The Soldier

thoughts and beliefs on the war, he juxtaposes this to the free text which represents the censorship and public perspectives during this context. An evidence for this would be “(Oh blast this pencil. 'Ere, Bill, lend's a knife.)” This shows that the soldiers have no access to basic necessities such as a sharpener to sharpen their pencil. Another quote to show the public perspectives is the idiom “I’m in the pink at present, dear.” This is an opposite of what Owen writes in the previous line as…

On June 8, 2004 I became an active duty soldier. I was following a tradition set down to me by my grandfather who served as an enlisted soldier in WWII, then my father, and my uncles before me. Becoming an enlisted soldier made me very proud and allowed be to continue a heritage that someday I hope my son will follow. The Army taught me many great things including the value of teamwork, leadership, and self-discipline. I was deployed with the 1/17th Cav to Iraq in 2005. It was in Iraq that I…

-SPC McDonald, I am providing you with your monthly performance counseling for the month of August. -As a 91B you have been performing above of what is expected of you. You have stepped up to take charge of services and your fellow soldiers when SGT Carrigan or SGT Aguilera are tasked with other jobs or details. You are doing a great job at it and do not think we haven't noticed. -Timeliness and Accountability: You have been doing excellent at being on time in the right uniform at all…

unparalleled power, however, Owen’s poem is a visual representation of life in the trenches of WW1, contrasting from existing government propaganda glamorising the adventures of war and emphasizing the futility of the situation by depicting the fate of soldiers suffering from hypothermia. On the other hand, Heaney’s poem is an illustration of uniform identity in the adversity of “fear”, characterised with the destruction a powerful storm causes to an island. “Exposure” makes use of first person…

Providing the Strength I am a soldier and recruiter in the United States Army. I chose this profession because it gave me the ability to change from a civilian to a trained, motivated and hard-charging soldier. My journey started as a soldier, the pay and benefits associated with this position are great. The ability to travel and provide for my family and my future was incredible. Through all my training, experience and leadership ability I was given the opportunity to have the best job in…

positions and a diverse array of assigned duty positions with exceptional results that cultivated future generations of competent leaders. SFC Lamb was always one of the first Soldiers to show up for drill and one of the last ones to leave. He accepted responsibility for not only his actions but the actions of his Soldiers. He always knew exactly what needed to be done to make every mission successful whether it was a weekend drill, a service school, or an overseas deployment. His flexibility,…

When I think how this course has contributed toward my career development I can’t help but think about the SDLC. Learning about this concept has made me put labels to processes that I already did on regular bases but until this moment they were not more than part of my ways to operate in life. I think the best example that I have to illustrate my point is when I created my system to be able to save and create a fund for the business project I want to take on in the near future. I was barely but…

After the fall of the Duvaliers, neoliberal policies endowed the military power and money to rule over the people. This began the persecution of many rural Haitians. During Chouchou’s first encounter with the military soldiers, he was brutally beaten under the pretense of offending the president of Haiti because of a comment he made about the conditions of the road. His second arrest, which led to his death, proved that the military men only arrested him because they had…

volunteered to serve her country as an American Soldier, and who was well regarded by all that she worked with. This terrible tragedy has taken a fine Soldier from her Family and friends. My thoughts cannot describe to you just how sorry I am about this tragic loss and how much Stephanie’s death has and will continue to have a lasting impact on those with whom she served with. As you are already aware, Stephanie was a driven and motivated Soldier who was excited to accept the new training…

this is an important book for specialists and junior officers to read so that they may thoroughly understand the challenges that are faced by positions of command. Nye emphasizes the importance of continuation of learning, and laments that with many soldiers learning ceases at a certain point in their career. Nye criticizes the mental process of certain aspects of training, and argues that the current emphasis is on what officer does, while it should be what officer should be. Nye goes on to…