Platoon

Leadership Style Leadership is the process of influencing others to accomplish common goals and improve the organization as a whole. My personal leadership philosophy has three major tenants: develop subordinates, communicate efficiently, and innovate. Developing subordinates includes placing strong individuals in strategic roles. The advantage of this leadership tenant is outlined in the book “Good to Great” where the author explains that the first step to developing a successful organization…

to depict war, and a person’s perspective of war is a direct channel to it. I have recently read two essays that tell about the author’s experience with war. “Combat High” by Sebastian Junger is the first essay I read. This essay describes how a platoon of US soldiers lived in the deserts in Koregal Valley of Afghanistan, which was first seen in the Newsweek magazine in 2010. The other essay is “The Appeal -- and Danger -- of War Porn” by Jessica Ramirez, which also debuted in the Newsweek…

The British intervention tried to influence the physical capabilities of the government by providing assistance in building intelligence cells in Dhofar, directly engaging in fighting alongside the Omani forces, and commanding Omani battalions and Platoons mandated by the Sultan to engage in direct fighting. In this sense, the British…

Forrest Gump Forrest Gump is a famous fictional film that documents the life of a simple man who experiences many historical occurrences from the 1950’s to the early 1980’s. Written under the genres of both Drama, Romance and Comedy, it manages to capture the essence of all three (mostly doing its best work between comedy and drama). Its wit and humor will make you laugh while its honesty, tragedy and sentimentality encourage reflection. The movie succeeds not only in content, but execution,…

Direct Leadership Versus Organizational Leadership The United States Army defines leadership as "the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization" (Department of the Army, p. 1). While all levels of Army leadership are interconnected there are various levels of leadership recognized within the Army. The three tiers of leadership are direct, organizational, and strategic. In this paper, I will describe…

I still remember, my body uncontrollably shivering as I curled into the fetal position under a tree trying to conserve whatever warmth I could retain. The cold weather was merciless, its rain poured and the wind blew erratically upon my flimsy poncho as stray beads of water seeped through the micro-tears of my poncho’s fabric. For hours, I remained wedged on the ground as my vision begun to fade. Slowly, I let myself drift into the darkness as my mind went numb and my face grimaced. I wanted to…

Duty performance: Thurman, your performance for this month has been exceptional. The reason I say that is because you have done anything above and beyond the regular tasks that is given and expected of all soldiers. I would like to see you creating opportunities to prove yourself to be more deserving of a promotion. There are other soldiers in our company with the same rank as you that are fighting for the same promotions and waivers as you, so in order to get progress you have to give more…

Afterword to The Things They Carried, Spin Tim O’Brien’s novel, The Things They Carried, has been reviewed as an excellent work of fiction that “clearly demonstrated” O’Brien’s “unique artistic vision” (The Things They Carried). The section of the novel titled Spin is one that the author has put a great deal of effort into allowing the reader to easily visualize what Vietnam was like for him. O’Brien’s recollection of Vietnam is given in such a way that the audience feels as if they are right…

In my Eleven plus years of servicing in Army, I have had numerous leadership roles. It started in Basic Training as class leader then in AIT as platoon sergeant after my graduation I assigned to Special Forces play as key leader combat interpreter some I have sought out and applied and offered and suggested to me. With that, it sparked new interest for me to pursue a leadership and inspire from…

village. But Lieutenant Barker ordered the U.S army force to burn all the houses, kill livestock and destroy food supplies. 26 U.S soldiers of Company C were found guilty and been charged with criminal offense but only Lieutenant William Calley Jr. a platoon leader was convicted. He was found guilty for killing 22…