Platoon

responsible for objectives to be met, given by your commanding officer, you are in a position with little to no room to choose the right thing to do. The officer is met with the dilemma of whether to follow his commanding officer and betraying his platoon or to execute his job and obey the commands. A different approach to this dilemma is through the eyes of a blind officer who is following an unjust and corrupt authority. We can recall back to world war two where members of the National…

others, you’re providing service to others. Giving back to your community and helping others is just a part of life. You may not receive an incentive for your service, but you have greatly affected them in a positive way! As a squad leader in my platoon, I am responsible for leading and taking charge of my squad. This includes attendance, assigning tasks to my squad member, and motivating…

allowed within the framework of your contract? Departments that have minimum manning and minimum staffing may see no savings because of the inability to adjust the numbers of personnel on duty. A 24 hour shift utilizes (normally) three squads or platoons while a 12 hour requires four. (Wieczorek, Paid Fire Service Shift Analysis,…

In June 2010, I was a newly promoted Private First Class in the United States Army. I’ve been in the active service for less than a year at that point and I was already outshining my peers. My First Sergeant, the most Senior Enlist Personnel in my Company, came up to me and gave a challenge. This Challenge would result in a complete change of direction in my career, my physical toughness, and my mental capacity to learn. It change my mind set on what it means to be a Soldier. It helped lay down…

Killed-in-Action (KIA) and three Wounded- in-Action (WIA) personnel. All the leadership component within our vehicle was either injured or dead, and the vehicle driver was the only individual able to move us to cover by dragging us behind a concrete block. Our platoon medic was amongst the KIAs, and it took approximately 20 minutes before the company medical technician could reach our position and begin stabilizing the condition of the three WIAs. One of the WIAs, had multiple fractures and was…

French Commando Badge, Drill Instructor Badge, and Army Recruiting Badge. Haynie wrote the memoir using no sources and just his previous memory of the war, many times throughout the story he excerpted letters that he, and other soldiers within his platoon sent home. As well as short stories written by different soldiers that explain their point of view of different events. Due to this, I find Haynie very qualified to write this story since it is a memoir, and it is based on his personal life…

10. Remember the Reason for the Relationship Relationships are very important to me. My family is my number one priority in my life. I have made the life choices because of them. I want to make them proud of me. This is specifically for my parents because they are the ones that raised me the most. They put so much work into making me a good person, that I feel the need to prove their effort worthwhile. This goes for everyone that helped raise me and mold into who I am today. I love…

Diversity Hero Consuelo Castillo Kichbusch Biographical information. Born and raised along the border in a small barrio in Laredo, Texas, Kickbusch overcame poverty, discrimination, and illiteracy to become the successful community leader she is today. Although she grew up without material wealth, her path to success all began with inspiration from her father. As a Mexican immigrant, he always felt that he had to earn his place in the United States and he worked to convey that message to all…

The only easy day was yesterday. That is the U.S. Navy SEAL’s motto. That quote refers to the training that our country’s military goes through to be ready to serve and defend. There are four main branches in the United States military but only three are usually deployed on the ground. The three that are usually on the ground are the Marines, Army, and the Navy. Semper Fidelis is the United States Marine Corp’s motto and is Latin for always faithful or loyal and it is instilled into the…

After high school as a young adult I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do as a career and I what direction I wanted my life to take. I decided to try something different and enlist in the Army. While in the Army as a recruit I made a life altering decision to volunteer for the 75th Ranger Regiment. Nothing has had a stronger impact on my life than my 9 years in the Ranger Regiment because there I learned that if I put my mind to a task I could succeed, I found a career field that I am good at and…