As he swayed in his rocking chair on a rainy Halloween Eve afternoon in his quaint, Tennessee mountain home, Hammond Dean recounts the self-sacrifice he made in the jungles of Vietnam. Hammond Dean Private First Class Hammond Dean enjoying the fresh air. D. W. Ross, a Korean War veteran, VFW member and friend of Dean mentioned, “It’s hard to characterize Ham and I’ve known him for a while now. He always keeps you on your toes but he would give you the shirt off his back if you need it.”…
National Guard The National Guard is the branch of the military that operates as a “home guard.” Like servicemen and women in other branches of the armed forces, members of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard undergo military training to protect the nation in case of attack and to aid americans during time of crisis, including national disasters like earthquakes and floods. Unlike other branches of the military the guard is mostly stationed on home soil (though they can be mobilized by the federal government to fight overseas). Each state unit is controlled by their state government when they are not mobilized by the federal government. When you join the national guard, you can choose from a range of different career paths to work and receive training in.…
National Guard: Similar to the Army Reserves but instead of working for nationally part time you actually work for the state part time, and can be activated by any state of…
Applicant Statement Ouellette, Daniel I began my Army career during my senior year, enlisting as a 31B. I knew this was what I wanted to do as both my parents had served. During school I was a member of the JROTC and Army Cadet program at Lewiston High School. I successfully completed OSUT and was never placed on the Overweight program, or failed a PT test. Upon completion of training I was assigned to the 2301 MP Company in Sembach, Germany. Once I signed into the company, I was 2 percent over at that time and was placed on the Army Weight Control Program.…
Since the war ended in Iraq, many Isis fighters have taken over some cities in Iraq. Recently the city of Mosul was overtaken. Multiple nations have joined to retake the city of Mosul. Joining to help the local people are approximately 30,000 pro-government troops, with the main assault being about 4000 Kurdish Peshmerga militia. Planes from the US-led coalition are providing air support.…
I am interested in attending the Coast Guard academy because I want to become the best version of myself that I can be so that I can better serve my country and people that comprise it. I expect to get the education necessary to become a quality officer in the USCG while also making a positive impact in the lives of those at the Academy. They will be some of the hardest nights of my life, but there will also the most rewarding nights of my life. There will be days that I feel like quitting but I will keep going in the hope of times to come, and days that will make everything worth it. I expect to major in ORCA and to help solve some of the toughest problems in the Coast Guard.…
I worked in a sales related field for over sixteen years. Some of the successful National Guard recruiters I worked with had big outgoing personalities while others were more reserved. Some of those that were really successful had the big personalites, but some of the more reserved recruiters also were very successful. That pattern worked both ways as there were also failures on both sides of the personality scale. Deeter-Schmelz, D., & Sojka, J. (2007), indicated that there are no conclusions that one personality type would be more successful than another when it comes to sales.…
loyalist enlists cowards run Groans moans and, coughing would be some of the terrible sounds I heard when serving my time as a veteran. Valley Forge was an encampment that started on December 19th, 1777 until June 19th, 1778. Many were dying from disease, illness or fatigue. People are dying quickly, and the continental army needs your help. Reenlisting for the continental army is your death sentence thousands were sick, and I would not consider doing such things.…
I also encourage you to look into college and use your Tuition Assistance as soon as its available for you. Take advantage of the TA. Civilian education is also very important in your Army career to progress. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask me for guidance. -Personal…
The military will break you down and rebuild you and you could end up being a completely different person then you are now. You could get killed, have to kill people, see bad things, and do bad things. You could get called back until you are in your 40′s-50′s, depending on the skills you acquired. When you join the service, you belong to the United States government your life decisions will be made for you until you complete your commitment. You will spend a large majority of your time away from your family, friends, and loved ones.…
With new laws being enacted in the military and the ever present possibility of conflict, a relatively dormant topic has emerged, the Selective Service and the military draft. As with any emerging topic, differing opinions towards the issue have risen, Economists tend to argue that the agency “captures people who would prefer to be doing something else and forces them to bear the cost of national defense disproportionately by working for a submarket wage”(Applebaum), military officials lean towards the idea that the effectiveness of our all-volunteer force should not be compromised, while lawmakers themselves question the agency believing that maintaining the Selective Service simply makes no sense. Even the average, working class, American…
When I was a little kid I saw a commercial of the national guard. From that day forward I wanted to be in the national guard. My family has a long line of army and national guard background. I think I am very qualified for this job. By the time I am able to go to the national guard I will have a boxing background, wrestling, football.…
During this time in history, the colored man was still not allowed to defend himself within the military. Douglass began to instill the importance of belonging to the United States army to the colored and promoted their inclusion among the whites. He had gained the support of enough of the population to make an impact. Finally, in 1863, as a result of Frederick Douglass’s actions, Congress had authorized colored enlistment in the Union army (8, 15). Frederick was asked to help recruit colored soldiers, including his two sons, into the Massachusetts 54th Regime, the first group ever to contain colored militia (6).…
My visit to the Air Force Academy reinforced my want to attend a service academy. I want to continue being pushed beyond the limits I set for myself. I dream of joining fellow cadets who all…
I returned from a Military Deployment, December 24, 2016, with an opened and approved LOD. Due to the deployment, my civilian employer placed my on a Military leave because I was a deployed soldier. I wasn't required to return to my civilian employer until April of 2016. At that time I was under a restriction/profile from the doctor. The profile limits me from performing my civilian job as a nurse efficiently because I am unable to stand for 12hrs.…