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of followers who he taught to succeed. By the time Marko was ready to leave he had developed a love of the military. Although his father wanted him to pursue a political career when he got out of military school, Marko wanted to have a career in the navy. Marko remembered his love of the ocean and ships from when he was younger and convinced his father to send him to a rigorous private academy. The academy gave Marko the academic skills he needed to get into a prominent naval academy when he…

Over the many years since the United States Navy was founded it has gone over many different transformations. From its initial vision of guerre de course, privateering, and border protection to its seasoned vision of imperial expansion and global occupation through and in the world’s oceans. Throughout its transformation the Department of the Navy has interacted with Congress to debate its role and provide a suitable mission. In the beginning days of the newly freed and independent America, and…

Battle of the Coral Sea This study presents a thesis proposal on the causes of the Battle of the Coral Sea, the outcome, the weapons that were used during this battle, and the commanders from both sides who led this battle. The proposal will be divided into the following five sections: Introduction The Battle of the Coral Sea was one of the greatest naval battles ever experienced along the Australian shores. In this battle, the United States of America fought with Australian forces against the…

armed forces that attributes their success during World War 1 is the Navy. The Navy realized very quickly that using oil instead of coal would put their troops in a much better position during the war. The Navy did not come to this decision without conducting its own extensive research. The commission of people the Navy enlisted to conduct this research establish a few key points. Shulman argues (2003), “In 1900, consensus of Navy engineers agreed that fuel oil engines would avoid noxious…

Navy Knowledge Online Navy Knowledge On-line is a single source web cite for all United States Sailors to help them with their career and personnel goals. This system gives the user the ability to access career management, personal development, leadership, and many learning tools. With-in the following paragraphs I will be providing an overview of the server-side and client-side hardware and software requirements for Navy Knowledge On-line. Also, analyzing the competitive advantage that this…

To quote the late Scottish poet Robert Burns: “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” This quote never meant much to me until I watched all of my dreams come crashing down around me on a cold, snowy day in December. I’ll start from the beginning. Since I was young I’d wanted to be in the military. My mother and father always told me stories of their time in the Pineville High School JROTC, (Junior Reserved Officer Training Corps, a type of military training for highschool students)…

recognized the United States as one and knew the importance of having a maritime presence, so they wrote in our Constitution the requirement that Congress shall “maintain a Navy.” As a trading nation, the United States has always valued and defended the freedom to navigate the seas. One of the first missions of a young U.S. Navy was to protect the safe shipping of American commercial vessels through the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Furthermore, the United States Marine Corps was…

My grandmother Norine Revino was a young girl who had recently moved to Hawaii. On the historic morning of December 7, 1941, she was playing in the backyard of her temporary naval residence without a care in the world. That morning would soon turn into ninety minutes of complete horror. "Yesterday, December 7, 1941- a date that will live in infamy- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan...No matter how long it may…

than a dog should be working. “CIA K-9 Unit dogs work 60 hours a week, on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.” (Types of War Dogs.) There is no doubt that dogs, as well as other animals, are pretty resourceful. Since the late 1950’s, the United States Navy has been studying marine…

My interest in the Naval Academy and the fleet began as just another college option. I have not had any family member serve in the Navy and was rather indifferent to military service, other than my admiration for the men and women who serve. As I continued to explore my options, the Naval Academy remained on the backburner until I visited for the summer STEM program two years ago. As soon as I first walked on post, I instantly knew I loved it--the beautiful old architecture, the shimmering blue…