Military command

table. Some of the reasons are financial, adventure, or simply patriotism. My reason has a mixture of two different reasons, it is not one reason. My reasons are for the discipline aspect, my sense of patriotism and my personal experience with the military. My first reason, being the discipline aspect that has always attracted me since I was a small child. I was always on the search for a strongly regimented organization to take part in. Throughout my teenage years I found multiple ways to get…

in the Roman military the individual had to be a citizen and must be a land owner, they viewed serving as a civil duty, responsibility, and a privilege. Serious recruitment issues arose as Rome grew beyond Italy and had a need for a standing army. Marius saw the need for reform and established a professional army instead of maintaining a militia, this would contribute greatly to Rome and its future military exploits. Marius’ reform of allowing landless citizens into the military led to the…

orders important to the military lifestyle? Let me start answering this question by giving the definition of an order from the Merriam Webster Dictionary. Military Order: A command proceeding from a military superior. After hearing this definition many people immediately jump to the complaining and judging stage of following instruction. Comments such as, “Why would I follow one man’s opinion,” or “only certain orders apply to me,” are common place among lower ranks in the military. The catch…

training in the Kansas state. This agreement based on the U.S. European Command State Partnership Program which main goal building partnership capacity. Building partnership capacity one of the component the Theater Security Cooperation Plan (TSCP) which is a product of the Joint Strategic Planning System (JSPS) and involves all military activities with other nations during peacetime. It is based on guidance from the National Command Authority and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The…

Throughout time constant communication was key to winning battles, especially in today’s modern military. Every commander must know what goes on, when, where and how constantly in order to effectively control their units. However, constant communication is never certain, and it is up every subordinate to be prepared to make on decisions on the spot in the mission. The United States army currently uses Mission Command, which is defined by ADRP 6-0 as the “exercise of authority and direction by…

August 20th 1986 AR 600-20 (Command Policy) was implemented into the Army Regulations. It wasn’t until March 18th 2008 when chapter 4 (Military Discipline and Conduct) par 4-14 was revised and implemented regarding “Relationships between Soldiers of different grade”. The AR strictly states “Soldiers of different grades must be cognizant that their interactions do not create an actual or clearly predictable perception of undue familiarity between an officer and an enlisted Soldier, or between an…

Throughout my military career, every time I meet an officer there is always an image that comes to mind of college educated, forward thinking, holds to a high standard, and so on. I have always held officers in a higher standard because of the role and direction they give to a unit. These characteristics is what I always strive to meet and achieve on my journey to becoming a military officer. Why do I want to be a military officer? It has long been my ambition to become a Military Officer. I…

forum. I will address my upbringing in the military and what I have seen over my 19-year career. Without a well-defined chain of command, the Army would not be the well-oiled machine that it is today. The organizational structure, which is “the way in which job tasks are formally divided, grouped, and coordinated” as defined in (Robbins & Judge, 2009, p. 519) is very well known and reiterated down to the lowest level. “A simple and direct chain of command facilitates the transmittal of orders…

The Oregon National Guard consisted of two separate elements, the first being the Army National Guard, which consisted of three major commands, 41 Infantry Combat Team, the 82nd Brigade, and the Army Joint Force Headquarters. The second element Air National Guard consisted of two major commands, 142nd located in Portland Oregon, and 173rd located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and the Air Joint Force Headquarters. The decision-making authority was centralized at the Joint Force Headquarters levels,…

Explanation of +6 Variability of Combat Compliance Combat compliance is compliance with commands that entail mortal risk for soldiers on the battlefield. The problem is that there is a variability of compliance that ranges from non-compliance (including mutiny) to compliance and very high compliance (heroic-like) (Magagna Lecture 08/28). This is a special nature because it entails mortal risk to obey a command to attack in collective violence that could put soldiers’ lives in risk. They could…