan just as a test to see how prepared you are as a person and a Commissioned Officer. Within my five-year plan, several of my goals and objective include obtaining my Master's degree in Business, gaining the rank of Captain (CPT), earning the opportunity the command future troops of this Army, attain the boarding assignment of my choice that would actually give me the opportunity to go back and instruct college ROTC cadets, and maintain a positive evaluation record to ensure promotion to Major (MAJ) with my peer group. Currently, I'm almost at the half-way marker of my Master's Degree. I set the goal for myself that I would finish my Master's Degree before reaching the rank of MAJ. This objective is certainly not easy and may become rather difficult depending on the operation tempo (OPTEMPO) of my current duty position. The career plan of a Commissioned Officer requires at least 36 months before you eligible to obtain the rank of CPT. Although to some, this requirement may sound rather easy. Honestly, in a sense, this requirement is not difficult as long as you conduct yourself like the professional you are daily, and maintain positive evaluation