Military Officer application

WHY I WANT TO BE AN ARMY OFFICER

Why I Want to be an Army Officer

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Subject Abstract

Every child has a dream , and I was no exception to this rule . Ever since I was a kid , I used to dream of joining the Army , to be in combats and fatigues . To me , at that time ,joining in the army meant a great deal and in retrospect , I realize I was never free of this desire . My parents and my immediate family did not bother

to rid me of this ambition as they felt that with passage of time , I would come around ! But that was not to be . As I grew up , through my teenage years , the urge to join was retained intact . Although I must admit that there were times in life when this aspect went to the backburner . In particular , I was impressed with the personality and the sense of aura that I felt in the presence of GIs /Officers who while on leave , regaled neighborhood kids like me with stories of their travels , exploits and experiences . While in college , the exposure to different types of people from diverse cultures and my experiences in life only served to impress upon me that I had the requisite qualities like aptitude , leadership , team spirit and such like .In the course of this Essay I will be listing out the principle reasons for wanting to become an Army Officer

Why I Want to be an Army Officer

Transition of Childhood Dream to Passion As I have already stated , I had this dream of joining the Army ever since my childhood . At that time , the aspects that drew me to this profession were the uniform glamour and the aura , as perceived by a child . As I grew up , and went to school , I got to know of the various opportunities available to me from an employment point of view . I was extremely good at academics and at sport i .e . an ideal combination of brain and brawn . However , I realized that the desire to join the Army never diminished . If at all there was any change , is in the fact , that I was now more specific with regard to joining Army : as an Officer . With experience and with passage of time I did not realize that the childhood dream had now metamorphosised in to a passion : the single objective in my life . I do not remember when I made this resolve , but somewhere along the line , I had subconsciously chosen this career and I set about the task of turning this passion into reality . What could have attracted me so much to join as an Army Officer ? It definitely was not the pay package alone , as I have qualifications that can fetch me larger pay packages in other professions . I know it was the aspects like aptitude , leadership qualities , patriotism , glamour , esperit-de-corps , physical fitness chance to travel and man management skills that convinced me that I...