Civil-military relations

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 is when joining the military is…

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 as a Special-Operations sniper. He had short dark hair and deep brown eyes. His face gave nothing away, which made him someone who wouldn’t stick in your memory. A constant poker face; and a vital trait needed in…

Leadership is the defining aspect of every successful officer. Those who have it excel, and the opposite is true for those who don’t. In the Army, the Leadership Development Program can be modelled out by the Army Leadership Requirement Model (ALRM) which is broken down into two concepts: attributes and competencies. Within those concepts, there are six goals that leaders should strive for: character, presence, and intellect which are attributes, and leads, develops, and achieves which are…

Combat Leadership Women currently make up more than 14% of the 1.4 million active military personnel but were not allowed to serve in over 230,000 combat positions; despite that they have increasingly served at the front lines (Goudreau, 2013). In 2013, the U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta decided to allow women to serve in military combat roles, reversing a 1994 policy that excluded women from serving in combat units. This ensures that the best person is in a leadership position regardless…

“unreasonable searches and seizures” (Source A). This means the police have to get a warrant issued from the court and have “probable cause” if they want to search a person’s property. There is always a possibility that a citizen may be killed while the military is trying to execute someone. In Fact the percentage of citizens being killed has gone down after the Vietnam and Balkan wars after using drones. According to Source J, 8-17% of of civilian deaths have happened, but in World War II the…

Knights Vs. Samurai: Who Would Win? By Seng, Sydney During the medieval period, both Europe and Japan had their own specific warriors. One was the knight who represented Europe, and the other was the Samurai that represented Japan. Both had their own culture and beliefs that existed solely in their part of the world at the time. Though the two groups of warriors were extremely similar, samurai would win a battle due to their expanse of armor, strict code, and rigorous training. The first way…

Center has made on the lives of veterans and military families. Seals is focused on creating life changing opportunities and highlight the potential of veterans and military families.…

The complexity of planning joint air operations involves precise methods from a potential need to a threat or crisis. This process begins with the Joint Force Commander (JFC) retaining control or designating the Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC) to take responsibility for planning joint air operations and to utilize this process in order to initiate the Joint Operation Planning Process for Air (JOPP-A). The JOPP-A will communicate air strategy in the structure of a Joint Air…

When Marine Sgt. Hal Lutz took part in the liberation of the Philippines city of Zamboanga from the Japanese during World War II, he wasn’t in it for glory. Even after coming home, he said the thanks of others didn’t mean much to him – but that didn’t stop him from beaming a smile when he was recognized during a pinning ceremony honoring veterans at Park Plaza. Sgt. Lutz, 92, was one of 12 veterans honored Nov. 10 at Park Plaza, an Orange senior living community. The veterans were recognized…

part of the Special Operations Forces Team Member makes you stand out, and the things that could happen are endless. If a man makes the team, they will conduct offensive raids in land or sea warfare. According to the Henderson, he says “When the military has some difficult and dangerous covert missions to perform, they call upon special operations teams.”(Henderson, Position Description)…