Posted on Feb 5, 2014
Whats the best thing you feel you have done for your country while in the military
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Share with us all what you feel like is the best thing you have done for your Country since you joined your Military Branch.
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I think that the best thing that I have done for my country while serving in the military is grooming, growing and trying to be a role model for tomorrows leaders of our communities. Parents across our country entrusted the care, education and growth of their sons and daughters to us. I hope that when they to return to their homes, they return as better men and women who have grown and matured into leaders and pillars to the community and to the country.
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Being a Leader!<div><br></div><div>Some may see that as cheesy or cheap but I mean it in every sense.</div><div><br></div><div>A true Leader is a teacher and a confidant. I use my skills to guide my Soldiers but to also watch them and pay attention to them. I am approachable and my Soldiers will always come talk to me.</div><div><br></div><div>The above reasons are why a fellow Soldier came and talked to me when contemplating suicide. I noticed something wasn't right and decided to ask small questions to get into the ballpark. After about 15 minutes of talking, listening and assessing I asked the question if they felt like hurting themselves or have been thinking of suicide. The resounding response was yes.</div><div><br></div><div>The best thing I have done is to be a Leader and because of that there is another person walking on this earth and holding their head high.</div>
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1SG Steven Stankovich
I know that you do not need a pat on the back for doing your job 1SG, but it is a testament to your listening, caring and assessing skills that there was a positive outcome to that situation. More out there need to pay attention to your comment.
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I completely and whole heartedly agree. If more Leaders and Soldiers listened to their peers and Soldiers more we might have a lot more of them standing in our ranks.
Another tactic my Commander and I used in Afghanistan is to have random card/board games with the Soldiers on our slow days. The rule of the game was that you had to answer the questions asked during the game. We would ask questions like -
What is something that you did that you regret?
What moment were you embarresed about?
One thing about you your peers don't know?
As we threw out questions like that the Commander and myself would start the answers off and we would let them know our issues. These sessions allowed the Soldiers to talk directly with the Commander and myself and also allowed the Soldiers to understand that everyone messes up, everyone has hard times, everyone has moments where they can't figure out the next step. Once they relaized that they also understood you could work through these minor issues and still be a successful Soldier.
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It's because of people like you, 1SG Derek Quackenbush that makes the military more of a family and helps others to continue with their careers, and grow into much better leaders. You have definitely led by a great example that I wish more leaders would try to emulate. I have met many NCO's that I feel were very "one dimensional" in their leadership style. I try my best to be a hard charging "coach" as some might say, as well as being as approachable as I can be at the same time. A leader must fall somewhere in the "grey" area, not too hard and not too soft. But be somebody that other's want to be one day, and also motivate the hell out of them without digging too much into their personal life unless they open up to you on their own. It bothers me very much if a Soldier doesn't feel as though they trust me enough to "spill their beans." I love helping others as much as I can.
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SSG Schiel - a true leader must be the perfect blend of both worlds. I think as an Army we have lost that in most leaders. It is up to us to show the new Soldiers that we have to be better, to push ourselves to the next level. To be the best leaders for the Soldiers and the Army as a whole.
If we teach the Soldiers to be the perfect leader then years from now we will be able to say we helped change Army leadership and shaped the new generation to be better leaders than us.
If we teach the Soldiers to be the perfect leader then years from now we will be able to say we helped change Army leadership and shaped the new generation to be better leaders than us.
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Mine is,<div><br></div><div>During my time in Afghanistan we helped the town of Spin Boldak build a all new customs station and helped lower the amount of IED materials and guns that were trying to be taken up north. We spent countless hours with the local police forces and army to make the people of the town feel safe at night and not worry about there families being taken hostage.</div>
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It is an easy question for someone in the Coast Guard: Saved lives. Almost everyone in the CG has been involved either directly or indirectly with saving lives and that mission is probably what attracted them to the service in the first place. There isn't much that compares to the feeling you get when you pull someone from a sinking boat or from the water.
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CWO3 (Join to see)
Chief I agree whole heartily I spent 18 years at small boats stations as a Boatswains Mate I have done a lot of Search and Rescue it is the best feeling
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Completing the missions assigned to my unit, and taking care of the Soldiers serving under my command.
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LTC (Join to see)
Paying it forward. I was bequeathed this legacy and it comes with the burden of passing the knowledge and love of country on. Whatever success I have, it came largely because of the support of the warriors that came before me. My efforts in shaping tomorrows caregivers is the portion that has given me the most pride.
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SPC (Join to see)
Funerals for veterans... by far the most satisfying thing I have done for my country.
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CPT John Keenan
Going above and beyond for some soldiers and their families. That stuff always resulted in better units; soldiers talk, and when they know you have their backs, they'll do great stuff. .
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Passing all that I have learned to the next generation. Some of those lessons were hard learned.
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I think that the BEST thing I have done for my country is having trained and mentored young NCOs and Officers, the individuals who will one day be leaders within the Army; outside of leading Soldiers in combat, it was the most satisfying of the jobs that I had the honor and privilege of doing in my 26 years.
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Like many of my brothers and sisters out there.... I gave back to the Country and the Army what a few NCOs that trained and mentored (maybe a little tormenting...
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Volunteered for service to our country overseas and beyond myself and others.To become someone better than myself.
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SPC Geoffrey Jenkins
I was also Navy in my younger day's at NTC/RTC San Diego,
but Fort Dix is still number one for the training!
Army baby hooooah,
but Fort Dix is still number one for the training!
Army baby hooooah,
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