Corporal

There are children in America who have an interaction with their caregiver that either encounter child abuse or corporal punishment. Corporal punishment represents the constrained use of physical force to preserve the notion of discipline. On the other hand, child abuse evokes misconduct that can be in any form that includes of sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect and abandonment. Yet, the dilemma in America expresses that an abundant amount of people have a strenuous time of espying the…

Have you ever been asked, “What do you do in the Army?” Well, I have and then it takes me awhile to put it into words for civilians to understand. Some civilians think that Soldiers are only trained to shoot weapons and defend our nation, but it is so much more than that. We are a profession that has expertise, trust, values, and services to defend the Constitution and the rights and interests of the American people. The Army, like a business, has leaders at the top who run the business and…

1. Per the reference, Gunnery Sergeant Matthew J. Ortiz is enthusiastically recommended for selection as the Fiscal Year 2015 (FY 15) PSR SNCOIC of the Year. Enclosures (1) through (7) are submitted in support of this nomination. 2. Gunnery Sergeant Ortiz’s performance during FY 15 was characterized by consistency and quality. This veteran SNCOIC conquered the friction and challenges of Prior Service Recruiting by leading and inspiring his Marines through his example of work ethic and…

“James, go chop that wood outside.” “James, don’t put your elbows on the table.” “James, put that phone of yours away.” Obedience has been a common theme in many households spanning hundreds of generations. This topic is one of the main ideas in the movie, A Few Good Men. In the movie, two Marines stationed at Guantanamo Marine Base in Cuba, are accused of killing a fellow Marine William Santiago. Daniel Kaffee, Jo Galloway, and Sam Weinberg all try to convince the courts that these men did not…

At times we find ourselves in situations we could never envision being in, I know For me this was at no time more of the case than when I deployed to Afghanistan in 2013. To better illustrate, I found myself in a platoon amongst a variety of individuals from varying places in America with an array of backgrounds. I personally was just a year removed from living at home with my parents when I enlisted into the Army to work with communications. Perhaps I was delusional, thinking war would not be a…

As a Human Resource Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) in the military, Soldiers transform from civilian into Soldiers. Starting from the very beginning they learn how to march, run, cadence, and learn the overall basic army skills as a new Soldier joining the ranks. Once you acquire the army basic skills to learn just enough to get by, the Army sends you to advanced individual training to become a Human Resource Specialist. As a Human Resource Specialist, you start at the most junior rank…

The Corps of Noncommissioned Officers (NCO) has an essential and almost unique task of any profession. We must function as combat leaders, mentors to junior Soldiers, and subject matter experts in our particular field. This requires a constant participation in the daily activities of our unit and the Soldiers within it. Being combat leaders that are capable of leading Soldiers in a combat environment to achieve the wartime function. There are several factors which threaten the ability of the…

One look can express so much- it is something that modern movies need. Good actors, a good script with prescribed roles and dialogues. It is all about "A Few Good Men" movie. That movie is about young military lawyers investigating the case of a soldier death. In the ranks of Marines was a murder of the private soldier. Two guys were accused for the murder. Were they "good" or "bad"? It was mission for a young lieutenant Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) and a woman captain - JoAnne Galloway (Demi…

the inferno in your buttocks. A couple of times it seemed like you could not believe that the licks of my belt kept coming, this was horny for me as I knew that this would be really getting to you mentally, as much as it was physically. Real Corporal Punishment should have as much impact on a bad lad's mind as it does on his body, if it is to be truly effective. I hope you appreciated the…

“Lead by Example” is a term that has no origin, per se, but is visible throughout history further back than Alexander the Great (356 BC – 323 BC). A king at age 19, and conqueror of much of the known world, would draw a sword and lead the charge. The sight of Alexander leading the charge had a motivational inspiring effect on his army that no force on Earth could withstand. As a result of his leadership style, he has no recorded battlefield losses during 11 years of conquest. As a side note, I…