Limited Duty Naval Officer Essay

In the United States Navy the career of the Corpsman holds a plethora of Navy Enlisted Codes (NEC); which is a four digit code that identifies what you specialize in. All Corpsman start off as a 0000, then those who are either lucky or determined enough has a chance to go to a specialty school to receive other NEC’s. And through this rabbit hole of schools you are taught all different facets of medicine but no matter how many you pass or excel in you will still be going against those 0000 Corpsman when it comes to advancement to the next rank. There is close to 12,000 pages of material to study from, which could be anything that pertains to any type of medicine listed in the bibliography and any Navy program that affects you or your patients.

The American flag has been an important part of our nation, it has been around for over Two hundred years and in that time the flag has evolved physically and symbolically. The flag has inspired many songs, poems, books, art, and so much more. To an American citizen the flag symbolizes freedom, patriotism, national independence and popular sovereignty. However, I am not an American citizen, this means that the American flag has far greater meaning to me as someone who strives in someday becoming one in the process of accomplishing the goals I set for myself. I was originally born in Reynosa, Tamaulipas; a city in Mexico, and was brought to the United States at the age of three, by my mother to create a better life and give my siblings and I the opportunities she never had.

Chief warrant officers are the Army’s technical experts in their respected field expressed by SPC (Behringer). Chief Rhodes is a maintenance technical expert he specializes in all maintenance. For example, he supervises us the mechanics, supply, and the fuelers. If one of his soldiers does not know what to do and we cannot find the answer by the chain of command we go to him and he will give us the explanation and proper guidance.

Ever since I can remember, I have always felt a calling to serve my country. One of the reasons for my calling of service has been the influence of my family throughout my childhood. My father was a lieutenant in the Army National Guard prior to being injured and placed a high importance on honor and commitment. In addition, one of my Great Grandfathers was a Marine Captain in the Pacific Theatre during WWII and my other Great Grandfather was seriously injured during the Battle of Guam. As a child, I looked up to my dad and grandparents because I knew that they had taken a stand to protect our country.

I grew up in a culture that said women shouldn’t fight, but guess what? I am a female boxer, the complete opposite of what my family and culture said I should be. I started boxing shortly after my father died as a way to deal with the pain of his death. Losing a parent at such a young age was difficult, emotional and stressful. Boxing was a release for me; it allowed me to express my pain and suffering, but it also helped me to beat the odds and create my own destiny.

Marcus Luttrell once said, “Make no mistake marines are ware fighters. I mean they are really good at what they do. The only time they are not good at what they do is when someone puts shackles on them.” My dream is to become a marine, and learn all I can so I can pass my knowledge on to someone else. Marine Corps, The Corps, has been known to be the first to fight and will expand my knowledge about opportunities provided to me through military service.

As a healthcare provider in a stressful environment of the NICU, my personal values are very important in guiding me in dealing with every decision that I need to make for the best interest of my patients. My personal values that I hold dearly are: compassion, accountability, honesty, family, and health, Having compassion for my patient’s suffering and be accountable for the actions and decisions that will impact them and their families is very important. Appreciated by my co-workers and my patient’s family for being honest is very fulfilling. I also believe that being connected to my family keeps me grounded and give me the courage to do my best in taking care of my patient. Living a healthy life, exercising and eating the right food are important to withstand the demands of my job especially working the night shift.

My purpose statement is to become a health care manager at a private hospital or clinic and be able to plan and direct the health services there, as well as to be able to assist my coworkers whenever they need help with their questions and concerns about their job. My personal goal is to be able to communicate better with people. My academic goal is to get my bachelor’s degree in health service administration at the University of Central Florida. Lastly, my career goal is to become a health service manager in Orlando, Florida at a private clinic or hospital. My long term personal goal is to be able to communicate better with people within one year.

Being a leader involves many different characteristics. A leader must set the example for all others in the group, because if they are to show up late to practice, there isn’t a reason that any of the other members should not do the same. A leader must take risks for the benefit of the group as well as make sacrifices for it. Becoming the leader of the group requires for them to be the most dedicated. They must work harder and not be afraid to lead the group.

The road to become an American soldier is not an easy one, for some it takes time and patients before even taking a single step in a recruitment center. On September 11 2001 I sat in my mother's living room watching the twin towers being under attack. At that moment, I felt that I needed to contribute to our country by serving in the U.S ARMY. Growing up I was raised by both my parents for most of my childhood.