The Tennessee National Guard Adjutant General visits with Troopers deployed to Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Oct. 19-20 on U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. “It was different than what I expected it to be,” said U.S. Army Maj . Gen. Terry “Max” Haston, the Adjutant General for Tennessee National Guard. “It’s a world of its own.…
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was founded by Jan Scruggs, who served in Vietnam from 1969-1970 as an infantry corporal. He wanted the memorial to acknowledge and recognize the service and sacrifice of all who served in Vietnam. On July 1, 1980, in the Rose Garden, President Jimmy Carter signed the legislation to provide a site in Constitution Gardens near the Lincoln Memorial. It was a three and a half year task to build the memorial and to salute those who served in Vietnam.…
Sergeant Calderon works full-time as an National Guard recruiter. He joined the National Guard before he went into college. he's been in the National Guard for nine years total and he currently has three years left of his contracts. He explained to us all the benefits of joining the National Guard as well as the downfalls, which weren't very many.…
A veterans Sacrifice Throughout the history of this great country, the United States, all the veterans of all the wars and battles are the ones to thank for gaining our freedom and keeping us free. This is as true now as it ever has been. A lot of times the sacrifice the veterans make goes unnoticed and unappreciated. I would just like to say thank you.…
The nation’s first military draft began in 1940, when President Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act. The Draft continued through war and peacetime until 1973. More than 10 million men and women were drafted to fight in a war, and a lot died during the time of the war too. To but another draft in, Congress must pass must pass legislation to begin the process and the president must sign the legislation (The Week Article).Knowing Donald Trump he’ll probably start World War III and the draft will be put back into place.…
Reinstating the Draft During the Vietnam War the public was upset with the military draft policies, even during previous wars there was some debate about the rules. The WWII draft had caused nearly the majority of men that were of age to be sent overseas. Women had to be sent to work leaving families at home and taking over the role of the men. Women were practicing hard labor, putting together planes, weapons, and ammunition; children were even helping. The draft has positive and negative sides, which are constantly being debated by men and women alike.…
Drafting women would also allow more people into the military. Possibly having the draft come back as discussed in government would show just how these ideas would come into play. With a military draft army in place of a volunteer army there would not be a lack in troops needed to protect our country. Not only is our volunteer army lacking in people to protect us but we are training foreign counties men to fight for us. As stated in KDI School’s Draft or Recruit one of the weaknesses of volunteer drafting is us having to recruit foreigners (pg 5 Military Service: Draft or Recruit).…
Conscription World War 1 was one of the first major global conflicts. The war began on the 28th of July 1914 and ended on the 11th of November 1918. The First World War was a milestone in the history of our world and was a horrific term of events. During the time of World War 1 Billy Hughes, the Prime Minister of Australia called a referendum on conscription, a process where men around Australia would be forced to attend war at random. This was due to the limited numbers of men fighting in war, however, many people had different arguments for the process and conscription began to have many effects on men during and after the war.…
The United States gathered a group of people to help find out what would happen with these veterans many of the people weren't aware. The government wanted to find out what were the post war psychological problems that Vietnam veterans had in order to determine their needs. P.T.S.D. is a disorder caused by a traumatic event that happens in someone's life time. Some symptoms are; events or flashbacks, avoiding people and events that remind them of the trauma, and easily angered plus trouble sleeping.…
However, in the past few years the Pentagon lifted a ban on women serving in combat; this opened up front line positions for all women in the armed services (Fromer par. 1). Now that women are allowed to have any military position, it is perfectly reasonable that they should be listed for the draft. In 2016 President Obama voiced his opinion that he believes women registering for the draft is the most logical step America can take, in that women are allowed to fight in any combat position now (“Obama signs”). Since American men have to bear such a responsibility, women should too now that the military field is equal. Women are now equal to men in the realm of the military, so there is no reason to exclude them from the selective services.…
Tamara Perkins Mrs. Williams 4th Feb. 18 2016 Homeless Military Veterans Do you have a family member who is in the military? Do your friends? We all know someone who has been, or is in the military.…
Boom, Boom, Boom. Gunshots, blood and screams. Your head is pounding. Your hands are trembling. Your heart is beating.…
America’s veterans should be highly respected and appreciated because they fight for peace. Sometimes they fight for peace in other countries. Other times they fight for peace in our own country. I have some close family members who fought for our country. Veterans fight selflessly to put others before themselves to keep us safe.…
The number of active duty soldiers is over one-million and counting. This number does not include women. Women should have the choice of whether or not to join the military. Not all women have the same mindset. Some would jump at the opportunity to defend their country while others are trying to take care of their households.…
American and Hispanic Views on Gender Roles Throughout all of history men and women have always been told what roles they are supposed to play within their culture since a very young age. Whether it is the American or Hispanic culture, women have always had a much lower and weaker role than men have; this means that women are the weaker sex. Since they aren’t as independent as they should be, women aren’t always the head of the household. However, in the American culture women are able to become the head of the household even though they are still the weaker sex. Men in both cultures are the dominant sex because they are able to be a lot more independent than women and therefore are almost always the head of the household; in rare cases American men will not be the head of the household due to reasons such as not working.…