=================================================================== In 500 words or less, please describe your short-term and long-term personal and education/career goals and what has helped to shape your goals. What specific steps will you take to reach your personal/education/career goals? IRAC Issue Rule Application Conclusion Introduction 3 examples conclusion Personal and Educational Goals Short term 1. Earn a college degree 2. Obtain FAA Certifications 3. Pilots License Personal 1. general expand knowledge 2. obtain bachelor of Science 3. Stay on Honors Roll while in University Long term 1. Achieve Career in Aeronautics 2. Masters Degree in Aeronautics while working or intern in Aeronautics 3. Obtain additional FAA Certifications and Pilot License Personal 1. Start my own Aeronautics Consulting Firm 2. Become Leader in one of the Aerospace Organizations or Associations What helped to shape your goals 1. Aviation has always intrigued you. 2. Hands On Mechanical Apptitude in Science and Engineering 3. Lego- ability to make anything using legos. 4. Parents 5. Homeschooling - excel in areas faster than normal Accepted into University at 15 years 7. Being a Musician 8. 4-H Steps to reach Goals. 1. Attend University focus and work diligently on my Studies. 2. Join groups and clubs that focus in Aeronautics. 3. Volunteer my skills and knowledge in Aeronautics Organizations and Associations. 4. Prepare for the GRE and GMAT 5. =================================================================== In 500 words or less, please describe how you plan to give back to your community and help fulfill the needs of your community after you've completed your education. How would your plan impact not only your immediate community, but also a broader one? 1. Make Aviation a safer place. Procedures, methods, and emerging technology. (Broader) 2. Volunteer my skills and knowledge in Aeronautics Organizations and Associations. (Community Service) 3. Free Flight to volunteer and various Youth Organizations (Volunteer Organization) Angel Flight™ Southeast is an IRS 501(c)(3) organization of more than 650 volunteer pilots who utilize their own aircraft, fuel and time to provide free air transportation to medical facilities for citizens who are financially distressed or otherwise unable to travel on public transportation. Angel Flight Southeast also coordinates missions to fly organ transplant candidates, people involved in clinical trials, chemotherapy or other repetitive treatment, victims of abuse seeking relocation, families receiving help from Ronald McDonald Houses, Shriners Hospitals and many other charities, disabled or sick children to special summer camp programs, and for many other humanitarian reasons. Angel Flight Southeast coordinates an average of 3,000 missions per year with its group of all volunteer pilots. Angel Flight Southeast belongs to the Air Charity Network; an association of charitable aviation organizations comprised of more than 7,000 pilots who flies more than 22,000 missions for 35,000 passengers nationwide annually. 4. Challenge Air - www. challenge Air.com Challenge Air builds self-esteem and confidence of children and youth with specials needs, through the experience of flight. Since 1993, Challenge Air has enriched the lives of children and youth with special needs through its unique aviation programs. Challenge Air’s mission reflects the life-changing impact the flight experience has on children, families, donors, sponsors and communities as a whole. With a network of nearly 3,500 volunteers nationwide, volunteers serve as pilots, ground crew, fundraisers, planning committee members and in numerous other capacities. As Challenge Air continues to grow and add more programs across the country, its mission will remain true..... To continue to provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to special needs children and youth through the gift of flight. Program Goals: 1) To improve the quality of life for children/youth and families with special needs 2) Arouse children/youth with special needs to be excited about learning and inspired about their future 3) Educate children/youth about the aviation industry and encourage them to consider occupational roles other than the customary ones to which they are generally directed 4) Involve and promote civic and community engagement 5) Create an environment for peer interaction for children/youth with special needs. 6) Promote local organizational resources to families with special needs. How Can I Bring Challenge Air To My Community? First, please review our mission and program goals to find out if your city is a fit for our qualifications. Second, if you believe your organization or program satisfies our goals, you should then submit a complete application to be considered. Applications should detail out why you feel the Challenge Air program is a good fit for your city. In order to be considered for a “Fly Day” program in your city, applications will be reviewed bi-annually on April 1st (for events to be held during the 1st and 2nd quarters of the following year) and October 1st (for events to be held during the 3rd and 4th quarters of the following year). Each locales application will be submitted to the Challenge Air programs committee and reviewed. Once you are chosen as a select city, the terms will be formalized in a letter of understanding. The letter of understanding will outline Challenge Air’s expectations for a “Fly Day” and details Challenge Air’s commitment to your programs success. If you have questions concerning your particular qualifications and want to submit a letter of inquiry prior to preparing an application, you may do so. Any letter of inquiry should include a summary of your request and the impact it could have on the people served. After reviewing the letter, Challenge Air staff can assess whether or not your organization should continue the application process based on your qualifications. Preliminary meetings are discouraged. Thank you in advance for your interest in our program! 5. 6. =================================================================== In 500 words or less, please describe any challenges you have faced personally, financially or academically that you have had to overcome. How have you dealt with the challenges you have faced? How have these barriers or your success in overcoming challenges affected your goals and personal character? If you do not have any extracurricular/community service involvement, you may use this space to tell us why. 1. 2. 3. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Academic goals is quite simple. What college you want to go to, what you're interested in majoring in, etc. Professional goals is an extension of this, where do you want to go in life, what kind of job do you want. Personal goals is mainly things like your hobbies and your goals in progressing those, things like social life and relationships. It's all about getting to know the applicant and to see if they're a good fit for the company and job and workplace. Educational and career goals are different because educational goals are geared more towards expanding knowledge, while career goals focus more on a particular job field and work experience. They are the same because they both work together to increase productivity and success rate. It is essential to set educational and career goals because it can help an individual to support themselves and establish an identity in the world.