Soldier

echelons eventually face a situation where the solution is not entirely black and white. During day to day operations, the results of these moral gray area problems typically have no significant lasting effect. It is during wartime operations that soldiers are faced with ethical dilemmas that may lead them to give their own lives. Marcus Luttrell, along with his team of three other Navy SEALs, faced just this issue in the film Lone Survivor when their mission was compromised by three goat…

Why It is Important to Always be Combat Ready Vincenzo A Ruby Combat Readiness is defined as the ability of U.S military forces to fight and meet the demands of the national military strategy. This is the most important factor to our soldiers, me included. To fight effectively we must be manned, equipped and trained to operate under war conditions. For me to be combat ready, I have to be fully in sync with my training, and my equipment. My equipment is useless without me being properly…

Most soldiers will have to travel to the multiple military bases located throughout our country, even if they get used to one you could be transferred to another. They get to repair, maintain, and operate multiple different types of tanks, ships, and aircrafts…

and still is, an active listener who takes suggestions from those with who serve alongside her, instilling an even stronger sense of team and family. Finally, she showed me how resiliency and compassion are vital as a Senior NCO. Never give up on Soldiers who are labeled as sub-par, motivate them rather than ignore them. Never give up on your peers, but always lend assistance in any case when your help is needed. Never give up on yourself when you’re at your lowest professionally or…

they are doing for their country (Durward, 2011). Even though one can have great ethics while being in the military, immoral behavior can have a strategic effect on others around that individual (Robinson, 2007). Even though one can be a “super soldier” or a phenomenal officer while on duty, their out-of-work lives could have an effect on others around them (Robinson, 2007). Morals in the military and life are extremely important for an individual to have. An example of having a moral…

story of a Hero Today there are heroes all around us. Whether they wear a regular clothes, if they aren't seen at all, and then their are the ones in the uniforms. The police officer, the firefighter, and finally ,and debatably the most important the soldier. The men and women who risk their lives for this country and do what they can to the best of their abilities to protect their country and the people. There are ones who do not wish to recall their moments of duty, there are those who tell…

entitled to them by their service. But what if their stressors are coming from home, divorcing parents, unempoyed parents, poverty, death of a family member. These are areas in which the military does not always have the resources to help, leaving many soldiers feeling aleinated and helpless. Now the stressors of their own lives compiled with life at home has added another layer of…

Soldiers train rigorously, preparing for the departure of war. They sacrifice all that they have to fight for their country. As they return after the war, they are left with painful experiences and traumatizing memories, suffering from their inevitable conditions. However, the spouse, families, and children back at home are suffering even more than soldiers. The war is something no one wants to go through. Soldiers train to fight for their country and for their very lives. In doing so,…

Sustainment Operations If you consider the definition of sustainment operations, it is hard to imagine any one thing maintaining a sturdy foundation without sustaining factors. For the Army, sustainment has a more in depth definition. Sustainment is the provision of logistics, personnel services, and health service support necessary to maintain operations until successful mission completion. It must be planned and synchronized with the operations at every level. It is dependent upon joint…

Soldiers in the 35P Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) face many challenges as the progress through their language school and Advanced Individual Training (AIT). They spend six to 18 months focusing all their attention on learning a second language at an accelerated pace and when they have accomplished that daunting task they are sent to Goodfellow Air Force Base to learn the technical aspect of their MOS, usually another three or four months of training. By the time a 35P Soldier arrives at…