Well, that's just really special.It's very interesting as a new forum member to see some of the members here and how they express their ideas. .... E-mail me away if you want some help.
No ... I think you're pretty close to the mark. And not co-dependent. BZ......Someone who knows what they're talking about (with USN or USNR after their name ) can feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but that's just my take. Relax, do it, and good luck.
I love the co-dependent society we've given birth to over the past couple of decades .... can ANYONE do ANYTHING for themselves anymore ??? (Just a rhetorical question...... )
Yeah, thats showing a "co-dependent society" when another person helps another out. Something so simple as a personal statement shouldn't be to hard to at least suggest a few ideas.
For those who are prior enlisted we can at least comprehend the idea of supporting others who are in need of help, and that not everyone is a god at birth.
For those who are prior enlisted we can at least comprehend the idea of supporting others who are in need of help, and that not everyone is a god at birth.
Question for you: why do they call it a "personal" statement???
But after reading your wizened post ... I'm sorry I was an Officer, because as such, I simply cannot comprehend the idea of supporting others. But I do understand the concept of personal integrity and honor. That crept in there somewhere, somehow ...
Thank you for correcting me.
You're gonna do just fine. No, seriously ...
Shipmate,
Not sure where you are/were stationed, but if you think that only enlisted can comprehend the idea of supporting others, you must have served with some of the most piss-poor officers in the Navy.
Don't generalize and be a hater (unless you are talking about the Air Force, then it's game on).
Now let me ask you another question: Do you believe in the Navy? Do you do your best at every job you do? I bet you do, and I bet you expect the same from everyone that works for and with you.
So here is the real question- do you want the best people to lead you? I don't think that the young man that started this thread was trying to cheat, I just think he was trying to put his best foot forward on his app and I applaud that attitude, but I want future leaders in OUR Navy who deserve to be here for who they are and what they have done, not what they can put together in a collaborative effort.
I think that is what A4 and others are saying. Do your own work and stand by it. Do a quality job and it will stand for itself.
I think mblanche, who cares enough to look for help will do fine and probably won't need it. Personally, I don't want anyone in a leadership position in OUR Navy, Enlisted or Officer, who didn't get there of their own merit.
Best
Nose
Personal integrity and honor does not mean that someone cant request for others support . Maybe this individual needs to be inspired of something write about? You could always say, "Well if this person needs to be inspired then they don't need to become an officer because they don't have inspiration to be one in the first place." It scares me that you don’t acknowledge the need for support for yourself, as if you got where you are by your own will. Even though you always had the ability to be great as an officer, you still had to grow from one point. Over time you eventually did grow up and reached your potential, but it took time and support to get you there. That example is in a large scale. This individual is just asking for some support for his statement and really it makes me sad that "wizened" individuals such as you have let others down by not showing any type of support.
Noticed I used your word
Gosh... sorry I scare you, and I'm sorry I make you sad ... as that was not my intent.
If this individual needs "inspiration" to put down on paper why he/she wants to be a Naval Officer --- then they don't know "why" ...
I'm glad you know so much about me and "what it takes" ... as I did 20 for UNCLE and 25 "workin' for the MAN". But in reality, you have not a clue .... and what kind of bullshit have you been reading and/or bullshit have you been listening to during your vast experience as an Officer in the U.S. Navy ... and obviously "buying"??? "Support" is what you do in the service .... ghost writing another's "personal" statement is not .... oh, wait!!! That's right!! You're NOT a commissioned Officer, yes???
There also seems to be at least a modicum of confusion on your part as to where I got and the vehicle(s) I used to "get there": nobody helped me, nobody "mentored" me, no one sat me down and held my hand and said -- this is how it's done --- no Mama, no Papa, no Uncle Sam. And nobody had to write my "personal statement(s)" for me.
I hope you become "wizened" and learn the concept of individual initiative and what personal honor and integrity mean -- even if only in writing a few paragraphs on why one wants to become a Naval Officer. You know, instead of having others edit for you???
Perhaps -- someday, in a place far, far away ....
P.S. I'm always impressed with new members to the forum who start giving gratuitous shit to other forum members withing the first 24 hours of their (i.e., your) time of useful consciousness on Air Warriors.
Meanwhile .... :sleep_125