Union Army

When reading The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien there were many different things that can be learned. Being involved in a war such as Vietnam required having many different traits as a person. In order to be properly prepared to endure something as traumatic as war, the traits needed are, courageousness, faithful, insightful, and open-mindedness. Each of these traits are essential to successfully entering this type of position. Being in the military, air force, or coast guard takes a lot,…

Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage, these are the things that hold our Army together. Everyone knows them, but does anyone really understand the importance of these terms. They are lectured over and over again in basic combat training. They are meant to define your character as a soldier and hold as the blueprint to a successful mission of becoming a dependable leader. Regardless if you’re on or off work, these 7 values will keep you in good standing…

there are deployments all over the national territory. Actually, the Brazilian Army has some issues on defending the Amazon Rainforest from deforestation and theft of its natural resources. Moreover, the Brazilian Army helps to prevent incoming of drugs across the border and sometimes there are conflicts with international organizations like the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Therefore, the Brazilian Army faces the challenge of keeping its personnel constantly prepared to war…

Sergeant Elias was one of the reasonable and responsible characters in Oliver Stone’s 1986 film, Platoon. The film follows the protagonist Chris, who joins the US military during the war in Vietnam, and is placed in a platoon, led by Sergeant Elias and Sergeant Barnes. The two sergeants are representative of good and evil. Elias is the good between the two, who attempts to maintain integrity and uphold normal social morals in the horrific war environment. The platoon was also somewhat split into…

Female Marines Female Marines make up for six percent of the Marines Corp and only eight percent of the United States population are Marines, so that is a very small number of female Marines according to Sergeant Williams at the Princeton WV recruiting office. The Marines Corp is one the hardest branches in the United States Military to join, because it is both physical and mentally challenging, which makes female Marines the elite of the elite. The Marines Corp treats their female Marines…

“Let months and years come, they can take nothing from me, they can take nothing more” (Remarque 295). This sentence is one that may have passed through the minds of many soldiers during World War I. This war was a transformative event that stripped these soldiers of their humanity, shifted their thoughts on nationalism, and it eventually killed most of them. This “Great War” was anything but great. These young men were often tricked into volunteering for the war without any knowledge of what…

Paul and his men are set to the front for reinforcement. As the men approach the front they turn out to be more uneasy, particularly the newcomers with shots flying. They turn out to be more thought and mindful of the risk before them. Amid this fight, the horses are critically injured, and wail in desolation. One of the men, Detering, who is a rancher needs to put the horses out of their wretchedness, yet he knows if he does there will be a higher danger of him being shot by the adversary. Paul…

The Good Soldiers by David Finkel is a non-fiction account of the harsh realities of war. After reading this novel, it becomes clear that America as a country is truly blind to not only how difficult it is for soldiers at war to witness the moments in battle, but also the daily activities that maintain their ability to survive. Written with candor by the Washington Post journalist Finkel who spent 8 months with a group of Iraq war soldiers known as the 2-16, his honest and heartbreaking…

.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) consistently exercises and tests for emergency preparedness to perform its homeland defense and civil support missions. The goal is to train as you fight to prepare for future wicked problems. NORTHCOM has an active exercise program, but the involvement of interagency partners and states require improvement according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Its exercise program is consistent with the requirements of DoD's Joint Training System, but…

In this chapter I notice that O’Brien refers to the thins they carry as the typical emotional distress of a lot of soldiers in Vietnan. For instance, Obrien emphyssuzes on the emotional distress young solders carry due To their war inexperience to avoid certain fatal situations to happen in war. he mentions the list of physical objects that the members of the Alpha Company carry in Vietnam as a relevant aspect that implies the burden of the veterans due to the traumatic experiences in war.…