Lebanese Armed Forces

is usually made up of the armed forces and the police force. The amount of reliance on the two institutions is decided by the autocrat. Both, Egypt and Chile, were police states to the core. The National Intelligence Directorate (DINA) of Chile and the police force in Egypt, were both created to defend from opposition. The Marxists/socialists in Chile were ruthlessly hunted, as was the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. On the surface these were the main objectives of the forces, but both presidents…

The ideal employer for me is the United States Air Force. I am not saying that currently they are the ideal employer, but if given my choice this is where I would spend my entire working life. I think the Air Force and other military branches are doing more than many companies to work towards a diversified workforce. This is partially because we are funded by tax dollars and this leads the military towards being somewhat of a social experiment run by the government. The military is getting…

In Molly M. Ginty’s article “All Guts, No Glory”, she explores the issue of women serving in combat and the unfair reality that females have faced in the U.S. armed forces. In my opinion I strongly believe that women should be allowed to participate in combat. Many reasons why are if she signed up for this and has all the right training for it she should be allowed to go into war and fight for our country the same way men do. Women put their life at risk the same way males do getting shipped out…

with military forces of countries have increased the recruitment of child soldiers. Specifically, children in the Middle East face a major threat of being recruited as child soldiers ("ISIS Increasingly Recruiting Children To Carry Out Terrorist Acts"). The organization children in the Middle East face the biggest threat from is ISIS. Currently, 60% of ISIS fighters are under the…

What does a powerful military consist of? Most people would answer that question by saying more men and more weapons. Those answers are correct, although one often left out aspect of a capable military are the customs and courtesies. Customs and courtesies help instill discipline in troops and are ways to show pride in what they do and respect for each other. Troops without pride, discipline, and respect for one another have no place in the military and would be valueless in daily missions. For…

‘Where there are men fighting, there are always nurses.” This was said by my good friend, Sister Florence Syer- God rest her soul. Anyway, hello, my name is Matilda Bullwinkel, and I used to be a nurse back in the late 1900s, World War Two. This war began on the 1st of September 1939 and ended in 1945- the same war that changed my life forever. I was 26 years old when all the Australian women (including me) volunteered and joined the only women’s service that existed at that time, the…

This was until a recent ruling from Mr. Leon Panetta, Director of CIA, that newly allowed women in combat. Although women have recently been given equal rights, there is still much controversy about whether or not this is an ethical move for our armed forces. At the end of the day, women have been essential to crucial operations for years, and are expected to uphold the same physical and mental…

Brenda, Thank you for the excellent post. It was a pleasure to read and you bring up some points that are in the same lines that I was thinking. The lesson mentions conventional military going through generational changes, and you mentioned the word “evolved”. I would agree with your definition more, because war tactics have evolved from everyone standing on line and charging across the fields firing at each other to smarter tactics. Yes the advancement in technology and weaponry helped…

either for the Army in Kuwait (Combat Support Associates) or Iraq (SOC), the Marines in Afghanistan (Triple Canopy), the Pueblo Chemical Depot for the Army (DOD) or the US Air Force Academy (Chenega) for the Air Force there are specific guideline to address the issue. All of the facilities and installations except the Air Force Academy we were authorized computer access. Therefore, we were required when computer access was available to adhere to the specific guidelines, Information Security…

Women should not consider going into Combat Imagine not being raised by your mother at a very young age, and had barely gotten to know her since she was more than a thousand miles away from home on duty, in a third world country fighting for your freedom each and every day. The only way you could communicate with each other is by telephone without seeing each other physically for months. She would most likely not be there the moments that are cherish the most such as birthdays and the first days…