Warrant Officer Advanced Course (WOAC)

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When I first became a Warrant Officer I was unaware of how elite and prestigious the Corps was. As a young Warrant Officer, I constantly grow as a leader, teacher, student and peer. Every day is a new challenge and test. I greet most days with confidence and assurance while others are met with apprehension and uneasiness. Despite what each day holds, one thing remains constant; I love being part of the Corps.

b. Upon making my reservation for Warrant Officer Advanced Course (WOAC) I was met with apprehension and uneasiness. Was I ready for what I knew would be my most challenging Military school yet? As a person who often excels when faced with challenge, would I be successful this time around? From this course I have many expectations. …show more content…

No matter how many briefs I have given or classes I have taught, I still get a knot in my stomach prior to engaging the audience. I hope to gain more advance briefing techniques. I anticipate developing tricks and methods to become a stronger more confident briefer. I consider briefing a weakness I have. As I progress in my career, I acknowledge professional briefs are an integral skill I must master.

f. The end state of attending WOAC is becoming a keener more self-assured leader. I often over analyze and put an intense pressure on myself to be perfect. I frequently remind myself that I can accomplish whatever I am faced with and that the constant anxiety does not help any situation. With the current leadership in my office I have become complacent with my goals and my abilities. My goal is to reconnect with myself as an assertive self-starter. I aspire to gain a more durable presence when faced with new and challenging situations.

g. Lastly, I would like to discuss what I was not expecting from WOAC. I was not expecting to feel as if I had reentered Warrant Officer Candidate School (WOCS). I am disappointed in the initial energy of WOAC. I understand the need to establish a disciplined environment. I believe this can be done without threats or inciting fear. I hope the remainder of the course develops into an open learning environment and when I look back at WOAC, it is the high point in my

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