Staff Sergeant

the 91 days he was stationed in Vietnam. It was within the first 10 days he was stationed there that he was a part of Operation Starlite. Greg stated, “While there, in that 91 days, I was reverted from a Specialist 5 to a Sergeant and then promoted in the field to a Staff Sergeant. And on July 10th, I’m sent back to Cameron Bay for a 1-day out process for the United States” (Greg). Within the army, there are a set number of allowed personnel for each position and as the rank grows the amount…

The Uncloaking of a Tyrant: Mobutu Sese Seko Mobutu Sese Seko was a tyrannical leader known for his corrupt government, brutality, and his narcissist nature. He was intelligent, ambitious, and educated despite his main drive of hunger for power and repressive administration. A government marked by corruption, but an exceptional leader who revealed unique strength even during the mutiny. Led by greed for power, without any recognition for the same people he chose to lead just months after the…

The authors, Curtis and Wendel (2007), characterized drug markets into to categories, the social organization of distribution and the social organization of distribution. The former is in regards to the relationships between sellers and between sellers and buyers (p. 869). With this category, Curtis and Wendel identified three subcategories of social organization of distribution. The first is corporate style organizations which refers to larger drug organizations that involve hierarchy and…

The movie “Wag the Dog” is an outrageous film about a fictitious Presidential Campaign, whose media staff creates a fake war with Albania, in order to get their candidate reelected as President. In their effort to create this war, the media team for the President has to break every single rule in the PRSA Code of Ethics. Although their strategies and tactics may not be the most preferable, some techniques used throughout the film can correlate with the outside world, and even the election cycle…

the military, looking forward to promotion to specialist very shortly. My team chief, Staff Sergeant Bond called me into the office and asked me, “Benjamin, do you have AKO (Army Knowledge Online)?” The acronyms started running through my mind as I scrambled to think of what that could be. Surely I had it, I mean, after all didn’t everybody? After about a minute I decide to own up to it and say, “No Sergeant, I do not. What is it?” It was a pretty new concept and I don’t even think that he…

What is the American dream? Some people would say that the American dream consist of our freedom of speech, liberty, capitalistic society, the ability to vote, and home of the land of the free. In fact, some people would credit the American dream to the ability to move in and out of social classes. Therefore the American society hypotheses that the way to a better life is through formal education and the school administration are rated on their ability to prepare their students for higher…

to write for this essay has been a huge challenge because I feel that I cannot relate to any of the excerpts that have been read in class. I’ve never been involved in a dramatic incident like in “Rain of Fire” by Evan Thomas or “Road Work” by Staff Sergeant Jack Lewis, nor have I ever had a definitive experience with being privy to the prejudice of the world as in “Jackie’s Debut: A Unique Day” by Mike Royko. I’ve found the most to relate to in the excerpt “Learning to Write” by Russel Baker,…

Sana'a. Saleh emerged in this battle as one of victory's heroes. In appreciation to efforts of Sergeant Ali Abdullah Saleh at that time and his courage in defending the revolution and the republic across the country, he was promoted from non-commissioned officer to…

Roman was a Colombian immigrant who worked as a staff sergeant in the Army National Guard that aspired to serve his country. However, while on duty an IED explosion exploded that left Roman with serious injuries in both legs. In addition, Roman had to have three extensive surgeries and even by going through…

Well i’m going to start out by first saying that my grandpa is a Air Force Veteran. He had said that the Air Force had changed who he was when he had first started out. He said that it made him grow up and be more responsible and able to do better and be a better person. He was in the Air Force from 1971 to 1988. While he was in the he had earned a lot of ribbons and medals and he was a high rank as well. My grandpa was proud of what he had done, we are all proud of him for what he did for us.…