Professionalism in Military Essay

Dick Couch writes a thought-provoking book, A Tactical Ethic: Moral Conduct in the Insurgent Battlespace, which details a growing problem in the United States military, i.e. maintaining ethical and moral behavior on and off-duty. His supporting arguments are society emphasizes behavior not conducive to promoting positive ethical behavior, malignant personalities in the ranks spreading negative behavior, and the ambiguity of the asymmetric warfare fought today. He provides anecdotal evidence…

bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. After this women began to take a role in helpping the war effort after men enlisted in the military and rushed off to war. Many women started to loose their homemaker image and work outside the home. By 1945 one out of every four married women worked outside of the home. These women changed everyday women 's roles by working in industry, military, and the community around them. World War II changed the image of women 's roles in many areas; a major part of that…

New Military Technology Created During the Civil War In over eighty years between the American Revolution and the start of the Civil War, weapon technology had advanced greatly. Technological advancements like Eli Whitney’s interchangeable parts in 1797 helped in efficiently and quickly producing 10,000 muskets for the U.S. army using standardized parts and making them interchangeable. Before his invention muskets had been made by a single person without any standardized measurements making…

For the last fifteen years there has been an increasing need to mental health service among combat veterans from all branches of the military. This is due to deployments for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) which have related combat stressors and potentially traumatic events. These combat stressors such as killing an enemy, incoming fire, and seeing human remains have led to mental health problems such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), in fact roughly…

Every state wants to design an effective grand strategy, which will lead it to prosperity and peace. However, designing and implementing such strategy requires high-level intellectual activity, many resources and time. In my essay, I will argue that superpowers should definitely have a grand strategy to carry out their foreign policy and smaller states do not have a capability to create grand strategies. My essay will be structured in the following way. Firstly, I will give a definition of grand…

America has grown as a country in many ways over the decades. What was once a primarily agricultural country has transformed into an international military threat. America has not always stood at the top, but the creative minds that are the back bone of this country have helped the evolution of the of the American military. When people began traveling west most became farmers and ranchers to provide for their families. Things like meat, clothing, and shelter needed to be produced and built as…

dead Russian and Turkish soldiers wait to be treated at the overcrowded medical tents that were constructed to accommodate 500 men, yet 8000 wounded were brought in to be treated. Vereshchagin unmistakably is criticising the failure of the Russian military to provide basic care for the men who sacrificed themselves for the Tsar’s war. The striking realism of the scene reflected Vereshchagin’s own experience after the battle where he sketched the casualties, was forced to assist in surgery, and…

For the past decade, the Army has been involved in numerous conflicts. Most of our junior Soldiers only recognize the spectrum of war from our organization. In addition to that, most of them do not even identify themselves with what we represent as an entity and to the rich and unmatched heritage that we possess as an organization. The privilege to be a Soldier in the Army is the most ancient and honorable profession of all times. Ancient and fearless Armies such as the Romans, the Spartans, and…

So when King Richard spurred his horse and galloped toward the broken line, calling out to his soldiers to turn back to the battle and fight. He was barely halfway across the field when the unsecured horse's shoe flew off. The horse stumbled and fell, and King Richard was thrown to the ground in front of the enemy. King Richard looked around him and saw that his soldiers were turning and running and the enemy's troops were closing in to him. His army had fallen to pieces, his troops were busy…

A Homecoming of War Children often have no fear of the unknown, they are fearless, and can relate through their innocence and purity to overcome a situation. What is it about war that allows us to forget the boldness and courageous characteristics that we were once capable of as children? Harold Krebs is a soldier still fighting in a war, but it is not being fought in a far- away place, it’s at home. Hemingway coveys the struggles of a soldier’s life returning to a normal life after fighting…