Why I Want to the Army Term Paper

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My name is Ryan O. Forbes and I am currently a member of the United States Army Reserves. I have learned, from my personal experience in the reserves, that the reserves are a critical part of the fighting force of the United States military defense. I am proud to have served the nation in this vital capacity. The reserves are the backbone of the United States defense. Now I wish to become part of the forefront of those armed defenses and become part of the Unites States Army.

The reserves have taught me a great deal. I have received professional training through the mentoring and education I have gained through the guidance of those above me in the reserves. As a result of my service, I have become more disciplined as a person. The reserves also taught me how to become a professional mechanic. Thus I can thank the reserves not only giving me vital personal skills, but also vital vocational skills as well. The sense of friendship and fellowship I experience in the reserves has been very important to me. At present, when I am not in the service of the reserves, I often find my work and personal life vocationally adrift.
I consider myself a happy and well-adjusted person in my current circumstances, but I always like to feel as though I am working to a larger personal goal, financially and in terms of my profession. I am currently working at R& S. Strauss as a mechanic. While I enjoy my work, it does not provide me with the emotional sense of fulfilling a larger obligation to the United States and to society that I crave.

I am not yet a citizen of the United States, although I hope to become one. I come from Jamaica, a land where a close sense of fellowship and obligation between friends and family is very important. I wish I could send more money back to my family at home on the….....

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