Infantry

What’s concerning are the emotions of the man to want to possibly protect the woman even more than another male soldier and cause more harm to himself or others. Thus there is no room for women in the infantry. You also have to ask yourself if women in the infantry will better the combat effectiveness of a unit, and quite frankly, the answer is no. The enemy will give no tolerance whether male or female, and it will be even worse if a woman is captured due to the risk of assault. Lastly, the disruption of a unit’s identity and motivation is at risk. The average front line trigger puller is in his late teens/early twenties and raging with testosterone. (Serrano, Lauren F. "MCA&F." Why Women Do Not Belong in the U.S. Infantry. Marine Corps Gazette, Sept. 2014. Web. 07 Mar. 2016.) Capt. Lauren F. Serrano of the Marine Corps wrote, “The infantry is the one place where young men are able to focus solely on being a warrior without the distraction of women or political correctness. They can fart, burp, tell jokes, walk around freely, swap stories, wrestle, and simply be young men together. Although perhaps not the most polite environment, this is the exact kind of…

it changed the face of combat. Armor during this time became obsolete along with lancers and knights. The only horse unit at this time that proved to be effective were dragoons. Dragoons were musket infantry that would use horses to ride to battle and afterwards disembark from their horses. Along with this rapid development of weapons came very important weapons and warfare strategies. Somewhere in between 1611 and 1622 the guard of Charles the Fourth of Denmark were equipped with the first…

of the types of variations of tanks that were used in WWII. These tanks were made in 1942-1946 and a total of 49,324 sherman tanks were produced in just eleven plants. Although these tanks were only created to be an infantry support they have helped us adjust and further our knowledge on creating new and improved tanks. Let's go back to WWII when we first started using The M4 Sherman tanks and some of the large battles the sherman was used. The American made m4 Sherman’s have a great service…

by the cannons from the fortress which tried to hit any enemy unit great enough to attack Reinhard's twenty dragoons. Some of the Southern Isles' crews had remained in their cannons replying to the shooting form the fortress, but their position was hopeless. Once the valley was clear of great infantry and cavalry units Nelberg's artillerymen had centered their attention on them. One by one the cannons had been hit killing most of the men operating them. Erick reached the the top of the bastion.…

at the end of the day life is what you make of it and that includes what an individual does now for their future and what their future will really be. I am proud of myself. Proud of the steps I am taking to prepare for my future in the Marines, with preparing for infantry, and with Austin. I have many goals to still achieve for myself and my life. Yet I will keep doing what I need to reach those goals along with a few bumps in the road I may come…

Under the Manual of Arms from 1764, the Georgia Continentals lacked uniformity and discipline. The Continentals changed to Von Steuben's manual in 1777 and it improved their combat effectiveness. Steuben’s hands-on style of training helped the army become a more skillful fighting force and at the same time gave the army new life. Von Steuben’s manual stream lines the 1764 Manuel to make the doctrine more effective and efficient. The Georgia Continentals utilized three types of infantry.…

the arming sword, carried by medieval knights. Many swords were based on the arming sword, 27 to 32 inches long; other medieval or later swords developed in counterpoise to advances in medieval armor. This article considers the deadly swords of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Arming Sword While many students of European weaponry make reference to broadswords, this is not a historically accurate term. That is, there was no category of medieval swords known as broadswords, at least, not at that…

There are many ways to become successful in life, in anything you go through. There is always an answer for a problem that you face. Many times, I would say through the observations I have made in my lifetime that people focus more on learning from their mistakes than doing things “the right way”. I have seen and been a part of these situations in my life when I was in the army, worked in Thunder Valley as security, and also in school One example I have for this is in the Army. While I was…

Imagine you are just turned seven years old and you just got shipped to a castle. At the castle you were trained to fight. If people wanted to be european knights, training would start at a young age. Imagine you are three years old and was given a sword. The sword would be used to practice fencing basics . This is what a Japanese samarai did. These situations are just one thing that these elite warriors had to do. The European knight and a Japanese samurai are both elite warriors that have…

The 1600s were full of exciting times, innovative inventions and new leaps for mankind. Weapons are used in our daily lives, in the 1600s they had the, flintlock, bayonet and your typical rifle. These were a form of protection for many. Flintlock’s come in all shapes and sizes, like the pistol, musket, and the rifle, this gun has some minor setbacks. The gun had a lot of false fires and continuously needed to be cleaned so it wouldn’t cause harm. Bayonets were great for short distance military…