Military service

be in the military, the other 75% are not qualified because they’re either drug users, obese, medically unfit, failed to graduate high school, or have criminal records. Although making it mandatory could help some people, it has a lot of potentially long term side effects. Military enlistment should not be mandatory because it could potentially put your life at risk, it puts your life on hold, and not everybody is fit for it. Compulsory military enlistment is when joining the military is…

The invention of steel, gunpowder and other technologies of war changed the battlefields throughout the history, but none so dramatically as innovations of airpower. Those innovations are the main cause that gave birth of a unique military capabilities only airpower can provide; among other, to attack directly enemy targets from the air regardless of their location, and to observe from the air.1 Today’s includes all available relevant technology for commanders to use in air, space, and…

Australian national archives war service records can help you to do just that. Australian war records national archives can reveal information about almost any Australian solider. By inputting a loved one’s name in the Australia nation archives record search, you will be able to possibly retrieve the background information, service records, pension records, and other historical information about the solider. The information obtained through the Australian archives military records may also…

pursue the National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Football League (NFL) and mandatory military service deprive high school players of the freedom to choose when, where, and for how much they will play their respective sports at the professional level. Mandatory military service interferes with American right to the pursuit of higher education after high school. Mandatory military service would draft our young adults, which some scholar students would be forced to delay their…

The Salute Look around any common military area, such as the Navy Exchange parking lot and you will likely witness one of the oldest customs, the salute. A military custom which renders respect and trust to the U.S. President, National flag, officers and personnel wearing the Medal of Honor. The salute is a customary gesture that identifies a member of the military forces and a tradition of most services around the globe. In fact, Senior Enlisted Leaders enforce standards to connect Junior…

The U.S. military has long been faced with the task of recognizing and resolving a seemingly endless array of constraints while upholding its fundamental purpose to protect our nation from enemies, both foreign and domestic. Presently, the U.S. government and citizenry are actively seeking ways to decrease military spending, further tightening these constraints. As a result, the U.S. military is challenged to maintain and strengthen its basic foundation using practical and innovative methods…

Many question whether women should be in the military and many worry that if there were to be another draft they would lose both there sons and daughters. Currently women are not allowed into some of the positions that men are, according to Military Times, over 220,000 jobs are still not available for women, most of the jobs being in “Army and Marine Corps infantry and armor units.” CNN mentions that “The strongest opposition comes from Special Operations forces. In December 2015, 85% of them…

Esprit de Corps is a traditional military term that denotes the common spirit pervading the members of a body or association5. Having a positive outlook and mindset is very important, but when it is all said and done, there is a winner and there is a loser. Despite the level of Esprit de Corps within an organization, this outcome is inevitable. Through military expertise, Esprit de Corps establishes the aid in developing military professionals. Honorable service is the devotion to duty in…

Nation within a Nation There are five branches or military, which are; Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine and Coast Guard. Any military affiliation, such as active duty, reservist, guard, and a family member can be very challenging. The demand to be committed to your country and your call to duty set the military apart from any other career. Military families bond is like no other and has a sense of community that is very structured. The military families are able to relate to each other as well…

Lobbying Paranoia: Military influence with Congress suffers from nebulous and ill-defined anti-lobbying rules that serve as figurative walls between Congress and the military. One anonymous Congressman summarized the problem, “Frankly, the anti-lobbying provisions as written are asine. If taken literally, Congress would be the loser. We need the services’ credible input.” Military officers limit their Congressional interaction for fear of their actions being interpreted as lobbying.…