Soldier

convinced way too easily and subject to many changes that make basic training easier and easier every day. My basic training moment will be one that I would remember for the rest of my life. Something that I always ask myself is “Am I the perfect soldier?” I remember going to my unit for the first time, most people did everything I learned in basic training with shortcuts. Even though there where so many shortcuts they taught me, there where so many things I could not do because I was not taught…

compliance with commands that entail mortal risk for soldiers on the battlefield. The problem is that there is a variability of compliance that ranges from non-compliance (including mutiny) to compliance and very high compliance (heroic-like) (Magagna Lecture 08/28). This is a special nature because it entails mortal risk to obey a command to attack in collective violence that could put soldiers’ lives in risk. They could fight a weak opponent but the soldiers still have a chance to be killed.…

they are a strong military with great weapon systems and have the ability to go to war with global superpowers, such as the US. North korea also has 1.2 million active duty soldiers and 7.7 reserved soldiers. The united states has 1.4 million active duty soldiers and 1.1 million reserved soldiers. The north koreans have more soldiers at their disposal then the US. How do we…

Henry is able to in the end be the soldier he wanted to…

by a striking reversal to show the ramifications of the fatal decision to attack that day in the third painting in this series on Plevna, After the Attack. Dressing Station at Plevna (1881). Masses of wounded, dying or 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…

University of Exeter and author of the article from Armed Forces & Society, titled “Women Warrior”: Female Accession to Ground Combat” discusses the topic equivalency over equality. The author analyses the work of Commie Brownson theory of seeing women soldiers as equivalent verses equality. This is based on the foundation that are found in the actual differences in physical requirements to positions and the testing of physical strength in the military. An example is the difference of push up…

known as Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraq Freedom. Since the beginning, there has been over 1.5 million troops deployed to the region (Savitsky, Illingsworth, & Dulaney, 2009). It does not matter what the job is, the chances that a soldier will experience a form of trauma is almost guaranteed. It was no different for Lieutenant Commander Heidi Kraft. In her book, Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital, she discusses the trauma that she experienced in her seven…

for the soldiers to use. The part that struck me the most is the USO airport centers. These airport centers accommodate service members and their families 24 hours a day, all year long. They do not shut down. I find this truly amazing, I cannot explain why, but just something about this organization being at airports to help the military and their families is comforting. Travelling can be stressful, especially if a person is waiting for the soldier to return home. Knowing that the soldier has a…

1 All of the generals, colonels and highly ranked military officials were men, and most had some description of prejudice against women working in the war. They expressed this clearly in the uncouth way they treated them and the fact that they seemed to barely trust or acknowledge them. This artefact is Sister Alice Ross King’s diary excerpt This artefact should be included in the exhibition as it shows the one of the hardships that Australian army nurses had to go through during WW1. Nurses…

Hierarchy. With Soldiers going on multiple deployments, most times back to back, having a strong sense of community in relation to culture is extremely important; not just for the Soldiers in the unit, but for the families left behind. Having a strong cohesion with those you serve with, allows Soldiers to build and gain trust, focus on the mission, and help with understanding their role and purpose in the Army. Change is inevitable. Community’s change, hierarchy’s change, and Soldiers will…