Military organization

Unfortunately, my professional environment is drastically different than the majority of this class. Working Department of Defense for the US military, either for the Army in Kuwait (Combat Support Associates) or Iraq (SOC), the Marines in Afghanistan (Triple Canopy), the Pueblo Chemical Depot for the Army (DOD) or the US Air Force Academy (Chenega) for the Air Force there are specific guideline to address the issue. All of the facilities and installations except the Air Force Academy we were…

Manual (FM) 1-0, Human Resources Support. The Profession of Arms teaches us that the military profession provides security to society of which is cannot provide itself. A Human Resources Sergeant provides security within the U.S. Army in many of the same ways. FM 1-0 defines the objective of Human Resources support as, “maximizing operational effectiveness of the total force by anticipating, manning, and sustaining military operations across the full spectrum…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION The Nigerian military as we know it is one of the major vantage points of our national security as a nation. Our military personnel have been groomed to be disciplined, law abiding and vigilant. The simulation exercises and training procedures included in the training process have been designed to enforce these traits. Looking at the Nigerian military today, in our present time, some may have observed that the military is not as efficient and as effective as they used to…

The first program is for veterans where they give food and other things to veterans that are poor or that cannot afford those things. Their most popular program is for deployed soldiers, and in this program the organizations sends care packages and other goods to those who are deployed over seas. The next program is just for those soldiers that are wounded. In this program Soldiers’ Angels volunteers their time and helps out at medical centers that hold the wounded…

Defining Core Values of Leadership The military recognizes leadership as being “the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization” (FM 6-22, 2006, p. 1-2). Moreover, it defines three core attributes that a leader should exemplify, following a formula of: BE, KNOW, and DO. A soldier should be in line with the common values and ideals of both their nation and military, to help shape a leader’s…

James Kouzes and Barry Posner’s book entitled, The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations, the authors contend, the fundamental behaviors and actions of leaders are essential to exemplary leadership (Kouzes and Posner, 15-16). The Five Fundamental Practices of Exemplary Leadership can be applied within the leadership development process from a military and church associate minister’s perspective in the manner of a servant-leadership model, with a…

The role of women as nurses contributed greatly to the Civil War, because it helped the military maintain it’s strength. They formed organizations like the United States Sanitary Commission and were able to collect a total of 25,000,000 dollars from the public for war efforts(Georgia 221). The money collected was spent on medical and sanitary supplies for soldiers on the battlefield(Georgia 221). The Civil War required women to take on greater role and aid the soldiers in anyway that they can.…

matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office," -Dwight D. Eisenhower. Qualities help people define who they are and help a person make decisions in life, a perfect cadet or future officer for the United States Military Academy would have unquestionable integrity as Eisenhower stated, also these other qualities: discipline, respect, ambition, self-confidence, realism, intelligent, open minded, courage, and organized. Every person can't succeed without…

the U.S. Military” (TodaysMilitary). Cadets in the ROTC program who choose to receive an Army ROTC scholarship, or enter the Army ROTC Advanced Course must agree to complete an eight-year period of service with the Army. The Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard each have their own branch of ROTC. The Army ROTC program is one of the most demanding and successful leadership programs in the country. Army ROTC students receive training that teaches leadership development, military skills,…

Ultimately, I believe that good order and discipline within an organization are what build trust. Discipline and pride go hand-in-hand, building individual and collective esprit de corps. When discipline is not upheld, as a leader, it is absolutely necessary to action in order to send a message throughout the organization that such infractions are not tolerated. That being said, however, I am an advocate for the Soldier. What I mean by that is that before determining what disciplinary action…