Hi class, my name is Jacob Cook, and I’m currently pursuing a degree in education with an emphasis on leadership with Liberty University online. I currently reside in New Mexico in the United States. I’m currently stationed at a military base here. I am in the Air Force, I am a Captain in the Air Force. I am a pilot specifically. I fly the MQ-9 Reaper, before that I flew the RC-135. With that said right now, what I do is teach. I’m an instructor in the MQ-9. I teach students how to fly, fight and win in that domain and also how to appropriately release weapons.
So the scripture that came to mind that I feel is associated with my job come from the New Testament. It’s John 15:13, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” So I feel that I am in a position of leadership as a Captain, and I am also in a position of power for a lack of a better term as a pilot carrying weapons. Because of that I consider my job to be very serious if not necessarily dangerous to myself. With that there is a lot heavy decisions and I use that scripture as a guiding principle to love my fellow man and to prove that I am willing to lay down my life for my friends and my countrymen and more specifically for my family. That is what keeps me going in this career. I love instructing; I love teaching which is why I am in this degree program. When I retire from the Air Force I would like at a High School somewhere and to continue instructing.
Right now I am five course away from graduating, including this course. SO after this course I will only have four courses left until I am awarded with my Master’s degree.
As far as hobbies and interests, I am married and have been for about 11 years. I have three kids. My oldest is nine, my second is six and my youngest is four. So that two boys and my youngest is a girl. So they keep me pretty busy. When I do get time I like to spend time with them and walk the dog, maybe watch a movie or spend time with my wife.
I thought this course had an interesting name to it – technology and leadership. I have taken other technology courses. This isn’t the first one, but I am very interested in how leadership can be portrayed through technology and how leadership can be used to push technology and the benefits that lie there. I’m a student of leadership, I enjoy leadership. That’s one of the main reasons why I joined the Air Force. So I am very interested in how I can learn leadership from a technological aspect.
I look forward to working with you all and wish you good luck in the course.
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