Armed forces

Summary Henry Fleming is a young person with sentimental ideas about the glories of war. He enrolls in the Union armed forces and rapidly finds sides of himself he never knew existed. Him joining the army was a result of his mother telling him that he should never run from battle. “‘I don’t know what else to tell you, Henry, except that you must never avoid your duty, child. If a time comes when you have to be killed or do a bad thing, Henry, don’t think of anything except what’s right.’” (page…

Everyone has read, at one point or another, the heart-wrenching tale of partners being separated by war and of the trials and tribulations of them persevering through such a trying time. It is a very well-known story because it is easy to imagine how one would feel without their significant other. Imagining this scenario from a child’s perspective, however, is not. Without being a military child, it is nearly impossible to imagine yourself in that situation, as it is so unique. The deployment of…

The U.S military is a gendered organization dominated by men. In the history of the U.S Military, the public eye does not agree with women being in the military. America is not ready to see women die in combat. Gender relations in the armed forces has been in the public attention. The media have covered the sexual assault cases, women capability in the military, and women in combat. In the article by Cohn, Carol he talks about the underline negative feelings that males in the…

It had only been a week since my last major mission, and I was already planning another one. After I had gotten back to my hideout, I had changed shirts and grabbed my macrobinoculars and rifle before leaving again. Which lead to me sitting on a rooftop across from an Imperial base roughly 500 miles away from the one that had blown up. I held my binoculars with one hand, jotting down notes in my open notebook about their security with the other. Recon today, strike day after tomorrow, I decided…

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…

After being in military school for my whole high school career, I decided I would like to continue the trend into college. I feel as though the structure provided by military schools is unmatched when compared to other schools. For college I believe that the military school environment would help me out the most. My next thing to figure out is what major do I wish to pursue? I really don’t know about majors and jobs that would be fun to have. The only thing I know is I would like a fun and…

The process of innovation in the military forms a complex process that involved many factors contribute to its failure or success. Innovation is not only about the emergence of new equipment but military culture, military technology, and political support can prove to be important factors in the battlefield. The military technology of the interwar period was one factor that added to the greatness of innovation, but it was not the most important factor on successful military innovation. Despite…

The art of war is a strategdy guide dealing which deals with military, emphasizes the necessity of a state. It also promotes the concept regarding armed citizenry. It’s a matter of life or death, either used to provide safety or to ruin the safety of others. The book was written in China by a man named as Sun Tzu in 4th century. There was no greater war leader and strategist than Chinese military general Sun Tzu. It’s a complete military strategy guide that covers many types of strategy and…

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…

men as soldiers, men as protectors we consider war itself as violent as well as the men participating (Youngs, 2004, p.85). The military and nonconventional forces are therefore heavily masculinized. To understand why rape is used as a weapon of war, it also important to understand the context in which masculinity in militaries and armed forces develops but also understand the concept of hegemonic masculinity. By having a clear understanding of masculinity we are able to gain a better…