Dear Sir, I am writing to you in reference to my request for a pass on the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth of April two thousand and eleven. I am concerned that my pass will conflict with the brigade combatives tournament and I would like to be given the opportunity to share with you why I feel an exception should be made and my request for a pass should be approved.
On December 31, 1998, my family and I opened a time capsule that we had packed away ten years ago.Among the contents included was a questionnaire, it inquired about politics, entertainment, and technology among other culturally relevant subjects. I was 18a in 2002 so as I wrote out my predictions of flying cars and re-animating George Washington for president I also listed my goals. My first goal was to go to college; I graduated from the University of Kansas in the summer of 2004.
My second goal was to join the United States Army; I joined on October 31, 2001. I now have a new list of goals; short-term and long term.My long term goals involve becoming an NCO and earning my Masters degree. However, while I am in AIT, my goal is to render myself as an asset to Bravo Company 264.
As the platoon guide I fulfill my obligations everyday by arriving early to formations, receiving and reporting accountability, and distributing information to my fellow soldiers so that our platoon is squared away and ready to work. During the time that I have been at Bravo Company I have volunteered my time to participate in the Drill and Ceremony competition and I attended a Women’s Heritage month seminar.I have had such an enlightened experience with the Army and I feel that I have accomplished so much that I would like to share it with my family. I am asking that my pass be approved so that I can spend time with them as, they were not able to make it to my graduation from Basic Combat Training. We made plans on the tenth of February for my mom, sister, brother, and dog to drive to San Antonio from Kansas City to pick me up and we would all visit my aunt and uncle in Cedar Hill, Texas.
With everyone’s busy schedules, the weekend of the combatives tournament was the only time they could visit. I would not ask for a pass if it did not have to do with my family, but they and the Nation are why I am here. I live to honor my family and Country. I believe that every soldier should live their lives by the army values and I do, they shape my life and I have bettered myself through acting upon them.
I want my family to see what the army has done to me, in a positive aspect.Among the Army values I have grown particularly fond of two; Loyalty and respect. I am not looking to be rewarded for living certain values that have been cornerstones in my life since my mother instilled them in me as a child or as the Army has nurtured and enhanced them through my experience in the military. I am asking that I be treated with respect for the sacrifices that I will be making in the future and the contributions I am making here in Bravo. Thank you for your time Sir.
