John Herbert was a three-star general. He was also known as Herbert the pervert. July 3rd was a special night for young boys to prank the community. Herbert politely told the boys to get off his lawn as he gently spanked each one of them. Suddenly there were sounds of early fireworks going off. John then had a thought of his big daddy chief Bush, and was sent into a PTSD trip of the war in Iraq. In that moment he snapped, running into the house guns a blazing. As he was laying in his…
continent, and even stretched her influence into other parts of the world. However, she did have one rival that did not submit as easily as the rest, Britain. In an attempt to break Britain, Napoleon implemented the continental system. Designed to blockade trade against Britain, the Continental System prevented the allies or neutral countries of Europe from trading with Britain, or they would face consequences from Napoleon himself. However, the effects of…
What They Do The U.S. military is what I want to do for my carrier they serve and protect the united states and they are different type of people who protects them like the air force is what I want to go and serve I don’t know what job I want to do yet but I’m looking in to what options I have. If the air force doesn’t work out I’ll just go to the U.S. National Guard and help people around the world. How do I become one? How do I become one? Well, I’ll have to talk to a recruiter and take a…
The importance of Unified Command for an event such as this or any event in general is, bringing together the “Incident Commanders” of all major organizations involved in the event in order to coordinate an effective response while at the same time carrying out their own jurisdictional responsibilities. (UC) links together organizations and provides a forum for these entities to make agreeing decisions. The (UC) in this event is blending jurisdictions and agencies and non-government sections…
Planning a Career in the United States Armed Forces Are you very patriotic, like to travel, want job security and believe in the Constitution of our nation? Walter Reuther is quoted “There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow men. There is no greater contribution than to help the weak. There is no greater satisfaction than to have done it well.” If you said yes to the above question or the quote sounds like you, consider a career in the United States Armed Forces. In my essay I will…
Although America was just formed after winning independence from Britain, countries that were oppressed looked towards the new country and its Declaration of Independence to achieve their own freedom. As America grew powerful, the country rose to the top among superpowers like Britain and Russia. Today, America is the world’s only superpower and hegemon. To achieve this position, America strengthened their military forces, expanded their economy and integrated its culture through foreign…
Learned in a Combat Hospital, she discusses the trauma that she experienced in her seven months in Iraq, along with effects it had on her when she first returned back to the states. Dr. Heidi Kraft was a psychologist Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy. She…
region was a necessity for stability and the French navy would support future Allied operations. Unfortunately, GEN Eisenhower did not achieve all his desired military objectives and several misfortunate second and third order of affects occurred. ADMR Darlan delayed negotiations and violence continued for additional days before Allied military operations forced surrenders in several key towns. French naval commanders scuttled the French navy in Toulon instead of allowing the ships be…
Operation Husky was an invaluable experience for Allied forces in World War II. It opened the Allied forces eyes to the numerous challenges they must face internally before they could hope to be victorious in the war against Germany, Japan and Italy. This essay will show how a failure in operational leadership caused Operation Husky to fail to become the decisive victory it had the potential of being. Essential to command and control is a thorough understanding of the commander’s intent at…
There is a plethora of historical figures in history, but some of these figures are more acknowledged and discussed about than others. The Macedonian general, Alexander III, also referred to as Alexander the Great, is one of the more prominent historical figures. There is no question that Alexander is famous for his undefeated streak during his military campaigns. However, many historians are in constant debate over whether or not Alexander was truly a military leader that deserved to be a…