Passionate About Making a Change Essay

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Involvement in Homeland Security requires a resume that denotes outstanding service to one's country on the applicant's behalf. I have such a resume. I have also resolved complex operational issues and have received numerous awards including 6 Navy Achievement medals, the Defense meritorious service medal, and the Joint Service Achievement medal. All of this (and more) makes me compatible for the discipline. Most politicians -- our greatest civic leaders in fact -- started off with serving their country in army, navy or air. It was this experience that gave them not only the theoretical, pure knowledge but also -- and more importantly - the practical, immediate format. Time in the marines supplied me with the immediate existential knowledge. Business administration has given me the theoretical training. Both together seem to make me a suitable candidate for the concentration of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (Excelsior College. The Master of Science in Criminal Justice)

3. As far as I understand it and as far I have heard form colleagues, online study involves tremendous self-discipline and motivation for one's work.

My resume will show you that I have both. The self-discipline helped me excel in the marines where I was consistently promoted for outstanding performance and steadily progressed within the U.S. navy to attain Chief Administrative manager position. This trait of self-discipline and tenacity also helped me excel in my business life where I was able to perform multiple responsibilities simultaneously and under heavy pressure consistently meeting deadlines whilst providing high quality service.

As regards motivation, I would not be applying for this course if I were not motivated.
Whilst not having studied as online student in the past, I have taken many classes and in fact have attained both my Bachelors of Science and Associate of Arts from Excelsior College in Studies.

It seems to me that academic studies, regardless of whether they are conducted on or off line, necessitate diligence, conscientiousness, knowledge of time management, and tenacity. I have those skills and capabilities and therefore think myself capable of taking its online study course.

5. .As far as I understand it from research that I have done, criminal justice professionals need to have various dominant qualities. As per recommendation on CriminalJusdticeCareersNow.com, these include:

a. The ability to handle stress -- my experience in the marines as Yeoman certainly gives me that.

b. A reasonable amount of physical fitness -- I am a graduate of the marines. That is sufficiently telling

c. Ethically sound view of the limitations of power -- As leader, I have had a great deal of power invested in me in the past and have been able to appropriately use, rather than misuse, my opportunities.

d. Excellent computer and technical skills -- I have knowledge of Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

e. The ability to think quickly -- I am often consulted for my sound analytical skills.

These are the special qualities that I will bring to the program. My resume and the previous questions indicate details of some of my unique and valuable life experiences......

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