Military history

overlooking the Maui mountains and a clear blue sea was the view I saw from my phone while conducting my interview with my father who has medically retired from the military. As soon as we started facetiming I immediately started asking him various questions. I began by asking him where he was from and what influenced his decision to join the military. He responded by telling me how he was born in Belize and after he got jaundice at six months old, moved back to American with his parents and two…

The Battle of Kadesh: Important to the History of World Throughout history, the act of war has been a reoccurring theme. Possibly a theme that is doomed to occur throughout all of time. Wars have been fought for many reasons and each war obviously had their own everlasting impact on humanity. There has been a countless amount of wars since the start of time, some historians know about and some that have possibly not been uncovered. However, the Battle of Kadesh of 1274 B.C.E. is the most…

Christopher has an extensive history serving in the U.S. military. Despite having a good support system, he continues to have issues with reintegration. Christopher reports that his behavior lately is interfering with his life and becoming a burden to his family. The contributing factors include symptoms of acute stress disorder, dysphoria, dissociation and irritability. He also reports that he has had exposure to traumatic events throughout his life. During his time in the military, he has…

Forcing citizens of the US to fight. In the claimed to be “free” country, men were forced to partake in a war that they may not have been comfortable with. Is this freedom? This is not freedom. It is really just the opposite. If the county's most important attribute is freedom and democracy then why did the draft rioters of New York City not have a choice on whether on not they would fight in the war? Why was their an opting-out price that created social barriers? In the draft riot of 1863 this…

Despite America’s continuing involvement in Afghanistan, the longest armed conflict in American history, the military a smaller proportion of American population; it is also becoming more isolated. Currently, about 0.5% of Americans have served in the military in the past decade, and up to 80% of those serving come from families in which either a parent or sibling served. Furthermore, 49% of the military is concentrated in five states: California, Virginia, Texas, North Carolina, and Georgia.…

Jonathon E Houser MIL 310 American Military History I Instructor: David Bodamer 05/23/2016 Military administration in the American Civil War was affected by expert military instruction and the well ordered experience. While not all pioneers had formal military preparing, the U.S. Military Foundation at West Point, New York and the Unified States Maritime Institute at Annapolis made committed frameworks of expert officers whose comprehension of military science had significant impact on…

The Draft has been present in American history since the 1940’s when men were drafted during both periods of peacetime and periods of conflict in order to fill the vacancies within the United States Armed Forces that could not be filled through voluntary means. And though the draft was ended when the United States Armed Forces transitioned to an all-volunteer military force the possibility of the US bringing conscription back is overwhelmingly high. Although, it may be possible that in critical…

gets his name “Alexander the Great” because he united the Greeks, he won the war against the Persians, he also conquered Babylonia and Asia. He set up colonies all over his conquered lands. Alexander has a very special history and is one of the most important change agents in history. Alexander was different from other Macedonian kids because he was chosen to have an education and to learn many different things. Alexander was educated by a teacher with the name of Leonidas. Leonidas, taught…

Zeigler 12 October 2015 Science Writing Army Ranger School History Over time, the military has grown to be more diverse and equality friendly. Through these times women have held the spotlight for their ability to keep up in a ‘male dominated field’. Two women in particular, Kristen Griest and Shaye Haver have paved a whole new direction for this era. Haver and Griest worked their way through high school, to West Point, a prestige Military Academy. Haver ran cross country and received a…

Project 4: Black Hawk Down There are about one and a half million people serving in the armed forces today (Chalabi). Of that number, many have families back at home. More often than not, the families of military members are uneducated about the going ons in their loved ones lives. The novel Black Hawk Down , written by Mark Bowden, is an extremely informative, educational, and rather graphic piece of literature. The realistic recollections in Black Hawk Down can be a beneficial read for…