Combat boot

you ever will, or what branch will accept you, is a great deal of pressure most don’t realize. To some, it might be a chore and to others it’s their life. Life at Devon wasn’t always about enlisting the 17-18 year olds, but preparing them for Basic Combat Training…

comfortable with. Although, it is not a complete reason for why any confused neutral individual would not know whether they want to dress like a pretty girl with flowy dresses, pastel hair, cross jumpers and bows one day and be a handsome guy with combat boots, collard button-up shirts and piercings the…

User Liberties/Rights Assessment USCENTCOM and ultimately the 160th Signal Brigade is responsible for maintaining communications in a very dynamic and high risk environment. The mission is to maintain our human rights and defend against terrorism. This mission needs to transfer to defending rights on in cyberspace. Policies confronting challenges of preserving core rights and liberties is part of the commitment. Safeguarding these vital rights and fundamental freedoms and privileges is…

Brand Loyalty and Trust Arguments regarding brand loyalty have been occurring across the country for decades. They argue about which company makes the best truck, Ford, Chevy, or Dodge. They argue about which sports car is better, Ford Mustang, Chevy Camaro, or the Dodge Charger. They even argue about which beer is best. Companies relying on brand loyalty is nothing new, but sometimes they take brand loyalty for granted. Some companies decide to alter their product to the point that it is…

It was a chilly and foggy Wednesday afternoon. The slippery and wet stone floor in front of the popular Cologne cathedral reflected the melancholic weather of a typical late autumn/ early winter day. The stomping sound of my heavy combat boots and the murmur of many excited voices were all I could hear. From a distance, I saw an overspill of overly enthusiastic people walking in all sorts of directions. Somewhere in the middle of the sea of people, there it was. The long awaited, shooting-star…

Drone Warfare has had an immediate global impact when it was first announced to the world stemming from “unethical” to “brilliance”. Private owners are now using drones for hobbies, while governments are utilizing their weaponized drones for surveillance and warfare. Drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), are considered a relatively new piece of technology, and the United States is having trouble assigning laws to this new technology. Drones are an astonishing piece of machinery;…

I woke up as the bus trundled down the road through the Ozarks of Missouri in the early hours of a winter’s night; it was frigid. I was wearing only jeans and a flight jacket. In the back of the bus, two old guys shared a paper bag between them. Well, being only seventeen they seemed old to me. The smell of booze and rancid men invaded the bus for a long ride from Kansas City to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri, through the Ozarks. The sun was starting to come up, but the temperature was still below…

educational opportunities while he led my squad. Although not formally educated, SSG Kennedy recognized that future leaders required a level of intellect and formal knowledge in order to continue to overcome our adversaries in unique and complex combat situations. From the first day I joined his squad, SSG Kennedy spoke to me of the value of military correspondence courses and enforced that his team leaders include guidance concerning education during all periodic counseling sessions. SSG…

"Dear Past, Thanks for all the lessons......Dear Future, I 'm ready......" Future, a time or period of time following the moment of speaking or writing; time regarded as still to come. In the world every individual is guaranteed a ticket to their own future no matter what that may be. Some people prefer to wait last minute to decide what they are going to make with their lives, you know the "just go with the flow" method. Meanwhile, for some including myself, I began thinking about what I…

Soldiers" states, " Combat Stress Reaction as it is otherwise know Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is a diagnosis made by doctors on a regular... It was due to soldiers of the Vietnam war that the disorder was discovered" (Stan Tian). This explains soldiers do experience dramatic changes such as PTSD. Mary Anne shows that it is possible because she is going through a process that is not normal for her and which harms her mentally. Moreover, people might not fight in combat everyday but…