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By Sgt. Sharmain Burch
USARCENT Public Affairs
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. – This week’s U.S. Army Central Soldier Spotlight is Sgt. 1st Class Esther Jacques, USARCENT human resources, policy and programs senior noncommissioned officer. Jacques is this week’s Soldier Spotlight for her years of service as a leader and former drill sergeant.
Jacques, an Orlando, Fla. native, joined the U.S. Army in 2004, marking this year her 10th year as a Soldier. Jacques has had many accomplishments during her career from being deployed to training the Army’s new recruits as a drill sergeant from 2009 to 2011 and she said the challenge to transform civilians into Soldiers felt rewarding and her inspirations drew from John Maxwell— “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
Q: What are your hobbies?
A: My hobbies are cleaning, fishing and traveling.
Q. What do you enjoy doing most during your free time?
A: I enjoy cleaning; a clean environment makes me feel like my life is organized and I have a
fresh start, which is the feeling I need to in order to believe I am ready to conquer my goals and I also enjoy spending time with my family.
Q. What are your short/long term professional goals?
A: My short term goal is to prepare for my permanent change of duty station to Human
Resources Command in January; the challenge will help me learn more about my profession and help me excel in my new position. My long term goal is to be selected for warrant officer
Q. When did you make the decision to become a Soldier and why?
A: Being a Soldier has always been something I wanted to be, so once my brother and sister
joined the Army there was no stopping me.
Q. If you could take a vacation to a location of your choice, where would you go?
A: Brazil
Q. What do you enjoy most about being a Soldier?
A: I enjoy doing what “Soldiers” do and I also enjoy the job I do in the military.
Q. If you could change one thing about the Army, what would you change and why?
A. I wouldn’t change anything because it would be my personal preference.
Q. If you could hold a different position in ARCENT for one day, what position would you choose?
A: I would want to be in a first sergeant position because it’s easier to reach out to all the Soldiers and mentor them.
| Date Taken: | 11.12.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 11.12.2014 15:54 |
| Story ID: | 147643 |
| Location: | SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, SC, US |
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