Armed Forces Revolutionary Council

The world is made up of millions of beings, and although many have the same goals and beliefs in life, conflict often arises between different groups. A group that most don’t think about very often is child soldiers. In the book Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala, you are able to get an uncut look into what life is like as a child soldier. Focused mainly around a young boy Agu, the book follows him through his life as a child soldier. Although there are many topics that the book brings to the table, taking a look at Agus psychological state throughout his time in war is something that is needed to be able to fully understand what life is like as a child soldier. Throughout the book the world changes around Agu, and he struggles to keep his psychological state from slipping too far into his violent reality. With the use of his surroundings as a coping mechanism, Agu is able keep from fully losing his innocence to war. America often does not come in contact with the effects of child soldiers, that is why it is important that there is a clear understanding of this group. Besides the clear issues of having children so young fight in a brutal and gruesome war, some issues that are often over looked are that of the psychological impacts during and post war. In an article by Forbes Magezine titled “For Child Soldiers, Every Day Is A Living Nightmare”, they analyze life as a child soldier in general, and the effects of the war. “Studies show that these children suffer from…

Victims of War Children are the biggest victims of war, whether they are forced to become soldiers or whether they are wounded and maimed. Ishmael Beah, author of A Long Way Gone, and Mariatu Kamara, author of The Bite of the Mango, both faced unspeakable horrors and loss and were equally victimized during the war. The two authors were subject to immense trauma; at an incredibly young age they went from enjoying their childhoods to witnessing death and being faced with extreme brutality and…

Innocence is the lack of corruption, it is purity. One of the things that come to mind when you think of innocence is children. Children are unaware of the horrors of the world and they are still pure in mind and spirit. As kids in America we were very lucky to be able to have our innocence for as long as we can. However, in countries like Sierra Leone they are not given a choice, they lose their innocence at a very young age. Children in Sierra Leone and other areas around the world can be…

A Long Way Gone Essay The effects of the Civil War were very traumatic; people would be captured and sent back to their villages with arms or legs cut off. Ishmael Beah wrote a book called “A Long Way Gone” which is a memoir about his memories from the war because he was forced to be a boy soldier. The civil war in Sierra Leone was a very cruel war that took place from 1991 to 2002. The R.U.F. was a rebel group from the war and they would capture little boys, train them to kill people, and drug…

The armed services consists of four main branches: the army, navy, marine corps, and the coast guard. These are all branches that help protect our country from harm. Unfortunately, these military force groups have the same problem as well as any other work force. You might say that it’s disorganized, or it may be that we have too much or too little in the force. It could be either of those issues at hand, but one of our main issues today is allowing homosexuals to join our military. Many…

sign persons enlisted compared to officer in many cases. Also to take into consideration would be their ASVAB scores to initially even have them eligible for the military. And there is data that suggests that minorities do score lower on certain tests. So either the military would have to lower their standards or see why minorities are scoring lower on military based test. The lowering of test standards could definitely be a slippery slope and have some recruits crying foul or even worse reverse…

created the teletanks, they were modified to be controlled by the radio signals. Weather conditions made it pretty tough to use, but their signal reaches roughly five hundred to fifteen hundred meters away. Soon these teletanks were equipped with machine guns, flamethrowers, and a smoke container for smokescreens. Next, it formed the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency which was primarily for developing new technologies to compete with the Soviet Union during the Cold War since they first…

I only have a few subordinates under my command. I do not think that I am on the level as Alves, but I believe that I have a lot of powerful influence over them. I know I have a long way to go to progress as a leader within my unit. I do plan to gain more power and influence within my unit as my military career progresses. Expertise, personal attraction, effort, and legitimacy are four personal characteristics that are important sources of power (pgs. 288-292). If I follow these…

According to Kime and Anderson (1997, 2000), today’s U. S. military –literacy related issues were embedded in the recruitment of what they term “college proficient” soldiers who lack basic literacy skills. Upon seeing the success of the original aptitude skills program, the armed forces adopted the Basic Skills Education Program (BSEP) in 1979. The BSEP process addressed the need for “college - bound” soldiers who lack proficiency skills demanded in the new armed forces. Thirty years after its…

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…