Lieutenant Commander

In 1749, at the age of 17, Washington began his career as a professional surveyor. He subsequently received a commission and surveyor's license from the College of William and Mary and became the official surveyor for the newly formed Gulper County. Thanks to his older brother Lawrence's connection to the prominent Fair fax family, Washington had been appointed to this well-paid official position. In less than two days he completed his first survey, plotting a 400 acre parcel of land and was…

2016). In the year of 1992 Sheriff Clarke was promoted to a lieutenant of detective. After David was promoted to Lieutenant of Detectives he was assigned to a Criminal Investigation Bureau as a Shift Commander of Crime Against Property Division, the Violent crimes unit and again the Homicide Division. In the year of 1996 David Clarke was again promoted to MPD’s Command Staff as a Captain of police. Soon after he became the commander of the Department’s First district located in Milwaukee's…

or Kesselschlacht (Herwig, p. 31). The plan relied on the majority of the German forces sweeping through Belgium, pushing west, and enveloping the French armies like a giant wheel. After the German army had defeated the French in the west, German commanders would turn their forces around and rush to Germany’s eastern front and destroy the Russian army. The Schlieffen Plan eventually culminated with the Battle of the Marne, and has been credited with contributing to Germany’s loss in the war more…

Sir John Monash is notable for being a highly esteemed civil engineer, and also as being the Commander of the World War 1 Australian Military on the Western Front, France. In this role he was the leading military strategist responsible for the allies winning World War 1 on the Western Front. Due to his success in the war, Monash was highly regarded and regaled both in Britain and in Australia. He cared immensely for the men that he was in charge of and changed the way the allies fought war,…

that happens or fails to happen in their organizations” (Holmes, n.d.), and therefore spread thinly. They prepare for missions, provide guidance to subordinates, while also implementing tough training to enforce military standards. The Battalion Commander Douglas Smith (Keeley, 1969) stated the most difficult part was “deciding when you’re going to win an engagement with the enemy and what price you’re going to pay for it”. This included wiping out villages of innocents as Vietcong took cover…

Despite their injuries, they treated other wounded soldiers, becoming the first female’s receive a Purple heart in the Vietnam War. In 1967, Capt. Eleanor Grace Alexander and First Lieutenant Hedwig Diane Orlowski were awarded the Bronze Sat after perishing in a plane crash. Another servicewomen was First lieutenant Sharon Ann Lane, who was awarded the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross and the Bronze star for her heroism. Dying from a rocket attack on a hospital, the first service women to be killed in…

soldier never had a personal issue and he got arrested after 4 hours that he left the unit. The following-up process was even more embarrassing for me. However, there was one person always ready to stand next to me, my battalion commander. He said, "You did a great job lieutenant, you took care of your subordinate and you could not predict what would go wrong". A simple phrase changed everything. A good leader will never let you fail, because if you fail, your subordinates will follow you and…

Creighton Williams Abrams Jr. was an outstanding tank commander in the U.S. Army during WWII, and who would later command military operations in the Vietnam War from 1968-72. Appointed Chief of Staff, Abrams would succeed General Westmoreland as the top commander of all U.S. forces in the Vietnam theatre in 1972. And begin to implement the transition to an all-volunteer force. Creighton W. Abrams was born on September 15th , 1914, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from the United…

Imperial army consisted of; Commander: Duke of Pescara, Infantry: 19 000 men, (Spanish Troops: 5000 men), Cavalry: 4000 men, Artillery: 17 guns. In 28th October, 1524, King Francis I of France and his large army started besieging the town of Pavia. The town was defended by an Imperialist…

fighting off indians and making pathways through rugged mountains. Stoneman was known for his courage in battle as well as his concern for his men's wellbeing(George Stoneman). During the beginning of the Civil War, Stoneman was placed as the Union commander of Fort Brown in Texas in February of 1861. However, when he ignored confederate General Twiggs orders to surrender top Texan authorities, him and his troops were forced to retreat to the north(Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia). Stoneman…