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  • Essay / Personal Reflection on Leadership: The Importance of...

    I don't believe you can undo 18 years or more in just 4 years by forcing doctrine down people's throats. Forcing things on people only causes them to shut down and exclude you. An individual should already have these values. I find it offensive that the Citadel claims that Arland Williams gave his life because the Citadel made him that way. This statement takes away from his greatness and sacrifice because you are saying he only did what he did because of you. This kind of selflessness can only come from within. If you do not possess this trait or have a cause for which you are willing to die, no amount of LTP and days of leadership will be able to convince the average Citadel cadet to die for a stranger, you can hardly convince a cadet to make a donation to charity or do community service without making it compulsory. If the Citadel insists on taking credit for making Arland Williams this way, then the Citadel must take credit for the behavior of all graduates and cadets for making them this way, including Skip ReVille, a graduate from the citadel who molested children. The Citadel is like the Masons, it is an institution that makes good men better. A man or woman who has the values ​​of the citadel at heart is a man or woman who was already a good person. When it comes to training my principled leadership, this excellent institution has helped me greatly. Although I personally have only had one leader here that I strive to be, I have had countless examples of