I understand that my actions as of late are not becoming of a Non Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Army and definitely not one of that that is in the position that I’m in now. One that seeks to become a Special Forces weapons sergeant. Because of my recent, and apparent lack of discipline the way in which my peers view me have gone well below satisfactory. The main reason for this perception is because of my test scores. They believe that the reason my test scores are the way they are is because of my lack of motivation in this course. I didn’t, at first, agree with what they had said but sometimes an outside perspective is needed to make you realize where you may be lacking. I was, and am, well aware of the fact that I had failed my tests. What I was failing to realize was that it was my motivation level that was lacking which is a direct reflection of my level of discipline.
Discipline is main part of any soldier. It is something that is that taught in the very beginning, in basic training, no mater what mos you are. Without that discipline you become complacent. When you become complacent you loss sight of what’s in front of you, your goal, your job, your duty as a man, a soldier, an NCO, you make mistakes, you take things such as your situation or environment for granted. Something that may seem as trivial as tests, whether failed or not may very well be the deciding factor in you, or more importantly, your men’s life’s. I’m here to become proficient at the job of an SF weapons sergeant so I can be an asset to a team and train them, as well as train soldiers from army’s and people of other nations and tribes, people we will have to rely on. If I’m not proficient at my job, if I become complacent now then how can I be an asset?
They say nobody plans to fail just fails to plan. I believe that this is what I have failed to do. I came into this portion of the coarse thinking “I was good” this made me became complacent. When I started to slip, to...