Armed Forces Revolutionary Council

Col. Russell Williams, 23 year career in the military, Base Commander in the largest air force base in all of Canada and has transported some of the highest dignitaries to our country as a pilot. But how could someone so accomplished and highly regarded end up incarcerated for life? Let me start by giving you a look at his life before, during and after his career in the military. Born in Bromsgrove, England, his family moved to Chalk River, Ontario and met another family, the Sovka’s. The 2…

I have always tried to think of a job that I would like and want to take on, but I could never find one that stuck out. I tried to think of a job that would relate to my interests and the pay requirements that I wanted. Though I never could find a job that pays really well, was in my interests, and that didn’t take a lot of schooling, I have still always had an interest in the military. When I was young, I thought that shooting guns and killing bad guys was so cool, as all little boys do. I have…

unit cohesion because of the possibility of romantic relationships. According to Owens, unit cohesion is necessary in order to be successful on the battlefield citing a 1992 report of the Presidential Commission on the Assignment of Women in the Armed Forces which speaks to group identity, dependency…

Women have been serving in the armed forces since before the Vietnam War; however, they have not always been recognized. Most men considered women to be invisible and incapable of doing a man’s job. In recent history, presidents and other officials have referred to our “boys in uniform” without giving servicewomen their deserved credit. In the article, “The Female Shape of the All-Volunteer Force” Elizabeth Hillman discusses the vital roles servicewomen played in the United States military.…

understood by competing political parties that America’s military needs reform. This, however, is not a single definition idea. The source of protection and power of the United States is smaller than ever in comparison of percentage. When the armed services are again needed in larger quantities, it is possible that the means of acquiring these numbers will demonstrate the depth of American possibilities in a new and previously undiscovered way. In times of war and need for arms, the United…

In this society, women and war have been known to have little in common. Women are usually connected with nurturing and being kind-hearted rather than demolishing life. When it comes to enlisting into the military, women do still have the opportunity to join and according to protocol; women are not officially allowed to fight alongside the male soldier’s side. Many individuals today think that women have a lack of aggressiveness, and because of that there could be an outcome of the women…

that has is not being addressed adequately. (Moran) Most veterans might find it impossible to adjust to civilian life, after living in the tough environment of the military, whatever branch of service that they were in. Whether it be, Air Force, Navy, Air Force, or Marine, the individual that participated in the occupation, had a tough life, and will find it even tougher when it comes to transitioning to civilian lifestyle. It is often hard to relate to civilians that do not see the same…

nation knows a thing or two about conducting military operations and impressive warfighting functions as a whole. Considered an initiative thriving cell, and whether the reason was to maximize potential force or to welcome a different perspective, it was the first to allow women into their armed forces in the early 1980s. (Central Intelligence Agency. Central Intelligence Agency. Web. 30 Apr. 2015.…

our democracy, where the government is truly an agent of popular will, military policy is dependent on public opinion, and our organization for war will be good or bad as the public is well informed or poorly informed.” George C. Marshall. The armed forces support the government during international interaction when diplomacy and the police does not work. According to the U.S. Military Strategy “the U.S. militaries propose is to protect our nation and win wars.” In the globalized world, the…

military machine. Leaders like Alexander the Great further attest to this. If Alexander had not insisted on leading his Companions headlong into battle and merely sat back like his Persian adversaries, it is unlikely that his outnumbered and weathered forces would have defeated the greatest empire the world had yet known. It is by adhering to a higher standard than expected of their…