Personal Narrative: A Career As An Immigrant
Imagine meeting a person that brought back memories of the worst time in life. Today I met a man named Derek. Derek had an unquestionably horrible attitude, so much so it reminded me of a leader that I used to work for a long time ago.
At first glance, in 2005, I was assigned to the United States Army Technical Escort Unit. The unit was undergoing a transformation. My 1SG came to me and asked if I preferred Special Duty as a Drill Sergeant, Recruiter or an Instructor. I felt that I did not qualify as a Recruiter by being a single parent. I did not feel that I had the personality to be a Drill Sergeant, so I chose Instructor. The transition process was instantaneous. I envisioned from the moment I made the decision; I was in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
Beginning with, our arrival in Alabama I immediately checked into lodging when my daughter and I arrived in Alabama. I would be signing into as an instructor. As I approached the compound, I noticed the instructors and students participating in an exercise. One of the instructors came up to my vehicle to ask if we were lost. I explained that I was the newly assigned Instructor to the Division. He then flagged down another Soldier. SFC Joe Smith (I changed the name to protect the innocent). SFC Smith approached my vehicle; he noticed that I had a child in the back seat and asked where my …show more content…
He sent me to all of the instructor/writer training courses with his son. The requirements included Total Army Instructor Training, Systems Approach to Training, and Cadre Trainer Course. Upon completion of the training, I was scheduled to teach a mock class. After that, I had been assigned the first class to teach students. I taught the first class, but remained supervised to ensure I did not conduct myself in an unprofessional manner. This class became the class I was ultimately responsible for teaching every time a class processed
At first glance, in 2005, I was assigned to the United States Army Technical Escort Unit. The unit was undergoing a transformation. My 1SG came to me and asked if I preferred Special Duty as a Drill Sergeant, Recruiter or an Instructor. I felt that I did not qualify as a Recruiter by being a single parent. I did not feel that I had the personality to be a Drill Sergeant, so I chose Instructor. The transition process was instantaneous. I envisioned from the moment I made the decision; I was in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
Beginning with, our arrival in Alabama I immediately checked into lodging when my daughter and I arrived in Alabama. I would be signing into as an instructor. As I approached the compound, I noticed the instructors and students participating in an exercise. One of the instructors came up to my vehicle to ask if we were lost. I explained that I was the newly assigned Instructor to the Division. He then flagged down another Soldier. SFC Joe Smith (I changed the name to protect the innocent). SFC Smith approached my vehicle; he noticed that I had a child in the back seat and asked where my …show more content…
He sent me to all of the instructor/writer training courses with his son. The requirements included Total Army Instructor Training, Systems Approach to Training, and Cadre Trainer Course. Upon completion of the training, I was scheduled to teach a mock class. After that, I had been assigned the first class to teach students. I taught the first class, but remained supervised to ensure I did not conduct myself in an unprofessional manner. This class became the class I was ultimately responsible for teaching every time a class processed