Military history

readiness of the US military population (De Oliveira, 1951; Rasnake et al., 2005; McKee et al., 2011; Gaydos et al., 2013). According to the US Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC), chlamydia and gonorrhoea have been the most commonly diagnosed bacterial STIs among service members during 2000-2012 (AFHSC, 2013). During the 13-year period, 239,382 diagnoses of chlamydia and gonorrhoea were reported, 71% in personnel less than 25 years old, 51% in Army personnel, and 44% in military…

that do not think that women deserve certian rights, including serving in the military. It was not until recently that women were given the right to posses the roles in combat and they worked very hard to do so. Some people have different veiws, and they think that women should not be trusted with America’s lives in their hands. Regardless of the numerous arguments, women should continue to posses combat roles in the military. Many people do not think that women should aquire roles in combat.…

Military revolutions are significant changes that alter both the fabric of societies and the nature of warfare itself. Revolutions in Military Affairs (RMAs) are technological, economic and doctrinal changes that occur within these revolutions. RMAs are useful in revealing how societies capitalize on military revolutions and use them to their advantage. Throughout history, nation states have used RMAs to exploit the advantages of military revolutions derived from the formation of nation…

were trying to find a strategy that would defeat the rebel forces. Military historian John Shy describes this period in which the British strategy was changed by breaking up the war into three stages in his “The Military Conflict Considered as a Revolutionary War” chapter of his book A People Numerous and Armed. Stages one and two were to defeat the source of the rebellion in New England and defeat the Colonial Government and military in the middle colonies respectively. However, when both…

Women in the Infantry Fueled by political correctness and the urgent rush to re-event the entire Military structure that’s already won many wars. It is the sudden implement of women in the Infantry. For many years our military has been successful with the way it has been established. Being all for equal opportunity myself, personal I feel from experience and facts women should not be in the Infantry. Women do not possess the same physical standards and capability to accomplish the mission.…

who were conscripted, but in our nation today we are trying something new, voluntary service. With the birth of an all volunteer military came an unexpected consequence; nonmilitary individuals dread the draft. The draft has been employed throughout our nations history to meet the needs of our military might, and with great effectiveness. By looking at the history, economics, and benefits of the draft we will see that it would greatly improve our nation, because it would improve the quality…

beginning of time many governments have drafted individuals, mostly, men, whenever they needed larger military forces during wartime, than they felt they could get through voluntary enlistments. Although the United States has relied on all-volunteer military for most of its history, it was forced to draft men to fight the Civil War and the wars of the twentieth century (Ruschmann, Mandatory Military Service 10).Why people or nations would try to conquer and destroy each other baffles me.Over…

In early American diplomacy and military strategy was based around protecting the trade route. Many of the trade routes were states of conflict.based on the maps that I have viewed, one based on trade routes, and the other on early military engagements I gathered lots of information. Several wars broke out over the course of time because of piracy and other factors. The most common military strategies were used to protect the people among trade routes. Military conflict map links up with the…

Draft: Just Say No As a country, America does not need to reinstate the draft. History has shown that todays all volunteer service has made this country’s military the best in the world. While there may be a myriad of reasons for a person to join the military, be it education benefits, world class training, travel or retiring before forty, the bottom line is they are highly motivated and rightfully proud. But today’s military has to be faster and more responsive than in the past and it takes…

“ By the 20th century, military organizations confronted the problem of not only adapting to technological changes in peace time, but also the fact that war itself has inevitably turned up the speed of technological change”. The first Gulf War constitutes a turning point in the history of modern conflicts essentially because of the integration of technology into all levels of military operations. War was always been a declaration of hostility between two opposing groups clashed over a…