Military life

Being a disabled veteran along with still working for the military as an Air Force civilian employee at Tinker Air Force base has heightened my emotions to real life events portrayed in movies. I can watch other movies where people get injured, die, deal with family or life issues in general and not be bothered by what I see. On the other hand, when I watch military movies both new and old that are based on true life events, it truly stirs a lot of emotions within me. The experience I have…

Conscription should not be brought back to Australia. Conscription is the compulsory enlistment of citizens for state service, typically into the armed forces. Conscription is an imposition on basic freedoms, it is not suited for modern militaries and in some cases causes severe psychological trauma to those involved. Thus conscription should not be brought back to Australia under any circumstances. Conscription should not be brought back to Australia, as it is an imposition on basic freedoms…

it to the field then you are tested every day mentally and physically. The average person doesn’t truly understand the toll war takes on soldiers and they don’t think about what goes on behind the scenes. When you take a closer look into the daily life of an American hero you begin to realize the tragic death and loss soldiers are exposed to everyday, affect them when they return home. Studies in late 2014 show that “at least 20% of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have PTSD and/or Depression.”…

Grant’s Military Strategies, and the North and South Armies Many studies have been conducted by scholars to determine why the North won the Civil War. Many scholars believe that it has to do with the North’s efficient military strategies; however, there are more factors that contribute to the North’s victory. Hattaway and Jones (2001), scholars from the University of Illinois Press, suggest that the North had a stronger and more educated military.…

country above everything else. Veterans choose to fight for this country over anything else. They could have chosen anything else, but instead they chose to join the military. They do not join for the money, rather they join for personal reasons. Some also choose to fight sometimes because their family may have also been in the military and they choose to follow their family legacy. Some feel a deep sense…

beliefs, life experience, and military encounters. I believe every serving member in the military brings in a unique prospective and a unique talent that makes our military the best in the world, and in order to manage and lead that talent you ought a have an open minded leader that can listen to others and takes all opinions in considerations. Matching the above stated statement with the military guidance and military leadership regulations will results in having the best leaders in the…

because as described in previous chapters his mended America involves a world where business does not have the pull on congress that it currently does. Most importantly the military must open it’s courtroom doors. I’ve heard horror stories from my family members who have served our country about things higher ups in the military have gotten away with that made me never want to join. If I lived in a world where congress represented the people and business privilege was reigned in I would support…

In some countries two years of military service should be mandatory, but not in this one. In The United States we are in the safest and should not be forced, or needed to be in the military unless we are wanting to, or took an interest into the military and know what they are doing. In the Constitution clearly states in Article Three: section three “Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and…

suicidal ideations within the military culture. The focus of my ARP is on military members because of the alarmingly high rate of military suicides in the past 10 years. As of yet there are no reliable explanations for the dramatic increase in military suicides. As a military member myself, this trend is very real and affects my daily life. Level of comfort I am very comfortable with this topic and the population in question. I feel that my unique position as a military member and…

Hundreds even thousands of vulnerable kids throughout the world are serving for the military to this day in 2018. Their childhood, as well as rights are taken away instantly when recruited into becoming a child soldier. These soldiers are being used for fighting, killing, and even sexual purposes. Young kids are being taken away from their families just to participate in these acts of violence. Although there are many organizations and programs reaching out trying to speak to the people and…