Professional Knowledge and Abilities Paper

Professional Knowledge and Abilities Paper

A professional organization that interests me is the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars). This is an organization intrigues me due that they are foundation in helping out our veterans of overseas conflicts. The VFW goes back to 1899 when the Spanish-American War (1898) ended. Soon after many veterans founded local organizations that would give them their rights and secure benefits for their service. When many of the service members return home wounded or sick they came home to no medical care or pension. Many were left to care for themselves.

These veterans soon banded together and form and organization which will later would become the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of America. The VFW would be a key in creating the Veterans Administration, the G.I. bill for the 20th and 21st Century. The VFW has fund and help create many memorials across the country such as the Vietnam, Korean War, World War II and the Women in Military Services Memorials. The VFW has about 2.1 million members and contributes more than 11 million hours of volunteer work in communities. They provide each year2.5 million dollars in scholarships and savings bonds to college students every year.

Overall, their mission is to create and build camaraderie among all United States military veterans that have been in overseas conflicts, to help out veterans, the military and their communities. Their vision is to make sure that all veterans are getting respected for their service, that they receive their entitlements. Veterans get recognized for their sacrifices they and their family have made onto this country.

This organization can help me contribute towards increasing my professional knowledge and abilities by creating a better understanding in my field of Public Relations. Putting the interest of the members first, serving the communities. Creating and promoting a positive image to the organization. To ensure that all members and their families are well taken care off at all times. Do good things for deserving people.

This knowledge and abilities can help me strive to succeed in my career by making great decisions and taking part in helping out the communities. I want to help out the people who need my assistance and who are willing to communicate more efficiently by the knowledge of my career success. The abilities to perform my job will encourage my performance and help to get recognize for the work I have put in. My professional values and ethics will be at a high standard if I am going to succeed in my career in Public Relations. If I cannot provide professional values and ethics nor able to understand my field in knowledge and abilities I would not be as successful as planned. It is important to comprehend all information given to you to be successful.