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On June 8, 2004 I became an active duty soldier. I was following a tradition set down to me by my grandfather who served as an enlisted soldier in WWII, then my father, and my uncles before me. Becoming an enlisted soldier made me very proud and allowed be to continue a heritage that someday I hope my son will follow. The Army taught me many great things including the value of teamwork, leadership, and self-discipline. I was deployed with the 1/17th Cav to Iraq in 2005. It was in Iraq that I…

Afghanistan wars the one consistent thing that I have noticed was a high distribution of awards to officers and senior enlisted whom did not deserve them. At first when reading the citations of extreme heroism, working above and beyond duties, and rank. One would come to the conclusion that not only the person receiving the award deserves it, but the writer also has first-hand knowledge eye witness testimony of the accomplishments that were listed. However, this was not always the case, in…

A watershed event is defined by the Oxford dictionary as an event or period marking a turning point in a course of action or state of affairs. One such watershed event that affected me professionally as well as personally was being selected to serve as an officer in the Air National Guard. After eleven years of serving as an enlisted member of both Active Duty Air Force and the Georgia Air National Guard (GANG), I applied and was selected for a commission as an officer in the GANG. At the time…

guards posted at the door, and the banners of the Galactic Republic hanging outside. Lieutenant Wolfe made straight for the guards, head held high. She stopped just before the two males, both human, both privates, who took only a moment to note her rank, the big man on the left sucked in a breath. “Havoc Squad!” They both snapped to attention. Fynta didn’t bother with formalities. She removed her helmet, “I’m here to see Colonel Gaff.” Now it was the man on the right who spoke, “Yes, sir. Of…

Marching down his self-funded lab, the freshly appointed Chief of Defence Staff for the United Kingdom, Dewhurst felt a sense of home, unlike any other facility he graced. His chunky boots echoed, making him feel superior to the Doctors he’d hired to carry out his research that always tiptoed in his company. My minions…and mine only…. Dr. Courtney and Dr. Benbow had been loyal employees of his for decades, but he hadn’t visited to chit-chat. He’d arrived to inspect the project they were…

Task Force 420 It was like any other normal day for Task Force 420. The task force would get a call and bust parties with drugs and drug dealings. It was 2:30 and a call came in from an intel that there was an abandoned house being used to grow pot on West Street in Cheyenne, Wyoming.Team task force 420 gathered in the meeting room. There stood Bill, the team captain;Jethro, the team leader Kelly, the team medic, and Jasper, the team weaponry and arsonal and explosive expert. It was time to…

The final decision-maker regarding the concert can be subjective depending on your position. Legally, it was determined by the courts from multiple lawsuits that the popular country group, Sugarland, had the final decision if they would cancel or delay the concert (Thompson, 2017). This final decision-making ability was built into the contract that Sugarland agreed to for this concert venue (Thompson, 2017). The groups manager was briefed by concert officials about the incoming storm, and yet…

Behavior Although mostly terrestrial, Didelphis virginiana also uses arboreal and aquatic locomotion. On the ground, its gait resembles that of primitive mammals [6], which is unsurprising given that opossum-like mammals first appeared over 65 million years ago around the time when the dinosaurs were going extinct [12]. Though the opossum’s arboreal locomotion is aided by the adaptations mentioned earlier, it is still relatively slow and clumsy. However, it is a strong – if slow – swimmer, and…

The Santa Gertrudis is a composite breed of cattle, consisting of 5/8 Shorthorn and 3/8 Brahman, which was developed on the King Ranch in Kingsville, Texas. The breed is characterized by their deep red cherry color, sometimes displaying white or cream colors on their underline. Their coats are short and slick. They have moderate to long ears and bulls display a slight hump at the shoulders. This breed can be horned or polled. Santa Gertrudis are considered a Bos Indicus breed, or more commonly,…

“James, go chop that wood outside.” “James, don’t put your elbows on the table.” “James, put that phone of yours away.” Obedience has been a common theme in many households spanning hundreds of generations. This topic is one of the main ideas in the movie, A Few Good Men. In the movie, two Marines stationed at Guantanamo Marine Base in Cuba, are accused of killing a fellow Marine William Santiago. Daniel Kaffee, Jo Galloway, and Sam Weinberg all try to convince the courts that these men did not…