corrections and they think of correctional officers. They usually think of them as the candidates that failed to make it onto the police force or as people who barely made it out of high school and needed a job. While this analysis of the job may be true in some instances‚ there a lot of people that go into corrections for better reasons. They are people who want to be able to help others turn their lives around and become a functioning piece of society. A correctional officer is one way someone could
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desire to become a Marine Corps Officer. From the onset of the scouting program I have been instilled with many values‚ starting every scout function with the scout law‚ “A Scout is trustworthy‚ loyal‚ helpful‚ friendly‚ courteous‚ kind‚ obedient‚ cheerful‚ thrifty‚ brave‚ clean‚ and reverent.” While there are many valuable principles thought by both the scouts and the Marine Corps the (65)three main values that both organizations stress of honor‚ courage‚ and commitment are among the ones I hold most
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WHY I WANT TO BE A POLICE OFFICER Why I Want To Be a Police Officer Career Choices in Criminal Justice Dr. Darwin L. Driggers‚ Ybor Campus October 11‚ 2011 Why I Want To Be a Police Officer For as long as I can remember I have wanted to be a police officer. I’m sure‚ as a little boy‚ what first caught my attention were the flashing lights and sirens on the police cars. It could have also been then the facts that police officer were permitted to carry a gun and had the ability to run
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Fire Officer 1 March 4‚ 2014 Why I Want To Be A Fire Officer It will be fourteen year in May since the first time I said I wanted to be a fire officer. I remember being at the academy with my classmates as we talked about what we would like to accomplish in the fire department. One thing I said that echoes in the back of my mind is that I wanted to make a difference in the fire department and the community by bringing new innovated ideas and not trying to fix anything that’s not
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Why I want to be an Army Officer When I first enlisted‚ I did not know where my military career would take me. Back at that time‚ I thought that I may only complete my initial enlistment and move on to other professional pursuits. However‚ over the past nine years I have come to embrace all that the United States military stands for. I believe that service as an Army officer is a distinguished honor that is surrounded with a rich history of all who have served and sacrificed before me. The
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main reasons why I want to become an Officer. First of all‚ I want to make a difference in the training of Reserve Soldiers. Second of all‚ I enjoy challenges and becoming an Officer would be a new challenge that I would take with complete seriousness and would excel in. I have been in the United States Army Reserves for almost ten years. During these ten years I have became very proficient at my MOS‚ which is a 12N and I have been deployed to Iraq in 2003. Training soldiers is the job I enjoy the
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FOR: President of the Board SUBJECT: Why I want to be an Army Officer Over thirteen years ago‚ as a young Private First Class‚ I had the same attitude as most Soldiers when they enlist into the Army; four years and I’m done. However‚ over the past thirteen years I have come to embrace all that the Army stands for. I have adopted the Army values and made them my own. The biggest change came when I was advanced to the rank of Sergeant and I realized that I enjoyed nothing more than to lead‚ train
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The Army defends‚ protects‚ and honors the United States of America. Ever since I was a young boy‚ I saw greatness in the United States Army and hoped to one day be a part of it. I always envisioned myself in a leadership position and when I decided to join the Army‚ I knew being an officer was for me. To me‚ being an officer in the U.S. Army is a career unlike any other. There are many opportunities as an officer in the Army to advance‚ further education‚ and grow as a person. The army allows you
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duties and responsibilities of a police officer. Their main duty and responsibility is to enforce the law and make sure that we live in a safe environment. There is lots of variety in this job. No two days will be the same for a police officer. One day they might be doing traffic tickets anther day they might have to break up a bar fight or be involved in a high speed chase. Police Officers are always working with different people in different situations. This is why there is so much variety. cops have
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For as long as I can remember‚ I’ve wanted to be a police officer. My mother tells me that I left the womb saying “Freeze‚ Police!” I’m sure that it was the lights and sirens on a police vehicle that infatuated me. Maybe it was because a police officer carried a gun and had the ability to run red lights. As I grew up‚ cops and robbers was always a favorite game and I was always the cop. As I grew older‚ I realized that a police officer was nothing like I thought. I started to understand the
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