Civil-military relations

War is a dark time, where both sides end up with scars. This is one of the many thought provoking realities that Pat Carr addresses in the story "Leaving Gilead". It's the kind of truth nobody thinks about until they're in the middle of a battle, and are seeing death on both sides. While peace can only be achieved through war, the aftermath isn't a happy ending for anyone. Nobody wins in war. In chapter 4, Renny sheds some light on the fact even if one side of the battle conquers the…

A veterans Sacrifice Throughout the history of this great country, the United States, all the veterans of all the wars and battles are the ones to thank for gaining our freedom and keeping us free. This is as true now as it ever has been. A lot of times the sacrifice the veterans make goes unnoticed and unappreciated. I would just like to say thank you. We all owe an unpayable debt to the veterans, and this is why we celebrate Veterans Day. Here are three reason why the veterans deserve to be…

World War II, felt a calling to fight for his country. The government indoctrinated its citizens with a strong sense of nationalism from an early age. They instilled a sense of military supremacy that played a key role in how military men fought in World War II. Thousands of Japanese men alike lined up to enlist in the military, those selected were proud, while others felt that they were failures to their country. Yutaka, like many others, eagerly joined the Navy to pursue his dream of honoring…

Samurai are the most important social class in Japan for many reasons. Samurai were a big contributor to the safety of all of japan, also Samurai were figures that norma l people or peasants could look up to for advice, finally Samurai were eventually worked into being more central to Japanese Society. Samurai were also know as great fighters and were very respected. Samurai were very advanced when it came to fighting or war. The Samurai's main job was to protect the land owned by the daimyo.…

General Douglas MacArthur gave his famous speech Duty, Honor, Country. The speech was presented to the graduating cadets of West Point Military academy, during the reception for the Sylvanus Thayer award. This award is given to an outstanding citizen who represents the ideal person motto at west point “duty, honor, country.” As a former graduate of West Point Military Academy he is truly looked upon as an icon of what a good American man should be like. During his acceptance speech he utilizes…

prince as a charming ruler of a certain state that controls the body politic. Machiavelli’s work that he wrote in 1513, The Prince, disputes this theory. War should be the only thing on a prince’s mind. A prince should know how to wage war, understand military affairs, learn the land, study war, and know how to besiege territories, lead his forces, and plan battles. A prince should also be able to maintain a good reputation. Even though the prince should hold a good reputation he must know how…

could develop critical PN relationships to meet operational requirements deeply relies on their effective language communicational skills, but are current language tests properly evaluating effective language skills? LREC Language Policy states that Military Intelligence personnel assigned to 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) (Proponent) will continue to fulfill linguistic and cultural requirements, but how are these requirements produced and set as standard. There is no disputing that…

a war, and now I have my wish. I long to be a man, but I can't fight, I will contain myself with working for those who can.”(Alcott, page 420) This evidence demonstrates how Louisa May Alcott’s action shows her courage and enthusiasm towards the Civil War and how even she could not go to war, she still wants to be a part of it for those who can. “Human natural ain't any better ones that the political line then one the other - We all know that - but human nature, the all - over picture of it,…

The main component in Wittfogel's model is irrigation. After a society achieves large scale irrigation, they then get water scheduling, irrigation planning, labor coordination, defense of waterworks, and stable productivity. These then all branch off and the society achieves more components of a state-level society. Water scheduling leads to legal power and calendrics. This leads to legal power since there has to be people in charge in order to make sure that the system is using the correct…

Readiness is the ability to meet operational demands in combat, during training, and in garrison. It is a one of the top priorities the army heads on. Readiness in the force is a key part in sustaining the fight and winning conflicts at the strategic level and unit level. To reach and maintain max readiness the army focuses on leader development, training, equipment management, and the medical/administrative status of each warfighter. My role as a leader is to ensure that each of the above…