Army National Guard

barriers, which is also known as Hostile Vehicle Mitigation or HVM. Barriers used in the United Kingdom must meet this standard of protection. In the United States, various standards apply including the Department of State, Department of Defense, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and various city and state governments. New York City standards are among the most complex because they involve protecting skyscrapers while allowing public access.[2] Considerations for Installing Security Bollards Like…

The new Army event paper The greatest fighting force in the world has a systematic way of instructing new recruits in the so called basic training, but our armed forces has adapted so much in today’s world. From Full Metal Jacket to the new Army so much has changed on how recruits are treated. I remember my first day coming out that yellow bus March 2016, the good ole shark attack that scared most of us and tired us was enough to make us think that this was going to be the worse 4 months of our…

Thorpe recounts what happened to Ms. Brooks, Ms. Helton and Ms. Fischer when their National Guard units were deployed. In doing so, she gave a dynamic understanding of what it’s been like for Guard members who unexpectedly found themselves shipped off to the front lines of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. She chronicles how these once ordinary civilians were abruptly transformed into full-time…

"Suicide and War: The Mediating Effects of Negative Mood, National Guard Soldiers." Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior, vol. 42, no. 4, Aug.Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, and Social Support among Army 2012, pp. 453-469. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/j.1943-278X.2012.00104.x.Griffith, James. "Suicide and War: The Mediating Effects of Negative Mood, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, and Social Support among Army National Guard Soldiers." Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior, vol. 42, no.…

lives protecting our freedom. Our soldiers who have fought in the US Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard need to be recognized and appreciated. There are currently about 19 million veterans in this great nation. Veterans Day originated as Armistice Day on November 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. Unlike Memorial Day, Veterans Day…

himself sacrificing his life for the country he called home. Nate has completed four tours and is currently serving his fifth. Since 2004, he has traveled to Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Iraq. He joined the United States National guard on March 8th, 1996. Nate decided on the National guard due to lesser commitment compared to active duty. Eight years later he was called in his first deployment. Nate wrung in the new year in 2005 by hitting foreign ground…

soldiering policy has been transformed from conscription to recruiting system since 2006. As a result, how to attract the young people to join the Army is officer’s primary mission. However, the results of recruiting system didn’t hit the target that manpower of ground force requires 25,000 soldiers in 2013, and only 12,000 people are willing to join the Army. Thus, the government decided to use the combination…

“long service professionals fight more effectively and are far less likely to die in combat than amateurs” (Scales 21). While this is true of soldiers a volunteer army is not the same as a career military. Regardless of how long people decide to stay in the military there will always be young, green enlisted soldiers who fall under the command of their more senior noncommissioned officers and college educated commissioned…

Missile Defense of Our Nation’s Capital Throughout our nation’s history, and even before, America’s militia has answered the call to guard and defend America’s citizens and way of life. Following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, President George W. Bush authorized the activation of the Reserves of each military branch as well as the Army and Air National Guard. Initially, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld designated more than 35,000 reserve component men and women the task of…

served in the Korean army from 2012 to 2014, and my personal impressions of the Korean army are “lack of freedom” and “waste of time.” Korean soldiers are strictly prohibited to interact with the outside world, such as using cell phones. They have to sleep and wake up at appointed time every day. If there are no special occasions, soldiers do military training, watch-service, or various types of work as their daily task. They do get vacations once in a while and leave the army for about three…