NJROTC Character Analysis

NJROTC has been the backbone to my high school life and has shaped me into the dedicated, organized, compassionate, and intelligent leader I need to be in order to excel in life. At the end of my junior year, I earned the rank Lieutenant Commander. With this rank I am in charge of the whole unit and have to know how to lead people in the best way. By going to leadership academy and a leadership conference, I realized there are different ways to lead different people. Realizing this is crucial because I cannot approach someone in a situation the same way I did with another person, I learned how to talk to certain people based on their personality. Intelligence is a key part as a leader in NJROTC. In order for my cadets to truly trust me, they need to know I have knowledge about the situation and know what is the best way. My cadets come up to me and ask me many question pertaining to a task, I have to make sure I am able to truthfully answer those questions or doubts and concern of my leadership may arise. Being compassionate is often a leadership trait that is over looked because people seem to mistake compassion with weakness. When I have cadets who act out for unknown reasons I try to reach them on a personal level to help them. I have learned that if you show compassion to people, most
NJROTC has instilled this useful skill into my everyday tasks because I know without proper time delegation, time can be wasted causing a rush to finish a job or task. The final trait I learned while being in NJRTOC is dedication. The major way dedication is shown in NJROTC is by taking the initiative: whether it is shown up at school at four in the morning on a Saturday for a competition or staying up late to do extra study for school. I expect to take my drive for dedication into my career because I believe it is the only way to adequately do the job you