Buffalo Soldier

Only 25% of Americans are qualified to be in the military, the other 75% are not qualified because they’re either drug users, obese, medically unfit, failed to graduate high school, or have criminal records. Although making it mandatory could help some people, it has a lot of potentially long term side effects. Military enlistment should not be mandatory because it could potentially put your life at risk, it puts your life on hold, and not everybody is fit for it. Compulsory military enlistment…

He exhaled heavily, his steaming breath escaping out into the cold, winter air. “Dammit, Andrew, remember where you are, remember what you’re doing! He could be lining me up right now; I might as well have sent up a flare with my breath." Alpha Wolf cupped a gloved hand around his face in an attempt to hide the frosty beacon. "One mistake and I’m giving him a free shot,” he muttered to himself. Andrew ‘Alpha Wolf’ Wrowbridge was on the hunt. He was a military man, working in the Navy SEALs…

Again, this sets the example for other soldiers to follow which is why it is also important. The next attribute comes with experience for the most part. Intellect is a leader’s knowledge and innovation. For newer officers, this may not come until after some time, but a good leader will listen to his soldiers and learn everything as quickly as possible. Newer officers will also need to learn the Army’s culture when placed…

technique that was used in the poem of Dulce Et Decorum Est and the Soldier was imagery. Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen uses imagery to create a visualization for the reader to deepen their understanding of the authors work that they may visualise the writer's purpose. For example; In the Dulce Et Decorum Est," His hanging face, like a devils sick of sin", Owen was describing how the soldier's face was so distressed that the soldier had turned into a demonic figure that is sick of sins. Also,…

In the Special Operations Forces Team Member Unit, there are many difficulties in trying to join this Team. These men are the meanest and baddest and do it for the U.S and their freedom. These men must do the unthinkable and stand up over the comrades, and train to perfection. The men on these teams face dangerous actions, and must be ready to strike at anytime and anywhere if needed. Being part of the Special Operations Forces Team Member makes you stand out, and the things that could happen…

of the Army white paper The Profession of Arms “I am an expert and a professional” (TRADOC, 2010) We can note and many would agree that the Soldiers Creed sums up and gives an overall understanding to what exactly is The Profession of Arms and what it is to be a professional in the U.S. Army. The Army as a whole is always moving and changing and we as Soldiers and in particular Human Resource Sergeants must change with it, all while remaining effective and exceeding expectations as a…

between a father and his child instead. It is a black and white photograph that shows a large line of soldiers standing in a line in the middle of a street in a town with buildings and old cars parked in the background. The farther back the soldiers stretch the more indistinct they become. All the soldiers are standing at attention staring straight ahead with their rifles at their sides. Each soldier wears the same exact uniform with a…

mold me into a Soldier. Order, discipline, commitment and respect were lessons we all learned fast after raising our hands and swearing in. Those four things have stuck with me throughout my career. Of the seven Army Values, respect really stands out to me because as experience has shown, just a little can go a long way. As a leader, I respect my Soldiers regardless of any differences that we may have. I like to be practical and efficient when getting things done. I talk to my Soldiers about…

I want you to picture in your head, without thinking too much, the first image that appears when you hear the word ‘soldier’. I feel confident enough to say that a very large majority, if not all of you, pictured a man. The iron man standing strong in uniform, proudly representing their country; that’s the picture that Hollywood so willingly displays. Through our televisions and our phones we are shown the depicted version of global military characteristics. Through films, including Saving…

surveillance on enemy forces, these aircraft can hold missiles or cameras and are saving countless lives by taking out enemies or scouting them without putting soldiers in harm’s way. One of the arguments of why drones…