Confederate States Army

wanted by the U.S. Army. The army had played a tape for Willard of Kurtz saying, "We must kill them. We must incinerate them. Pig after pig, cow after cow, village after village, army after army. And they call me an assassin. What do you call it when the assassins accuse the assassin ? They lie.. they lie and we have to be merciful for those who lie. Those nabobs. I hate them. How I hate them (Coppola)." From this it is shown that he is no longer a man that is looked up to in the army. He talks…

In Army profession as an HR Sergeant’s role it is there job to uphold the ethics in the culture around us. On a daily basis of the profession in our job is to manage strength in the Army. Being an HR Sergeant in the Army we are experts in our jobs because we play so many roles in division, bridges, battalions, and companies. Most of the time we don’t have one certain…

Cripple in smoke from factory chimney (1942) This artwork depicts a crippled figure walking away from what looks like a chimney. The figure looks to be created by the smoke as if they were a ghost or not real. The figure only has one leg and is using crutches. The figures head is surrounded by circles like a halo. The figure is staring at you while walking away from the chimney and the barbed wire fence behind it. This artwork is drawn with ink on paper. Boyd has used different thicknesses of…

“Sniper”. The main character doesn’t have a name but it does say he is a Republican Sniper. The sniper was obviously in the army and was on duty. The conflict of the story was that the sniper was wounded by his opposed enemy. So, it was a hard for the Republican Sniper to kill his opposed enemy. So, he decided to trick…

The Things They Carried Log #1, Chapter 1, 08/19/15 Before reading this book, I had already formed my own biased opinion. War stories I can not help but find either completely and utterly boring, or excessively graphic. Not to say that I am not appreciative of what the men and women go through for the freedom of this country, I just prefer a different style of books. However, even with only reading the first chapter, my attention has been grabbed. I am getting the impression that this is not…

claims, explains the dominance of western culture, more than economic, intellectual and other factors. Moreover, In the last 200 years, European or the western way of war has become the dominant military culture all over the world. Either non-European states were conquered by that culture or they were obliged to adopt it themselves to survive. This…

Women are in the military but are they happy with the jobs they have? Combat jobs have been restricted from women because the armed forces think that men are the only ones capable due to strength, endurance, and knowledge. Women have as much right to be assigned combat jobs as much as men because it is their life they are putting at risk and if they think they are strong enough and smart enough they should be able to. Women should have a choice whether they want to have combat jobs or not.…

The Army life is one of service, not to one’s self, but to a nation and to their brothers and sisters in arms.It couldn’t be more perfectly stated, “Professional Soldiers are volunteers…bonded with comrades in a shared identity and culture of sacrifice and service” (pg. 4). This brings us right into the topic of the HR sergeant and their roles in the Army as a profession of arms. When most civilians think of the military they…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is a diagnosis made by doctors on a regular basis for patients who have suffered major traumas such as a car accident. Similarly, Charley experiences traumatic events throughout war. Charley is a 15-year-old boy who lives in Winona, Minnesota with his mother and brother. He sees an opportunity to fight in a war and takes it immediately, hoping to prove himself a man. As a result of the war, Charley has changed physically, mentally, and emotionally. First,…

illnesses such as PTSD and depression follow men and women into their homes, affecting their daily lives. In the article “Soldiers returning home are faced with a heartbreaking problem most people don’t understand” from Business Insider, Sebastian Junger states his symptoms of short term PTSD. When Junger returned home, he experienced lack of interest in things he once enjoyed. The switch from war to home was unsettling, causing him to feel isolated and uneasy. This feeling of detachment is…