Transformation of the United States Army

the time of their conception, their superhuman abilities would enable them to save the day. To a simple crowd, they are hidden, disguised as a normal citizen until they have to become the symbol –the pillar of strength– that everyone needs. Alone or united they fight for the human race and its survival, demonstrating their unwavering sense of morality, justice and surprisingly enough, humanity. And while they are not of this world and are mostly used for entertainment purposes, the media has…

the United States Army and the troops from the People’s Army of Vietnam was the Battle of Ia Drang. This particular battle, held between November 14 and November 18, 1965, was especially significant because it included a wide arrow of strategic guerrilla warfare tactics all the way to using air support to an advantage. The 4-day battle deepened the United States’ involvement with South Vietnam against the North Vietnamese forces. North Vietnam showed that they were ready to fight the United…

Metaphor represents a relationship between two things suggested through an analogy. For example, the slogan advertised at the end of the COD: Black Ops commercial states, “There is a soldier in all of us”. The advertisers are not necessarily implying that there is an actual soldier inside of us, but rather they are implying that this video game is so much fun that everyone will become “hooked” on it once they play…

undergo campaigns to attract the people for applying and increase the application rates. The recruitment centers should focus on the external environment, namely the candidate market for the Army. The recruitment centers must have the latest and current tendency levels of the Americans towards attending the Army and meet the demands. The recruitment centers should be results-oriented and their major concern should be with the getting the job done. The employees working in the recruitment centers…

Many young people enlisted to join the army. They did not have any power so they did not have any way to resist signing. Those that enlisted also did not have hope to go to college or were poor. It was like being penalized rather than fighting for pride and passion for the United States. It was also looked at as only the smartest and fittest would survive this deadly war (Baskir & Strauss, 8). This eventually…

The idea of a scapegoat prevails throughout history. From the Jews throughout the Middle Ages in Europe, to the Blacks during the early 20th century in the United States, minorities groups have beared the burden of discrimination and marginalization in all societies around the world. The majority peoples of societies dehumanized these minority peoples, and, thus, allowed themselves to blame these groups for the many problems they faced that were either unsolvable or were very difficult to solve.…

Payment System The payment of Soldiers in the Brazilian Army presents another ethical conflict between officers and NCOs. The Payment Center of the Army is responsible for the payment of all personnel of the Brazilian Army. It uses a system where the officers receive more due their responsibilities and the other ranks follow receiving less and so on. Nonetheless, the ethical dilemma is in the mandatory assignments, in the financial assistance when the family has children under six years old,…

It is common for returning Veterans of war to experience symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Spending years overseas fighting in a war can cause the person to have trouble when they return to their homes. In order to help with the PTSD that veterans face after coming back from war, reintegration programs are needed. With programs to help combat PTSD in the returning Veterans it will be easier to protect the heroes that risked their lives to fight for us. It is important to help…

because of her ethnicity. Her life also tells the story of a Lesbian woman who fell into addiction with heroin, and overcame that by joining the army to become a Huey Cobra helicopter mechanic. She also helps us to understand the challenges of being a woman in the army in the early 1980s, who has paved the a way for future female recruits in the United States Army. When I asked Jonalyn if I could interview her about her life…

Army Knowledge Online (AKO) Army Knowledge Online (AKO) is an information that I us every day while I am at work and even when I am at home during the evenings and on the weekends. AKO allows Soldiers track and manage almost every aspect of my daily duties, AKO even allows Soldiers to track their medical readiness all the way to what items of clothing they have signed for. Organizations have the ability to make AKO a one stop shop of all their Soldiers. The amount of information that AKO…