This year at USF I am trying to get into the USF Navel Reserve Officer Training Corp (NROTC) and I hope that after I graduate I can be a member of the United States Marine Corp. I have wanted to do this all my like and I feel that this is my calling, and I have many chances to work on my goal while at USF. I talked with the man who helped get me on this track back in high school, my old marine recruiting officer, Sgt. Brun. I asked him what I could do in the marines and if I could do what I wanted. I want to be a translator in the military and he told me that that option is available and in demand because of the current state we are in with the Middle East. He said that I would need to learn languages and possibly switch my major to linguistics or minor in it in order to get me started on the process. He said I would also have to be in NROTC at USF or go to OSC after graduation, both require me to be in top physical shape.
He said that I can expect job security but some of the problems is that the linguistics field in the military is a slow advancement field. He also said to be an officer is a lot of hard work and dedication, but both of those I believe I have. Another obvious problem is the fact that I may have to go to war in the Middle East and I would also be in a position where real harm could come to me. However he was very optimistic in my general health and was very keen on wanting me to continue my work. We talked about what I would do and he said I would be responsible for coordinating linguistics soldiers and bridging gaps between American and foreign forces.
I am confident that I will be able to get this job and that I will be able to market my experience afterwards in the fields of foreign relations which is my current major. The skills I learn could be valuable to the government as well as companies and firms that do business in the area. I am very excited on my ventures and I hope that USF can help me to get to where I want to be.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Ecological Blog Post
End. Nov 18th 2:30 PM.
For my ecological footprint I found that I take up 3.5 earths which was very sade for me, I immediatly wanted to know how to make things better. I started with the recycleing which is a big thing for me and I think I made improvements. I drink alot of gatorade and i ussualy can't find a good rycelcing so I would just toss them out. now i am now saveing them and whenever I go to copper hall I bring my collection of bottles and news paper to the area to toss them in the recycleing cans. I also now am very careful with my electronic use and i no longer listen to music when i study to improve my focus and cut down on electricity. I also make sure to take the bus or hitch a ride from friends to cut down on car travle so i don't waste gas on unessasary trips. i like this new way and i think i'll try to work on it to make sure i save on my ecolgical footprint.
For my ecological footprint I found that I take up 3.5 earths which was very sade for me, I immediatly wanted to know how to make things better. I started with the recycleing which is a big thing for me and I think I made improvements. I drink alot of gatorade and i ussualy can't find a good rycelcing so I would just toss them out. now i am now saveing them and whenever I go to copper hall I bring my collection of bottles and news paper to the area to toss them in the recycleing cans. I also now am very careful with my electronic use and i no longer listen to music when i study to improve my focus and cut down on electricity. I also make sure to take the bus or hitch a ride from friends to cut down on car travle so i don't waste gas on unessasary trips. i like this new way and i think i'll try to work on it to make sure i save on my ecolgical footprint.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Day Of No Technology, 2
End, 8:50 Nov 11, 2008
Well it's been a dayon none of my many electronic toys and I have been very bored. I have had many days where I have been ethier on holiday or camping where technolgy has no place in my day but without my technology in college I have had less distractions. So without technology I had to sufice with dividing my time between eating and studying for me many classes (time which was not squandered). After looking back I see that i rarely use my phone (know because I hardly felt bad about haveing it off) and that I waste alot of time on the internet looking at assignments and studying online when i can easliy reveiw notes for the same affect. I think as a technoloical generation we tend to over look already existing materials ( such as printed material and editorials ) and we use the internets vast powers to do things easier and faster. This is good but we should never become to dependent on our electonic toys to an extent when we hurt ourselves. Like in real life we should never become to dependent on anything and we shouldn't put to much meaning in their values. Personally I think it was a good thing to break from technology and it gave me insite as to what areas i can cut form my technology beingeing and focus on more useful endevors.
Well it's been a dayon none of my many electronic toys and I have been very bored. I have had many days where I have been ethier on holiday or camping where technolgy has no place in my day but without my technology in college I have had less distractions. So without technology I had to sufice with dividing my time between eating and studying for me many classes (time which was not squandered). After looking back I see that i rarely use my phone (know because I hardly felt bad about haveing it off) and that I waste alot of time on the internet looking at assignments and studying online when i can easliy reveiw notes for the same affect. I think as a technoloical generation we tend to over look already existing materials ( such as printed material and editorials ) and we use the internets vast powers to do things easier and faster. This is good but we should never become to dependent on our electonic toys to an extent when we hurt ourselves. Like in real life we should never become to dependent on anything and we shouldn't put to much meaning in their values. Personally I think it was a good thing to break from technology and it gave me insite as to what areas i can cut form my technology beingeing and focus on more useful endevors.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Sunday, November 9, 2008
One Challenege
The problem that may most affect me in the next 4 years would most likely be the war in the Middle East. I am hoping to join the military after my college years as a translator and hopefully leave to do diplomatic work the Middle East region. I think that for me the way America and the future administration handles the current situation it will deeply affect how my career will go and how future Americans will deal and be dealt with by that area.
The soon to be in office administration (headed by Democrat Barack Obama) has stated many times that upon entry into office that they will begin a pull out of Iraq in a period of 14-16 months, this would free up waves of troops to be deployed to Afghanistan. This move would prove beneficial for Afghanistan and will definitely help with the rebuilding and securing of the area from terrorists and militants that are against the west. However this would leave the fledgling democracy of Iraq possibly vulnerable to influence of terrorists or Iran like policies of aggression. The main question is that if we pull out to focus of Afghanistan will our investment in Iraq crumble or be able to succeed. If it does succeed it will mark a turning point in the war on terror and eventually lead to our victory in Afghanistan and over terrorism. If it doesn’t then it is highly possible it will hurt Obama’s administration as well as the credibility of the United States for going into a country and leaving with finishing the job resulting in chaos for the country. This will also require a possible U.S reentry that will be needed to restore order. One thing that we should all hope that is we should not have any “do overs” in the Middle East which could cause even more U.S embarrassment and hurting our nations influence of the world. So in terms as what might affect us most in the next few years as a whole country will be the handling of the Middle East and how our nation can survive as the “worlds police”
My family as well as every family has or has had members in the military and we have to be careful on how far we use them, we cannot afford to irresponsibly use them. This area needs to be taken very close car of because it affects all American families with members in the service as well as the international markets and policies we have. Failure in the Middle east could mean higher gas prices, problems in the military, and a huge impact on the nations economy with how much we spend on damage control. If we are to make the wrong mistake then this house of cards we have built ourselves could come tumbling down. This action is so broad that it affects many of our aspects in life and its why it is so important for us to be careful and mindful of our actions. As citizens we have to be sure in what we want our leaders to do and sure that our leaders can carry those wishes out. The goal for our nation must be to achieve victory in one form or another and for us to pull together so that America can stand up to all things.
The soon to be in office administration (headed by Democrat Barack Obama) has stated many times that upon entry into office that they will begin a pull out of Iraq in a period of 14-16 months, this would free up waves of troops to be deployed to Afghanistan. This move would prove beneficial for Afghanistan and will definitely help with the rebuilding and securing of the area from terrorists and militants that are against the west. However this would leave the fledgling democracy of Iraq possibly vulnerable to influence of terrorists or Iran like policies of aggression. The main question is that if we pull out to focus of Afghanistan will our investment in Iraq crumble or be able to succeed. If it does succeed it will mark a turning point in the war on terror and eventually lead to our victory in Afghanistan and over terrorism. If it doesn’t then it is highly possible it will hurt Obama’s administration as well as the credibility of the United States for going into a country and leaving with finishing the job resulting in chaos for the country. This will also require a possible U.S reentry that will be needed to restore order. One thing that we should all hope that is we should not have any “do overs” in the Middle East which could cause even more U.S embarrassment and hurting our nations influence of the world. So in terms as what might affect us most in the next few years as a whole country will be the handling of the Middle East and how our nation can survive as the “worlds police”
My family as well as every family has or has had members in the military and we have to be careful on how far we use them, we cannot afford to irresponsibly use them. This area needs to be taken very close car of because it affects all American families with members in the service as well as the international markets and policies we have. Failure in the Middle east could mean higher gas prices, problems in the military, and a huge impact on the nations economy with how much we spend on damage control. If we are to make the wrong mistake then this house of cards we have built ourselves could come tumbling down. This action is so broad that it affects many of our aspects in life and its why it is so important for us to be careful and mindful of our actions. As citizens we have to be sure in what we want our leaders to do and sure that our leaders can carry those wishes out. The goal for our nation must be to achieve victory in one form or another and for us to pull together so that America can stand up to all things.
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