Military

participating in the military, which, of course, originally only allowed men. Throughout the years of their participation, women have demonstrated that they are just as competent as their male counterparts. Last year was a particularly significant year for female soldiers as they were finally allowed to move into battalions that were formerly all male. Jena McGregor, a writer for the Washington Post, wrote her thoughts on this historical achievement for women in her piece “Military Women in…

The first area of balance is struggling with the four fields of expertise and its current and potential operating environment. The four fields of expertise are: Military-Technical, Human Development, Moral-Ethical, and Political-Cultural Expertise. According to An Army White Paper: The Profession of Arms (U.S. Army, 2010), “This includes motivating individuals and groups, their psychological and physiological attributes…

Have you ever thought about being a military leader? You’re reading the right passage. Here is someone you can look up to, one of America’s greatest leaders, Colin Powell. Today in history Colin Powell is known to be a kind, smart, generous, and brave human being. Powell’s successful career is proof of his hard work and diligence. He served in the US Army and was eventually the US Secretary of State. This is a highly honored position appointed by the President. Colin Powell was…

Readiness is the ability to meet operational demands in combat, during training, and in garrison. It is a one of the top priorities the army heads on. Readiness in the force is a key part in sustaining the fight and winning conflicts at the strategic level and unit level. To reach and maintain max readiness the army focuses on leader development, training, equipment management, and the medical/administrative status of each warfighter. My role as a leader is to ensure that each of the above…

While sitting in a C-17 aircraft with an M4 in my hand and a full ruck of battle gear under my foot, I realize I am going into war for real. Even with the extremely loud airplane engine screaming in my ears, I can’t stop thinking how only three weeks ago my life had suddenly taken a drastic turn. It feels like a dream, yet it is so real. Thinking back, I could see a fresh new soldier just comes out of training standing in front of an in-processing desk with a lot of expectations about his new…

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…

Serving in the military provides service members with excellent training for post-military careers. Many of these jobs allow veterans to continue serving their country after their military careers have concluded. These careers range from security to medicine. Here’s a look at four of them. 1. Cyber Security According to DoD Live, cyber security is a hot post-military career. It just makes sense. Military personnel already know some of the issues they’ll deal with when it comes to terrorism and…

conduit between the military and the American public. While it is a critical subset of the population, the military represents only roughly 1 percent of the entire U.S. population, which creates a potential contextual gap between the military and civilians. Many civilians today do not know anyone who serves and may feel disconnected because they do not understand the military’s purpose, activities and meaning in their own lives. For them, the media offers their only exposure to military…

motivation, and leadership” (Schrader, 2008). The organization goes hand and hand with behavioral health as the HR functions effect Soldiers mental well-being (Schrader, 2008). Soldiers with personal unresolved issues will be ineffective to the military. “HR support includes all activities and functions executed within the Army Personnel Life Cycle Model (Acquire, Develop, Distribute, Structure, Deploy, Compensate, Transition, and Sustain) to man the force and provide personnel support and…

“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,…