Revised NROTC application Essays
What do you feel has been your greatest accomplishment to date?
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Explain your greatest influence in applying for the NROTC Scholarship Program.
All my life, I have been raised around the influence of the military, specifically that of the Navy, as my father was a Navy Chief Petty Officer for twenty years. Many of my friends are in the military or very eager to join. This encourages me to join the ranks of the Armed Forces. Being able to go to school and be in officer training at the same time is a great benefit.(4)
Discuss your reasons for wanting to become a naval officer
I am eager to serve my country and wear the uniform of the U.S. Naval officer. I believe that I have the talents and skills that could best be utilized in the officer core rather than as an enlisted person. The many benefits to joining the Navy, such as travel and fascinating careers, have also encouraged me to join. I would like to do something worthwhile and also interesting with my life and help serve my country to the best of my ability. There are many careers the Navy offers that I could not consider in any other field. Joining the Navy is something I can be proud of, becoming a naval officer, doubly so. (6)
The Navy’s core values are Honor, Courage and Commitment. Please discuss a situation where you demonstrated one or more of these qualities and why that value is important to you
During a retreat with my youth group, we were given the opportunity to try a ropes course. The course consisted to several team building exercises, the last of which was section was thirty feet in the air, requiring a two people working together to complete the course. The pair would be totally dependent on each other; it was impossible to complete it alone. Being suspended thirty feet in the air, no matter how “safe”, did not really appeal to me, but the other teens there encouraged me to try. As my partner (who was also a bit frightened by the elevation) and I went through the course, we began to notice the other pairs dropping out. In the end, my partner and I were the only two that completed the course. Despite our fear of height and eagerness to return to solid ground, we stuck through it and were proud to be the only pair to complete the course. I believe this demonstrated both courage and commitment. I believe it to be shameful to leave a task poorly executed or only half complete. If you are going to do something, do it all the way and to the best of your ability. Do not let fears get in your way and even if there is no one following you, you should always do what is right.(11)
What do you feel has been your greatest accomplishment to date?
Not yet written
Explain your greatest influence in applying for the NROTC Scholarship Program.
All my life, I have been raised around the influence of the military, specifically that of the Navy, as my father was a Navy Chief Petty Officer for twenty years. Many of my friends are in the military or very eager to join. This encourages me to join the ranks of the Armed Forces. Being able to go to school and be in officer training at the same time is a great benefit.(4)
Discuss your reasons for wanting to become a naval officer
I am eager to serve my country and wear the uniform of the U.S. Naval officer. I believe that I have the talents and skills that could best be utilized in the officer core rather than as an enlisted person. The many benefits to joining the Navy, such as travel and fascinating careers, have also encouraged me to join. I would like to do something worthwhile and also interesting with my life and help serve my country to the best of my ability. There are many careers the Navy offers that I could not consider in any other field. Joining the Navy is something I can be proud of, becoming a naval officer, doubly so. (6)
The Navy’s core values are Honor, Courage and Commitment. Please discuss a situation where you demonstrated one or more of these qualities and why that value is important to you
During a retreat with my youth group, we were given the opportunity to try a ropes course. The course consisted to several team building exercises, the last of which was section was thirty feet in the air, requiring a two people working together to complete the course. The pair would be totally dependent on each other; it was impossible to complete it alone. Being suspended thirty feet in the air, no matter how “safe”, did not really appeal to me, but the other teens there encouraged me to try. As my partner (who was also a bit frightened by the elevation) and I went through the course, we began to notice the other pairs dropping out. In the end, my partner and I were the only two that completed the course. Despite our fear of height and eagerness to return to solid ground, we stuck through it and were proud to be the only pair to complete the course. I believe this demonstrated both courage and commitment. I believe it to be shameful to leave a task poorly executed or only half complete. If you are going to do something, do it all the way and to the best of your ability. Do not let fears get in your way and even if there is no one following you, you should always do what is right.(11)
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