Military academy

The current fiscal environment continues to highlight challenges of U.S. Defense Acquisitions to support the Joint Force Commander (JFC). Continued technical proficiency deficits in personnel, cost over-runs, performance issues, and missed production and delivery deadlines plague efforts to provide the JFC with goods and services. Moreover, Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition risks continue to increase. Constantly changing requirements, reliance on multiple processes and policies, and…

Have you ever wondered why the Army calls itself a profession? Let’s think about that for a minute. The Army calls itself a Profession stated in the student handout (2010) “earn the trust of their clients through their ethics which is their means of motivation and self-control” (p.2). The Human Resource Sergeant plays a role in supporting the Army’s culture. The Army Profession relies on trust. Trust is the firm belief in the reliability or strength of someone or something. The American…

Senior military leaders should not publically criticize under any circumstances. There are opportunities for military leaders to disagree with civilian leaders and resign if they feel compelled to do so. Military leaders have an obligation to provide sound military advice to civilian leaders. Military leaders should disagree if they believe a policy is flawed but must carry out that policy without engaging the public if it is not changed (Owens, 79). Officers that opt to engage the public…

his actions as a youngster have created tons of debate, sadness and grief for his family and others. When Omar was fifteen years old he murdered Christopher Speer, an American soldier, by throwing a grenade. Despite being a minor, the United States military captured Omar and sent him to prison in Guantanamo Bay for ten years.This created a lot of controversy over the years with people debating and protesting whether he was a terrorist or simply a child soldier. More recently there has been talk…

relevant to use the quote you chose in regards to operating outside the normal boundaries of the military. What are the normal boundaries of the military, every branch has communities within communities that all have different expectations of what they expect their personnel to do. All have politics but they are all different in many ways and yet the same. Personally this has in a way affected me in my military career I am from a very technical portion from the navy, and following direct orders…

Ever since the beginning of time, any type of battle or war was perceived as a man’s responsibility. Woman were told that they were too weak to fight in combat. However, in recent years, thousands of women step up to the plate every day to join the military. Woman should be allowed in combat because it is about capability- not gender, and men can be equally incapable as women. Primarily, it is all about capability. Before one is allowed to join the forces, they are tested physically and…

I look around the battlefield looking uneasy. In every direction, I catch a glimpse of death. Death is everywhere. Death is laying next to me waiting for my time to come. Death is next to my fallen comrade slowly taking his soul away with every subsequent second. I am terrified to think that my time can come any second. War has been much worst than I could have ever imagined.The visibility on the battlefield is close to none. Dirt, gunpowder, blood, and ammunition flying in the air. When my ears…

Lobbying Paranoia: Military influence with Congress suffers from nebulous and ill-defined anti-lobbying rules that serve as figurative walls between Congress and the military. One anonymous Congressman summarized the problem, “Frankly, the anti-lobbying provisions as written are asine. If taken literally, Congress would be the loser. We need the services’ credible input.” Military officers limit their Congressional interaction for fear of their actions being interpreted as lobbying.…

Due to certain circumstances Henry is more able to develop close relationships than chay in Trouble by Gary D. Schmit. Henry is a boy from a small town whose world was rocked. His brother franklin just died after getting hit by a car. His sister Luisa, is a massive wreck who refuses to come out of her room. Sanborn his friend tries to help Henry get through this terrible time. Chay Chouan is accused for hitting Franklin with the car, but he is really covering for Louisa. Henry is more capable to…

Hello everyone, I am Diane Porché; in the Clinical Mental Health course, been in Denver for 45 years; have a daughter who is 35, and a grandson who is nine that keeps my spirit alive. As far my clinical site, Salvation Army is a six month (compulsory live-in) alcohol and drug treatment facility, providing for men and women age 21 to 60. As far as fears, being in a room with a client alone, and assessing the client using the ASI, it's a little overwhelming. Furthermore, how to motivate the…