During my time in the Army, I have had plenty of obstacles, one in particular would be when I was a RTO (radio tech operator) and we were attached to another battalion to go raid a village. We patrolled all night until we walked twelve miles to our location avoiding helicopters flying in the sky looking for us. Once we finally set up an OP (observation post) we had a team go out and recon the village and we established a plan on how we were going to attack the village. My squad only had about nine of us, so we were not initially part of the main element to go in and assault the village. However, as we started creeping up to the first obstacle, a fence, helicopters started patrolling for us again.…
Men are starving to death, there is hardly any supplies, but we are still going to win this war. The Patriots(Americans who supported independence) have just been defeated at the Battle of Germantown. The army then set up camp at Valley Forge for the winter. There are approximately 12,000 soldiers here, most under the age of 20. They are living in crowded, damp tents and many of the them do not have clothes to cover their whole body let alone to keep them warm.…
It was a long period of server cold weather in Valley Forge. In December, the snow was inches deep along with continued snowstorms. There was heavy snowfall and heavy rain days after we received a new blanket of snow. Due to the heavy rainfall, flooding had occurred. In the Continental army, it wasn’t a pleasant winter for us.…
ren introduce their parents to the class, and then the parents talk about their job. One of my classmates brought his mother who was with the US Military as a Marine soldier, apparently I was the only one amazed by the fact. I was pretty impressed with it and for several days kept playing with my brother's old toy copies of Automat Kalashnikov and shotguns. I kept striking random stuff at home and expectedly breaking them, so my weaponry was taken away. With the days I stopped searching for them and moved on, completely forgetting about my current dream to become a Marine Soldier.…
Maxwell HELP Prabo SIZZLE SIZZZZZZZLE! The thermite charge just blew out the reinforced wall with a BOOM! My teammate started firing into the smoky abyss. He was returned with gunfire, as if his bullets fired back at him. He dropped dead with a, thud.…
I must say, these next few years are going to be interesting. Although I am saddened to leave behind Sharon Academy, where I had taught for two years, I am eager to attend one of the nation’s most respectable army schools. The United States Military Academy at West Point has graciously accepted me to be trained under their guidance. As it is such a great honor, I wholeheartedly aspire to be able to prove myself worthy and excel.…
I couldn’t keep up much longer, my breaths were heavy and snot was running down my nose. I stop, hands on my knees, panting. I had to keep running or our platoon sergeant would get in our face and we would get chewed out. I’m jogging and it hasn't gotten any better, as i'm struggling to keep the pace up, my drill sergeant comes from behind me and starts yelling in my ear, “DON’T YOU WANT TO GRADUATE PRIVATE!”. I winced, and kept my head down as I try and keep my legs running.…
I still remember, my body uncontrollably shivering as I curled into the fetal position under a tree trying to conserve whatever warmth I could retain. The cold weather was merciless, its rain poured and the wind blew erratically upon my flimsy poncho as stray beads of water seeped through the micro-tears of my poncho’s fabric. For hours, I remained wedged on the ground as my vision begun to fade. Slowly, I let myself drift into the darkness as my mind went numb and my face grimaced. I wanted to cry, until I heard from the corner of my head say, “YOU’RE NOT A QUITTER, DON’T GIVE UP!”…
When I first heard about the Air Force Academy, I was in awe that such a school existed. Growing up in a military family, I have witnessed the sacrifices every military person and his or her family must make. Their sacrifices ensured my decision to serve in the military. Family members and friends have told me that getting into USAFA will be difficult; which was a reason why I decided to apply. The Academy will challenge me to further my abilities, to be a better person and leader, to develop self-discipline, to push me beyond my limits.…
I have been broke and broken before. Regrettably, it has happened twice in my life. The first time was for love. The second time was for financial arrogance. I am a bit of a romantic, so let’s focus on the first time I was broke and broken.…
The forty legions I woke up this morning and walked to the field i am a inca a slave to the aztecs we are supposed to donate slaves every year to be sacrificed. we feed them all the work is done buy us all the other slaves hate me and my family i am poor have no money for food so i have to steal it from my neighbors field every day so my family can survive. i walk to the field to get wheat for my wife to make tortillas.…
Growing up in a military family I learned some of the most important lessons about life. As a child it was essential for me to learn how to adjust to life, balance priorities, develop an identity, and cope with stress. These values have influenced me throughout my life. In the beginning adjusting to life was one of the unyielding challenges I had to face.…
It’s hard to describe the day you graduate from basic training. I, myself had graduated from basic training on April 12th 2013 in Ft Leonard Wood Missouri. This was the day that the 50 people from my platoon had looked forward to since we started. Everyone’s parents, friends, wives’, and girlfriends had flown in to see this moment. The time had come for us to march on stage, and start the memorable day.…
You know that feeling when your stomach drops and you instantly feel nauseous? When I heard that my brother was getting deployed on a nine month long deployment to Afghanistan I felt exactly that way. With tears pouring out of my eyes I couldn’t help but to think of the worst case scenario possible. My brother joined the Army in 2013. In fact, he joined the Infantry Branch.…
United States Army Basic Training Introduction The United States Army currently has an estimated amount of 500,000 plus people enlisted for active duty, disregarding the millions of men before. They all have completed the same process after enlistment, basic combat training. Basic combat training is the different phases that each civilian goes through to become a United States Army soldier.…