Military personnel

make a propaganda poster about the military. We decided that we wanted to design a poster that included symbols and other words connecting to fighting for your own country. When we were trying to come up with a theme we thought about the Marines. For the people seeing this poster, we wanted them to join the military/Marines and tell others so it could be a chain. Some images provided was one of them being an American flag. We chose this because we used the military in our poster and wanted to…

Motivation for Tattoos Tattoos and psychological standpoints on them are a bountiful topic full of study and data collection ranging from gender, race and perception and many more why people get tattoos is always discussed. In the words of Dillon Haley, and the American Psychological Association (2017) “The general motivations for getting tattoos and piercings have tended to fall into the same three categories for hundreds of years:(a) a symbol of an important past event, love, or friendship,…

When you’re in the army, everything should be tough and masculine. There are no rooms for sissies and softies. You must be hard enough to face any enemies and show that no stuff could defy your toughness. Everything that’s related with un-masculine stuff should be left at home. That’s how you show your toughness in the army! No, being a sissy is not allowed in the army. Especially when you’re marching in front of the people in while under a platoon, no sissy-ness should be present. All should be…

You have lost another set in the volleyball game and you have given up, you do not think you can keep playing. Then the team leader steps in, that one girl who can pick everyone up with a single glance or word. Leaders are the people you look up to, they are the ones you want to imitate. The whole team just feeds off of her emotions, exuberant or despairing, it does not matter. The inspiring qualities of a reputable leader are courage and integrity. Courage is a defining quality of a…

In the realistic historical fiction novel, The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, a young man named Henry Fleming enlists to go fight in battles in the Civil War between the Union and the Confederacy. He struggles within himself because he fears that he will run away from battle. When he is called to battle, he runs away, but then he eventually decides to go back to battle to face battle along with all of his fears. One theme of the novel is that the world is uncaring. This relates to…

From the idealist website, I learned about the opening for the Program Associate at Seattle office. I am very interested in this position and submit my application with great enthusiasm. As a recent graduate of the University of Washington with a B.A. in Environmental Studies, I am confident my educational background and professional experiences can contribute to the Tibetan Nuns Project. You indicate that a requirement for this position is an experience in an administrative role. I served in…

Women are in the military but are they happy with the jobs they have? Combat jobs have been restricted from women because the armed forces think that men are the only ones capable due to strength, endurance, and knowledge. Women have as much right to be assigned combat jobs as much as men because it is their life they are putting at risk and if they think they are strong enough and smart enough they should be able to. Women should have a choice whether they want to have combat jobs or not.…

Others have pointed out that the new badge, earned in peacetime, may compete with or cheapen the Combat Action Badge (CAB). The CAB was developed as the Global War on Terror sent soldiers in non-infantry MOSs into combat situations. It is awarded to soldiers of any MOS who personally engage or are engaged by the enemy in combat operations (“Combat Action Badge,” n.d.). Gragg acknowledged concerns by responding, “We are not trying to cheapen anything. What we’re trying to do is enhance our…

Jake Wood, co founder and ceo of team rubicon, a nationwide non profit organization founded in January of 2012, to provide military veterans with the opportunity to continue to serve, connect and feel part of a team. Prior to team rubicon, Jake served as a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps with deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan as a scout sniper. Received numerous awards in combat and was the honor graduate of recruit training, the school of infantry and marine scout sniper…

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 conditions social conscription could be beneficial towards the health of a nation, the lack of moral conquest…