Military ranks

Father Emil Kapaun is an inspiring person that critically affected many people’s lives during the Korean War and today. When selecting our topic that represents this year’s theme, we knew we wanted someone who fought for themselves and the well-being of others through the good of their own heart. While researching several topics, we came across Father Emil Kapaun’s name and were personally moved by his story, since he was from our own state of Kansas. Kapaun did not only sacrifice his life for…

cadet’s daily lives and incorporating the military foundation, covering the history, techniques for oral communication, drill and ceremony, and marksmanship. The JROTC program seeks for exemplary citizens making the community a better place. In 1916 the program had a different goal, it was meant to commission officers in the military, but over time JROTC is used as a resource for success. By introducing cadets with the necessary traits for their careers, military or civilian, JROTC directs…

The legacy of the Mongol Empire was important in many different aspects; however, there are three categories that stand out to me. Religion, military tactics, and technologies and inventions are just a few of the things that make the Mongol Legacy so important. The Mongol legacy might have even provided us with a few ideas for today’s society. The Mongol’s were the first to allow freedom of religion and education. All religious leaders were exempt from public service as well as taxation. This…

What is a catapult? A catapult is a device that hurls an object some distance. There are many different types of catapults in the world, but some are used more than others. Catapults were used as siege engines against enormous castles and brick walled cities. All of the catapults changed the face of warfare. Catapults were one of the earliest weapons used in Medieval Times. “The three major types are the Ballista, Onager and Trebuchet” (RLT Industries, 2015). The catapults were able to crush…

Carl Von Clausewitz describes in his book On War, that war will always have some level of savage passion, and thus if we strive to maintain a level of civility in war, we must teach ourselves intelligent ways to manage force. We must maintain an ethical nature. This poses the question, with the ever-present savage passion in war, how do we maintain an ethical way of war? This is by no means easy to answer. However, by looking at how commanders maintain an ethical command climate we can…

As a Petty Officer, I have successfully handled positions of increased responsibility with the ultimate confidence and professionalism. I have never wanted anything else for myself or my future more than to be part of the most elite group in the military. I continue to strive to be a superb Logistician and I now want to utilize…

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…