Buffalo Soldier

Why are orders important to the military lifestyle? Let me start answering this question by giving the definition of an order from the Merriam Webster Dictionary. Military Order: A command proceeding from a military superior. After hearing this definition many people immediately jump to the complaining and judging stage of following instruction. Comments such as, “Why would I follow one man’s opinion,” or “only certain orders apply to me,” are common place among lower ranks in the military.…

Rosen (2017), “Bad employees not only affect an employer by driving down sales, but they cost the company unwanted expenses due to negligence or simple lack of motivation”. The same would be true as the Army is in the process of recruitment for good soldiers. For instance, the Army provides humanitarian services during natural disasters and other types of disasters such as floods, earthquakes, terrorist attacks, conducts rescue operations etc. During these missions, the Army provides help for…

Broken Soldier In a town on the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border, on a heart-rending Sunday there was a shattered family. All the events that led up to this traumatic morning are placed right before your eyes. Subtlety through a child’s perspective is a story told about why his father left him and his siblings. My Father Was a Writer by Andre Dubus III sounds like it might take you through a wonderful journey of becoming an author. Much to my surprise the memoir was more about a broken…

Hierarchy. With Soldiers going on multiple deployments, most times back to back, having a strong sense of community in relation to culture is extremely important; not just for the Soldiers in the unit, but for the families left behind. Having a strong cohesion with those you serve with, allows Soldiers to build and gain trust, focus on the mission, and help with understanding their role and purpose in the Army. Change is inevitable. Community’s change, hierarchy’s change, and Soldiers will…

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, and the need for highly resilient army officers who would undertake the unforeseen future warfare. During the world wars, many psychological problems evolved among the soldiers. For example, there were high cases of divorce among the soldiers more than ever before. The increase in the number of psychological problems in the US army influenced the chief of staff to write to the American Psychology Association (APA) about the need to intervene…

and can follow. Moreover, with his constant use of flashbacks, it made it confusing at times as it was rather jumpy, going from one event to another. This also made it challenging for me to stay focused and it was difficult to see the change in the soldiers as time passed; I couldn’t properly follow the story. The book wasn’t in chronological order and because of this, it was difficult to differentiate between each event. In a way I guess war can be like that, your usual day isn’t a so called…

These soldiers were prideful beings who felt they were above the prisoners. Suddenly it became okay to carry out inhumane acts because they had to show their dominance over them, they had to show that they were not weak. On the other hand, while these inhumane…

fact roughly 30% of returning soldiers report having mental health problems ( (Kim, Britt, Klocko, Riviere, & Adler, 2011). Even though thirty percent of soldiers reported having mental health issues only 23-40% of that population actually reported that they sought…

America has grown as a country in many ways over the decades. What was once a primarily agricultural country has transformed into an international military threat. America has not always stood at the top, but the creative minds that are the back bone of this country have helped the evolution of the of the American military. When people began traveling west most became farmers and ranchers to provide for their families. Things like meat, clothing, and shelter needed to be produced and built as…

by a striking reversal to show the ramifications of the fatal decision to attack that day in the third painting in this series on Plevna, After the Attack. Dressing Station at Plevna (1881). Masses of wounded, dying or dead Russian and Turkish soldiers wait to be treated at the overcrowded medical tents that were constructed to accommodate 500 men, yet 8000 wounded were brought in to be treated. Vereshchagin unmistakably is criticising the failure of the Russian military to provide basic care…