Military history by topic

“America's Gift to my Generation” Did you know that every year more than 180,000 people enlist in the military? The military gives my generation the gift of being a unified country, showing we are strong and independent, and protecting our beliefs and freedoms. Coming from a family with a history of military service, I've learned to appreciate having a military for our country. We should be thankful and always recognize the gifts America has provided for us. One gift is representing unity.…

Respect Many people in the world deserve respect from others, but they do not usually receive it. Doctors, lawyers, government officials, military members, parents, teachers, athletes, businessmen, and pastors all should have admiration. Numerous people, because of resignation or authority, deserve more acknowledgement from individuals. Unfortunately, military members, parents, teachers, and pastors fall into the category of not receiving adequate appreciation. Others in authority--which…

The ascent of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamist activist gathering that has grabbed a piece of area extending from northern Syria to focal Iraq, has struck apprehension into the hearts of pioneers the world over. However is U.S military intervention against the Islamic state a just war? According to the Internet Encyclopedia a just war convention an arrangement of commonly concurred tenets of battle may be said to usually advance between two socially comparable adversaries.…

strongly pro-life, pro-gun and thinks everyone is equal, no matter color, gender, or body weight. He wants our government to represent his beliefs and will do everything in his power to change the United States into a better place. He wants to use his military expertise to better the nation, through lawmaking and negotiations. He was an officer in both the first Gulf War and in the Bosnia Serbia campaign. He led a very successful unit, which was renowned for its discipline and its success ratio.…

Forcing the Military What if there was no push to persuade young people to go to college after graduation, but a push for them to go off and fight for their country? We would have a culture of breeding warriors and not innovative thinkers and creators. Not only that, but people would only look forward to obtaining a higher education if they made it out of the military unscathed. This would be the reality of the United States if we were to impose a mandatory two year military requirement on young…

Fitting In was by Steven Lee Myers, he mention about the negative and positive outcome of women that are joined in the military. The article gives information on the current status of women that are in the military. Also, the article describes how women that are in the military have their own living quarter for housing units. That article talks about sex and how it might end America military prowess. However, it talks about how now there are birth control and even ultrasound machines for safety.…

Advancements in military technology help our troops and many civilians. advancements in military technology range from advancements in the medical field to advancements in the current weapons and improvements in old weapons. These advancements in medicine benefit our veterans and help save lives on the battlefield and can help save many others. The Advancements in weapons help reduce collateral damage and civilian casualties by making the weapons more precise. An example of this is in World War…

States and the officers themselves from this modern crime ridden world. First, what is militarization? Militarization has referred to gear, equipment, or even clothing, which is given to the police from the military at a discount. But, why do the police need equipment that is designed for military level combat? Well after seeing what happened in the Ferguson riots didn’t look so different from what happened in riots in other parts of the world. People throwing rocks, screaming, taunting the…

Should Women be allowed in Combat? Woman should be allowed in combat for many reasons. First of all allowing woman into combat situations would make our military more effective by putting talent into sections that were frowned upon before, it would help our forces become more modernized, putting women into combat situations would not break tradition because women have served in every war since the revolutionary war, and would put ability above gender. Allowing woman into combat…

In an attempt to increase their effectiveness and capabilities, the military has employed the use of unmanned ariel vehicles (UAV’s). Many types of UAV’s exist, from simple survilence drones to weaponized drones capable of firing missiles. These drones are commonly used in military operations for survelence and targeted hunting. The military should continue using drones because they provide an inexpensive oppurtunity to increase tactical superiority and keep our soldiers safe. One of the…