Military service

their military service and their presence at these events alters people’s perceptions about Bronies. Similar to previous sections of this project, there are a number of service members who were not comfortable at first letting others know that they were watching My Little Pony. Molly Lambert describes one incident in which a number of military Bronies were afraid to openly admit their enjoyment of the show with fellow soldiers: One especially poignant moment shows a meet-up of military…

Dictionary). In the United States military, 15% of its soldiers are female, but there are still restrictions in specific occupations in the military that prevent women from qualifying for the job, one of those positions is direct ground combat. Since 1994 women have been prevented from serving in direct combat positions, but recently the pentagon has announced they will be retracting this act, some believe the retraction of this act will help further strengthen our military while others claim…

alive who served in the military. There are four different branches of the military; Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines, and each branch plays a unique role in our country. When I discovered the benefits of the military, like free college after 36 months, or amazing Medicare, I thought, “I should join the military!” When I hear the word military, the first thing that comes to my mind is “justice”. The word justice comes to my mind because of the Things the military do for us and the…

War 2 that consisted only nurses, military women held more roles, such as physicians, air traffic controllers, officers, and new corps such as the Army Medical Specialist Corps. Due to the American presence in South Vietnam in the 1960s, it led to a greater demand for women in the Army Nurse Corps. Women in the armed forces faced many debates when it involved them being in combat zones despite the requests of servicewomen being deployed to South Vietnam. Military officials argued that combat…

“Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy was created in 1993 under the administration of President Clinton. The U.S military adopted this policy in order to allow homosexual or bisexual individuals serve in military forces under the condition that they not openly reveal their sexual orientation. This policy also specified that superiors should not initiate investigation of a service member's orientation without credible evidence of homosexual behavior. However, this policy has proven to have major flaws,…

All of the men and the women of the United States military risk their lives on a daily basis to be able to protect their country. Because the men and women of the military give their lives to the service of their country, Americans are granted all of the freedoms spoken of in the United States Constitution. Although there are many more freedoms, three main freedoms and rights that Americans gain from the military service are the freedom of speech and religion, the right to vote and to think as…

August 20th 1986 AR 600-20 (Command Policy) was implemented into the Army Regulations. It wasn’t until March 18th 2008 when chapter 4 (Military Discipline and Conduct) par 4-14 was revised and implemented regarding “Relationships between Soldiers of different grade”. The AR strictly states “Soldiers of different grades must be cognizant that their interactions do not create an actual or clearly predictable perception of undue familiarity between an officer and an enlisted Soldier, or between an…

not only embraced by the lower enlisted, but by members of the officer corps as well. The Concerned Officers Movement went so far as to file a lawsuit against the Defense Secretary in an attempt to support their “right” to oppose the war . Again, military leadership appeared powerless to stop these efforts due in part to legal constraints. Possibly, the most damaging internal factor damaging the army was the parallel command structure that existed in some organizations. Heinl focused on the…

was being actively used. An Army Service Uniform, also known as “dress blues,” is owned by a military service member and is often worn as formal wear. Adorning the jackets of an individual's dress blues is an assortment of regalia that represent their personal experience while serving their country. Every service members’ jacket holds a unique and personal assortment of medals, patches, ribbons, buttons, and pins. This variety is due to the how different every service members’ career unfolds.…

Active Military/ Veteran Suicide Introduction Service members put their lives on the line daily for us. Stationed overseas they endure strenuous situations, most life changing. Our Soldiers deal with life altering situations and are faced with difficult decisions every day. For some the battle doesn’t always start on the battlefield. For them it can start before being stationed out or deployed. Studies find it may be due to transitions rather than the strain of combat. The United States…