Enlisted rank

After I was promoted twice, I became a professional Marine. I enjoyed this rank. All that I had to do was do my job well and I was left alone, for the most part. When I was promoted again, I began to have people placed in my charge. It was no longer enough to do my job well; eventually, it became my major task to ensure that…

In recent years, women’s rights advocates have been calling for an expansion and inclusion of women in all military positions. The argument is that women have already been in combat and these feminist groups assert that the current exclusion of women is a form of sex discrimination. While it is true that women have in been in a firefight, these women on the ground are mostly auxiliary forces serving as medics or liaisons with female civilians. However, the idea of placing women in direct combat…

values that represents the American people. The second part introduces the most dominant power bloc in the country that creates protocols on how the flag is treated nationwide. After this section, the paper explores the dissenting opinion and views that rank and file citizens have on the flag itself. The last part of this short research paper expounds the argument that the power blocs ultimately have the power to determine the true meaning behind the flag where this meaning is acknowledged…

significant reason for grapevine communication. I know that early in my career I was in situations where co-workers would discuss work negatively based on information they never fully understood. At that time, I was middle management in the enlisted ranks of the military. I was unable to influence co-workers positively; they preferred the information clarified by senior leadership, who at the time probably had no knowledge of the misrepresented information within the grapevine. As you…

From Haberdashery to Presidency: An Examination of Harry Truman Truman hurried to the presidents quarters. He was unsure of what he had been called upon for but with an uneasy feeling in his gut he hurried up the stairs. Waiting to receive him was Eleanor Roosevelt, the first lady. He locks eyes with her and she tells him the news “ Harry, the president is dead”. shell-shocked and speechless he asks her “Is there anything I can do for you?” The new widow replies “ Is there anything we can do…

William McKinley Junior was born in Niles, Ohio, on January 23rd, 1843. Being the seventh of nine children, his mother, Nancy, did not devote all of her time to him. Because of this, he learned how to take care of himself. The entire family were devout Methodists, Nancy enrolled the children in Sunday school before she enrolled them in regular school. William was intrigued by the challenges of school and had an extraordinary intuition, a trait which would go toward his favor in his adulthood.…

once again with the Tea Act of 1773, with Hancock helping to organize protests. Benedict Arnold- born in Norwich, Connecticut, on January 14, 1741. He was a member of the sons of liberty. He was a general in the revolutionary war.In 1757, Arnold enlisted in the militia, and traveled to upstate New York to fight the French. Two years later, Arnold assumed responsibility for his father and sister following his…

Stephen Marcum Mrs. Lozares English II 15 February 2017 Fixing fight and flight 1.Aerospace engineering has always been a dream of mine I’ve always loved rockets and planes, satellites, anything that flies or shoots up. And engineering, the idea of thinking of new ideas and making them a reality, really excites me. So in theory this should be the perfect job. However that’s just it, In theory. So this essay will be researching aerospace engineers what they do and how they do it. 2.Aerospace…

Through the thick smog of the Vietnam War, a group of men emerge: lovingly labeled McNamara’s morons, their lack of intellect faced with the horrors of death and destruction exposes the corruption in the United States Military. Men who served in Vietnam feared them, not enemy soldiers, but their own comrades and platoon mates. Infamous for going AWOL (Absent Without Leave), outbursts, and generally being described as incompetent, the men were also nicknamed The Moron Corp. The men are part of…

the British empire which overall helped them become more autonomous as a nation. Canada and the First World War World war one is a tragic part of Canada’s history and the bloodiest conflict Canada has even known. Out of the 630,000 soldiers who enlisted, most of whom were volunteers, 172,000 were wounded and more than 60,000 killed in the line of duty. Canadian soldiers fought in the war for the entire four year duration of the conflict. It was the British Empire that first declared war on…