rotc

Zac Stamp
Essay for ROTC scholarship

The ROTC program was first introduced to me through my local recruiter. When I head about the various opportunities the programs offer, I realized that I am the perfect fit for the Army ROTC program, because I have leadership skills that I want to cultivate, I will serve my country with the highest honor, and I will become a valuable citizen as a result.
I wish to enroll in the ROTC program for a few reasons, which are pretty simple but also important to me. I want to learn and become a better leader, to serve my country, and to achieve my full potential and be all that I can be.
My initial reason for wanting to enroll in the ROTC program is to use the leadership skills that I have received in my experiences at Roosevelt High School and use them to better my self in the programs the Army offers. I have had a few leadership roles in high school, for example I was Vice President of one of the most successful FFA (Future Farmers of America) chapters in the state, Captain of a Reserve Champion national trap team, and the starting varsity nose guard on a football team in the playoffs. I did well in these leadership roles, but through the ROTC I can learn how to lead people in an even more effective way the Army way this is a skill that will be useful to in many aspects of my life and is something I am eager to learn. I have always admired the service and the men and women I think it is a noble thing to serve ones country and I would like to do my part. I think that the ROTC is the best way that I can serve my country, because I can use my abilities to think critically and rationally to figure out any problem I think that valuable perspective as well as my ability to communicate that perspective will be an asset to the ROTC program.
Through the ROTC I will use what I have already learned in high school to further my education. I am a dedicated student, ranked 7th in my class, I have a passion for learning and I take my education seriously. This attitude will help me attain a mechanical engineering degree, which someday I will use to design new and more efficient farm equipment to make the agricultural community that I was raised in even stronger.