Discipline in the Army Essay

officer in the United States Army has a different reason, this is what makes our fighting force as powerful as it is, different types of people bringing different resources to the table. Some of the reasons are financial, adventure, or simply patriotism. My reason has a mixture of two different reasons, it is not one reason. My reasons are for the discipline aspect, my sense of patriotism and my personal experience with the military. My first reason, being the discipline aspect that has always…

General John J. Pershing, was a decorated and highly known United States Army General, who through strict and harsh discipline led numerous battles. General John J. Pershing quickly and efficiently moved through the ranks and commanded the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War I, and won victory of Germany. He began in 1886, reporting to Fort Bayard, New Mexico Territory, where he was a part of the Troop L of the 6Th U. S. Cavalry. After leaving there, he served with the 6Th…

Suicides occur across every segment of the force and Army leadership is committed to reversing the trend of increasing suicidal behavior. Tank Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Material Command (LCMC) Suicide Awareness Response Center (SARC) ensures our Soldiers and Department of the Army (DA) Civilians are informed and educated on the risk factors and warning signs of suicide as well as how to provide assistance and/or intervention. TACOM LCMC SARC provides the resources…

Disciplined Initiative and its Importance as a Non-Commissioned Officer. Disciplined Initiative is defined in Army Doctrine Reference Publication(ADRP) 6-0 as; the intent to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of unified land operations. So what does that mean to Non-Commissioned Officers(NCO)? Simply put, remain flexible and do not be afraid to make decisions when the time comes. This is a trait that is learned and developed along with the experience acquired over the course of…

wanted my life to take. I decided to try something different and enlist in the Army. While in the Army as a recruit I made a life altering decision to volunteer for the 75th Ranger Regiment. Nothing has had a stronger impact on my life than my 9 years in the Ranger Regiment because there I learned that if I put my mind to a task I could succeed, I found a career field that I am good at and enjoy and I learned discipline and resilience As a young man I had not had much of a history of…

against the British in the aptly understated title A Respectable Army by James Kirby Martin and Mark Edward Lender wish to explode. Instead, they suggest that the war was really won by paid soldiers, not by volunteers, and it is them we have to thank for our freedom, not the prototypical rag-tag farmer with a musket. Rather than a citizen-solder, Martin and Lender stress that for most of the war, the majority of the colonial army had a relatively small percentage of landed farmers. The vast…

a. The Army meets the requirements of a profession because of the five essential characteristics the Army has. Those characteristics are trust, military expertise, honorable service, esprit de corps, and stewardship. b. The first essential and bedrock characteristic of the Army Profession is trust. Trust is the bedrock characteristic because of our relationship with society. American society trusts the Army to serve the nation ethically, effectively, and efficiently. This trust can be easily…

depended on the Afghan army for handling major issues, but the army usually focused on border control. Once the conflicts started in 1978, disruption in the police agencies was caused political purges, but corruption was still at low levels, while discipline was at high levels. During the 1980’s, the police force became para-militarized. The police force grew…

Under the Manual of Arms from 1764, the Georgia Continentals lacked uniformity and discipline. The Continentals changed to Von Steuben's manual in 1777 and it improved their combat effectiveness. Steuben’s hands-on style of training helped the army become a more skillful fighting force and at the same time gave the army new life. Von Steuben’s manual stream lines the 1764 Manuel to make the doctrine more effective and efficient. The Georgia Continentals utilized three types of infantry.…

As senior leaders in the Army we are entrusted to be stewards of not only army property, but also the soldiers we have the responsibility to mentor and lead in a positive direction. In this paper I will discuss some of the ethical and moral challenges I face and how this module reinforced an obligation to set the standard and lead by example. In Joseph Doty’s Military Review, Character verses Competence, he states that the Army does a great job putting out PowerPoint briefings and setting…