Officer Cadet

The Field Training Officer (FTO) program has brought the training of police officers a long way. This excellent program controls discrimination, and that it aids in a wider range of hiring issues. When an officer finishes the FTO program, he or she can honestly know that they have been through both thorough and stern training. Before the implementation of the Field Training Officer (FTO) program, new cadets were assigned to a high-ranking officer. This officer taught the rookie on-the-job…

commission into the Army as a Second Lieutenant and serve as an infantry officer. Knowing this, I have set out to gain a good understanding of what is expected of me upon my arrival at my unit. One way to gain this understanding is to continuously conduct interviews with the past and current members of the infantry branch. By conducting these interviews, I have the ability to learn a lot about what is expected of me and where junior officers have failed before. Thus far, I have conducted three…

while people like Karen Tew an Air force Colonel lost her life. In March 1997, Tew committed suicide after being sentenced to dismissal from the service and loss of benefits (Hafemeister, 1997). After nineteen years in the service as an Air Force Officer, Tew 's career and her life was over within a matter of weeks. Following Tew 's guilty plea of having an improper relationship with an enlisted man, Tew felt she lost everything (Hafemeister, 1997). The fact that nineteen years of service,…

The Army has had a very strong and bold image for years and it continues to build upon that image every day. Every time someone joins the army, it becomes a bigger and more powerful force in the world. Also the more it is capable to protect the people that can protect themselves. The Army’s official birthday is June 14, 1775(http://www.goarmy.com/about/what-is-the-army/history.html). This means that the Army has been protecting the United States for about 240 years. It has held a strong force…

a young junior officer being commissioned into a small elite group like the SEALS or EOD, you…

department, regardless of size, must operate within. Larger departments by necessity have larger budgets but this does not always mean that they are more successful in completing their goals. The larger a budget the more patrol officers the department can put on the road. Each officer on the road must be paid their salary, trained properly, provided a vehicle capable of accomplishing their tasks, and provided the tools and equipment needed for their safety. Each vehicle on the road must be…

There is a significant difference between the ranks of enlisted military members and those who are commissioned as officers. Besides titles and rank insignia, officers carry a heavy burden and responsibility with their job; leading everyone under them. This is not a duty that many can accept and perform successfully, as the training to become an officer proves. Months upon months of rigorous physical and mental training, followed by years of proving themselves to their men and women. Some…

the art of asking versus telling, these barriers would be less prevalent and we could accomplish our tasks in a less dramatic way. As a military member, it is defined for us how we should treat our superiors. It is customary to always address the officers as Sir/Ma’am or using their rank. When walking outside or accepting an award, it is required that we salute and provide the proper greetings, acknowledgment or thank you. If we are called to our leader’s office for an extraordinary reason,…

mean was going to happen next? Since the act went into effect, I have been a witness to several of the arrested that have happened at this Quickstop. There was one incident in particular where I saw an employee, Earl Sampson being treated poorly by officers. Sampson was arrested while he was simply doing his job of stocking the coolers at the store. Several other customers and Sampson were in the store when a police sergeant walked in and made him place his hands around his back telling him he…

son will follow. The Army taught me many great things including the value of teamwork, leadership, and self-discipline. I was deployed with the 1/17th Cav to Iraq in 2005. It was in Iraq that I learned what military leadership looked like. The officers in my unit took great care of the troops. They took the time to know the enlisted soldiers and would encourage each soldier to meet their potential. Their going above and beyond what is called…