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I am Timothy Neely and I am from Chicago, IL. When I was in high school I thought the last thing I would ever do is join the military. I was not very athletic so I knew the physical demands of any military branch would be a strain on me. After applying for several jobs I reluctantly started to look into military branches. When I started to look into them, I chose the Marine Corps strictly because it was widely regarded as the hardest branch and I thought if I could make through that, then I…

our world the way it is now. Reasons why I think Alexander is a hero is because he was a great military leader, he advanced the Greek civilization, and he wanted to educate people. Alexander was a great military leader. He knew how to win a war easily because of his many strategies that helped him and his army fight. He was very smart when it came down to military. People have said that he is a military genius. Alexander liked to win and he was very powerful. He was able to…

studied tons of military knowledge while learning about the Air Force Academy and the admission process. It was truly a challenge being there, and I loved every minute of it! My visit to the Air Force Academy reinforced my want to attend a service academy. I want to continue being pushed beyond the limits I set for myself. I dream of joining fellow cadets who all…

high middle ages in common use from approximately 1000 AD to 1350 AD, and remained in rare use in the 16th century. They were believed to be descendants from Viking swords. They were commonly used with a shield or a buckler, and was the standard military sword of the knight until technological advancements led to the rise of the longsword. It was a light, versatile weapon capable of both cutting and thrusting and usually boats exceptional balance and weight. 2)…

Professionalism was the common thread when the Air Force’s senior enlisted leader talked about the Airmen of yesterday, today and tomorrow during the Air Force Association’s Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 16 in Washington D.C. “I want to talk to you about the legacy of more than seven million enlisted men and women in our Air Force, and how proud I am of them,” said Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody. “There is no question that our Air Force looks…

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane is about Henry Fleming. Henry was a young soldier who enlisted in the army so that he would be known as a courageous person. Soon after Henry’s first battle started, he quickly deserted, and ran away into the woods. Although his fellow soldiers would consider this a cowardly act, Henry had believed that what he had done is smart. Subsequently Henry threw a pine cone at a squirrel and it ran off, Henry had believed that the law of nature is to protect…

as the 47th Engineer Service Regiment on 1 August 1942. The 47th Engineer Service Regiment was placed on Oahu taking over from the 3rd and 65th Combat Battalions. The 47th worked on main training roads and infrastructure on military installations. In March 1942 Military and Civilian agencies created an agreement for the Army engineers on Oahu to assist in maintaining and improving roads and highways on the island. The 47th and 34th had seen extensive service on the Hawaiian Islands and were…

airmen who score in the excellent or good category, so many airmen only train and participate in physical activity during the month of their test.1 The US Air Force has the least stringent physical fitness test standards among all the branches of the military. For example, the US Army physical fitness test requires more pushups, more sit-ups, and a two mile run.2 The US Marine Corps requires a…

Women in combat. It has recently sparked a debate on whether women should be allowed in combat or not. In my opinion, women shouldn’t be allowed in combat because they are too emotional to handle the long periods of time of being on tour, they aren’t physically built like men, and there would be too many problems with having men and women living together. Women are way too emotional to withstand being in combat. They wouldn’t be able to handle the 100+ degree temperatures, the stress of being…

Now that black men were ready for war and had became troopers the military created two combat divisions for black troopers. The 92nd Division, was made of draftees and officers, while the 93rd Division was created from National Guard units from the big apple, Cleveland, Washington D.C, Chicago, and Massachusetts. Despite formally being in war currently, black troopers still felt the wrath of segregation and racial dispute.The military had assigned an overwhelming majority of black troopers to…