Blog 8: Research and Working EQ

1.  What is your working EQ?

• What are the most important qualities an officer should possess?

2.  What is a possible answer to your working EQ? Please write the answer in thesis format. 

•  One of the most important qualities to posses as an officer is dependability, because as an officer, you would need to be trusted on both the field and at peacetime when you are working with others.

3.  What is the most important source you have used that has helped you come up with an answer to your working EQ?

• The first interview with my mentor has been extremely helpful. It might not seem like it had a lot of information, but he helped gear me into a better path which helped me to find some answers for my EQ.

4.  Who is your mentor, or where are you volunteering, and how does what you are doing relate to your working EQ?

• My mentor is Captain David Hankle and he's a special selections officer for Southern California and the Hawaiian Islands. He looks for different qualities in the people he recruits which is how his work relates to my topic. There are 14 personality traits that are valued in the Marines and he looks for people who will showcase those traits and represent the Marines well. 

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

• I would be working on my Girl Scout Gold Award project. What I am doing is planning an event with Operation Military Kids to help create birthday packs to be given to kids who have parents deployed in the military. I would be in charge of booking the location, bringing in donations, promoting the event, and running the event itself. I'm would be completely in charge of everything.

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

• I already have to complete 60 hours, so I would be taking pictures of the event and of my final paperwork I have to submit to the Girl Scout Gold Award Board.

3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

• Girls Scouts greatly depends on leadership skills within its organization, especially at the level I'm at in Girl Scouts. This would allow me to improve on my own skills and put newer skills into action.