Combatant

Mathis remained as Sontra’s noble physician after he took the role after his own mentor succumbed to a disease that wiped out a good portion of the town. His mentor would have been proud of her apprentice as he would go on to become a brilliant medic. Clever as he was with an ability to think fast on his feet. Countless people believe that Mathis knew everything to know about medicine and knew how to nurse ever injury and illness imaginable. Medics held the most power in the town after the Sontra’s leader and her second-in-command, and everyone had to respect the physician’s words even if they agree or disagreed with those words. Despite Mathis is the only physician in the town, other apprentices and other combatants often helped him out by passing out medicine and helping with other medical…

Among these rules were laws that combatants would need to abide by in order to maintain the ability to fight a just war. But, like everything, there are those who refuse to follow rules. Terrorists are not only a threat to a nation, but to all the citizens that occupy it as well. In recent…

In 2002, President George W. Bush officially declared that the detainees in Guantanamo Bay were ‘Unlawful Combatants’ and ineligible for the protection of the Geneva Convention on the Laws of War (cite). Here is the first problem. According to the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Article 5, a prisoner of war’s status must be determined by a tribunal in order to be declared an ‘Unlawful Combatant’ (Lucian E. Dervan 489). Two years later, in 2004, it was ruled in…

Combatants for Peace have produced performances through Theatre of the Oppressed with Combatants for Peace members as the actors to help the audience reach understandings of Israel’s Occupation over Palestine through theatre, a completely non violent method of understanding. The audience comprises of both Israeli and Palestinian citizens which are shown a series of oppressive events of the members of Combatants for Peace's own experiences, which the audience are able to relate to. After viewing…

approached and the problems they are faced with daily. The global war on terrorism, if nothing else has brought up discussion of when and how people can use violence or restrict the liberties of their own citizens or persons they encounter (Nolte, 2004). Our issues with war on terror have brought up many conflicts that law enforcement got themselves into and there’s many opinions that others have on that. Was it right? What the punishment for it? And many more. In May of 2015 a report was…

1. Define enemy combatant. Provide examples of who might be deemed as such and why? Enemy combatants are persons detained under the executive order established by former president of the United States, George W. Bush. It also includes the definition of an individual who was part of or supporting Taliban or al Qaeda forces, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United states or its coalition partners. One example of someone who may be deemed as such is a…

One potential issue for Congress outlined by Andrew Feickert is the question of alternatives to Combatant Commands (COCOMs) (Feichert, 63). Citing COCOMs as a Cold War relic and militarized approach relevant for conflicts with known state actors and conventional forces, an alternative more suited to the current environment are Joint Interagency Organizations (Ibid.). Placing a strongly credentialed civilian in charge and answerable to the National Security Council (NSC), with a 4-star general as…

The fascinating thing about a war story is how it does not revolve solely around combat. They are actually more like a hurricane, in that while in the midst of what seems to be a hellacious and destructive disaster, the anxiety and fear before landfall as well as the aftermath, leaving a planet in ruins, are critical in understanding the entirety of the experience. Though the war is a key component to the story, many of the battles occur before and after and create deeper wounds than could ever…

During the Vietnam War, non combatant roles served as off the battlefield support squadrons helping the military function and according to “ My Future” about “85 percent of today’s enlisted military jobs are non-combatant” (My Future 1). Steven Ruud served as non combatant mechanical engineer during 1968-1970, eight weeks of his term were spent at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Steven was assigned to the 1099th TC or Transportation Company Medium Boat Company which surrounded the port of Cat Lai. Ruud…

of equipment over (1 million pieces) as one integrated system. This approach was further complicated by the way we support the field and the issue of regeneration (equipment and units coming back to be redeployed). One of the main reasons the Army took this approach was because equipment like Tanks, HMMWVs, Aircraft and Personnel Carriers were being shipped to theater with C4ISR equipment improperly configured for the environment. This resulted in soldiers being sent on missions without…