Battalion

For one to follow the law or listen to authority one has to understand what law and authority really means. A law is “A binding custom or practice of a community: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority (2):the whole body of such customs, practices, or rules (3)” (Webster 1) and authority “Is the power to give orders or make decisions:the power or right to direct or control someone or something” (Webster 1). To summarize…

leading the assault for an engineer support battalion, and for the first time, flying a B-2 in a combat mission”(Castro 100). This quote means that women are doing a men’s job like flying a helicopters and they are repairing vehicles. Because women were given the opportunity for military actions they were able to fly a B-2 for the first time ever. Women had no restriction in Iraq they were able to experience a combat mission and they were able to lead a battalion. Why is it that in Iraq women…

he wanted to stop temporarily, however, he thought he would be trampled if he did. This action is not necessarily cowardly as he ran without an alert by the opposing adversaries. Eventually, however, Henry and his squadron discover that the enemy battalion halted and annulled their onslaught. “Since he had turned his back upon the fight his fears had been wondrously magnified. Death about to thrust him between the shoulder blades was far more dreadful than death about to smite him between the…

France 20th September, 1917 Dearest Mother, Father and sisters I am currently writing to you from a small shelter on the front line called a ‘dugout’. They are not very nice places at all but provide shelter from the torrent of rain that we are currently suffering through right now, and the shells of course. That being said there is already around 5 centimetres gathering on the floor, pretty soon even the duckboards will be useless. The men’s spirits have been rather low lately because its…

granted a leave for him. The soldier never had a personal issue and he got arrested after 4 hours that he left the unit. The following-up process was even more embarrassing for me. However, there was one person always ready to stand next to me, my battalion commander. He said, "You did a great job lieutenant, you took care of your subordinate and you could not predict what would go wrong". A simple phrase changed everything. A good leader will never let you fail, because if you fail, your…

During the age of Roman time, the Romans were famous for gladiators, rough housing and even total domination across the lands. Going into detail about the Romans the shield, one of the main pieces of their beautiful arsenal allow them to have a very fortified defense to their enemies. In the Roman culture, the Romans have three types of shields, a circular shield, an oval shield, and a rectangular shield. Firstly, the circular shield or called in Latin term the “Parma,” is a shield utilized…

the rank not the person”. Learning from my previous observations as I made it to an officer’s rank, I set in my mind that I was going to be a Servant Leader and put the needs of my personnel at a high level. Understanding that as a captain and a battalion chief my primary goal was to lead my personnel with passion and respect. However as an officer you have the need to wear many different styles of leadership hats. I would place my hat on situational leadership. Knowing that in the fire service…

months after graduating on May 18, 1969, Bullock was shipped to the war zone, Vietnam. The quiet, young boy was stationed at An Hoa Combat Base west of Hội An in Quang Nam Province and he was assigned the task of rifleman to Fox Company, Second Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment. Nobody in Bullock’s unit guessed his true age, but there were a few who had feeling he was younger than he professed to be. “Everybody who met him either wanted to protect him or push him around,”recalls Lance Cpl. Steve…

It takes a lot for an average person to swallow their pride and admit when they are wrong, but it garners outstanding respect for those who take responsibility. In the book Extreme Ownership, the authors, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, express the crucial need for leaders to take ownership in a situation. Extreme Ownership was written with the purpose to recommend and provide detailed examples of successful leadership traits. The book is written from the perspective of two Navy SEALs, who use…

Alexander Hamilton was born on the island of Nevis, British West Indies on January 11th, 1757. Alex was born to Rachel Fawcett Lavien and John Lavien. John Lavien was an abusive husband so Rachel decided to flee their relationship with Alexander and his brother James who was older. Rachel remarried to James Hamilton. When Alex was 10 his father, James, left them with all his debts for Rachel to deal with. Alexander took his first job when he was only 11. Despite his best efforts Alexander’s…