Stevan Jakovljevic Professor Avdeev Law 2010-05 Fall 2016 Case Brief Term Researched: Duty of Care Case Name: Howard D. Brunson (Plaintiff-Respondent) v. Affinity Federal Credit Union Legal Citation: 954 A.2d 550 (N.J. Super. App. Div. 2008) Date Decided:…
INTRODUCTION: This is an add report to Officer Sprague’s #8091 original report under case #17012108. INJURIES: Victim Cindy Jordan sustained two approximately 4-5 inch scratch marks to her right forearm and one bruise to her inner right forearm. I asked Jordan if she needed any medical attention and she said, “No.”…
A former church pastor and his wife were arrested by police on June 16 for bringing their baby daughter with them while they were drinking and smoking at a bar in Indianapolis. According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by AL.com, police went to the Wild Beaver Saloon in Indianapolis after someone reported that a woman was soliciting customers in exchange for beer and breastfeeding while drinking alcoholic beverages. Shari Tremba, 42, tested 0.193 after a Breath Alcohol Content test. Michael Trosclair, 45, a former senior pastor at a church in Theodore, was reportedly visibly intoxicated.…
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9… Candidate Allison lacked command presence when she issued her order to her fire team. SNC was visibly uncomfortable with the five paragraph order and stumbled through the order. SNC did not brief the Admin and Logistics paragraph nor the Command and Signal paragraph. SNC made references that alluded to sections within the five paragraph order, but there was no connection as to the five paragraph order itself.…
SGT Smith became a subject matter expert providing timely and relevant knowledge on ASIP radio, which allowed him to be selected as the Battalion ASIP fielding NCOIC. During this time, he successfully balanced resources to continue the daily missions of inspection, preparing and upgrading 252 ASIP radio systems totaling over $2 million dollars in seven days. SGT Smith went above and beyond his duties during eight FTX. Without SGT Smiths high level of dedication and motivation these training exercises would of failed. SGT Smith, continued to sustain a high standard and knowledge of signal flow during the 123rd MSB EXEVAL 13, allowing him to implement three new phase of communication for the Battalion.…
Assuming command of the 4th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) is an honor and a privilege. It is truly a humbling opportunity to be selected to command an exceptional unit with a storied history of mission readiness and success. The past few weeks of observing the unit, in addition to, careful analysis of more recent historical documents from Army research organizations such as the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) and Center for Army Leadership (CAL) have provided necessary insight in understanding the unit’s current state of readiness, culture, and organizational structure. However, derived from this insight, it is supposed that the 4th ABCT’s current operating conditions contain numerous culture gaps and friction points between…
SNC took four minutes of his allotted ten minutes developing his brief; SNC’s fire team did not step off to execute until after ten minutes had elapsed. SNC’s Situation paragraph contained detailed information about higher and adjacent units that was not briefed to him. SNC briefed a scheme of maneuver that was based off tactical control measures that he was unable to explain after he was asked what they meant. SNC’s tasking statements did nothing other than assign fire team billets to subordinates; SNC proceeded to brief later on that tactical control measures were not applicable. SNC briefed that the squad leader was with his fire team, which was not accurate.…
Dred Scott and his wife was a slave of an army surgeon, John Emerson, after Dr. Emerson bought him from the Peter Blow family of St. Louis. Scott accompanied his owner during Dr. Emerson’s duty at Illinois, Wisconsin and back to Missouri in 1838. Later when Dr. Emerson died in 1846, Dred Scott and his wife, with the help from John R. Anderson, the minister of the Second African Baptist Church, filed petitions in the Circuit Court of St. Louis for their freedom. According to State Historical Society of Missouri on the article, “Dred Scott Case”, it was the Blow family that help him sue against Emerson’s widow for his liberty. They argued that Scott’s living in Illinois and Wisconsin, two free states according to the Missouri Compromise, with…
Be that as it may, a percentage of the ladies she presented with are censured, which does not permit her to applaud the ladies who she thought able. Those officers were great, flexible and devoted. Others were mechanical and deadened and when in summon, unacceptable and playing the armed force's diversion. Kayla likewise expounds on the cost war extricates from the fighters who serve and bite the dust, the individuals who are injured and need to manage the outcome, and the individuals who experience individual misfortune while sent. This book brought me closer on how Kayla felt along the path before being an officer and directly after she came back from Iraq.…
Knowing the capabilities of my NCOs and Soldiers well, I can advise and ensure that the right people are being delegated with relevant tasks to explore his potential and achieve the commander’s desired outcome. In addition, I can provide leadership and expertise to units and Soldiers at critical locations and times during execution phases to resolve any complex undertakings or adversities. For instance, I can assist in the management of high causalities evacuation, or leading a task force to accomplish specific mission. A…
Direct Leadership Versus Organizational Leadership The United States Army defines leadership as "the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization" (Department of the Army, p. 1). While all levels of Army leadership are interconnected there are various levels of leadership recognized within the Army. The three tiers of leadership are direct, organizational, and strategic.…
Accountability is the lifeblood of the United States Army. It is the first step in every activity and the foundation for every unit and organization. This vital concept takes many forms, ranging from property accountability to personal accountability to personnel accountability. This paper will discuss the importance of personnel accountability in the Army, especially for Army Leaders.…
Over the last 1.5 years, the 4th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) has undergone significant change. Following a nine month deployment to Afghanistan, the Brigade appears to be overcome by stress, fatigue, leadership, and ethics issues. While many might categorize these as normal post deployment occurrences, they appear to run much deeper. The events of the previous deployment coupled with the death of the Brigade Commander, Brigade Sergeant Major and a Battalion Commander appear to be the critical events that triggered the downward slide of the Brigade.…
The Ability to follow orders and accomplish assigned tasks with the Military today is essential. No matter the mission there are always direct tasks and implied tasks within the scope of the Army’s mission and all these tasked must be completed in a timely and efficient manner. Our professionalism and dedication to duty is measured by our ability to not only complete the assignments given to us but with a high level of competency and to or above the standards set forth. Following Orders and Completing Tasks to Standard This essay is about the importance of following orders as well as completing tasks to standard and why it is necessary and a fundamental part of all military operations.…