United States armed forces

the initiative in combat power and military strength throughout the globe. Measuring in as the third largest country in the world, Brazil portrays characteristics ideal for any type of logistical and sustainment operations. In the event that the United States collaborates with this immense South American country, our ( U.S. ) superior global manpower will only benefit in aspects such as, available land for training, logistical…

different than other wars in the history books. The United States’ new foreign policy strategy it will need to address the world in which we live today. This essay will validate why cooperative engagement is the better foreign policy strategy for the United States to adopt because worldwide problems need a united global response…

Revisited and Revised) Draft a memo explaining to the President the best construction of the word “hostilities,” and why. Revision of the War Power Resolution Issue: Interpretation of the word “hostilities” in the Act. Whether the use of the armed forces and the air strikes in Libya constitute(s) “hostilities”. How to propose a construction of the word “hostilities” to clarify the line drawn by Congress in terms of sharing authorities between the branches and strengthen the…

basic literacy skills. Upon seeing the success of the original aptitude skills program, the armed forces adopted the Basic Skills Education Program (BSEP) in 1979. The BSEP process addressed the need for “college - bound” soldiers who lack proficiency skills demanded in the new armed forces. Thirty years after its inception, BSEP has bridged the divide between Soldier educational capabilities and the armed forces occupational requirements (p. 264). Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (The G.I.…

Being married to a member of the armed forces I have been able to experience some of the stress related issues that our service members go through. Much of this stress comes from superior officers. Orders are given to lower ranking members that they sometimes do not agree with. However, our military members are taught to take orders from superior officers no matter if they agree with the orders or not. One of our military foundations is to obey. Soldiers are taught from boot camp to obey with…

We all know that an All Volunteer Force (AVF) has been the norm since President Richard Nixon inaugurated it in 1973. The AVF definitely proved to be the right decision and to this day we have the best military in the world. Our military will continue to get better, more professional, and more educated as the years pass by. What is incomprehensible is how we as Americans take the AVF for granted and do not educate or influence our youth to serve proudly in our country. While conscription is…

For many years when people thought about war they associated male with war. Time to time women even disguised themselves as men to serve in combat. In the first World War Russia used one all-female combat unit, then in the second World War, hundreds and thousands of German and British women served in combat but as roles in anti-craft units. They put women in these positions because they were not at risk of being captured. A large scale of women were used near the front as medical staff and…

Upon learning that I was ineligible to enlist in the United States Army because I do not meet the “Standards of Medical Fitness”, I was devastated. From the time that my best friend informed me that she was joining, I wanted to enlist. I took the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery in my senior year of high school and scored high enough to qualify for some of the most advanced positions that the Armed Forces had to offer, including those in the skilled technical field. In fact, the scores…

According to Urban Dictionary, gender neutrality is when one “avoid[s] giving roles to genders and sexes in schools, the workplace, places of worship and other institutions” (Urban Dictionary). In the United States military, 15% of its soldiers are female, but there are still restrictions in specific occupations in the military that prevent women from qualifying for the job, one of those positions is direct ground combat. Since 1994 women have been prevented from serving in direct combat…

challenges include a more interdependent and antagonistic world; increasingly high-tempo, complex, asymmetric, and decentralized threats; and domestic fiscal austerity. Military leaders plan to respond by shifting towards more adaptive, networked forces and operations. Accordingly, the values associated with mission command – understanding, intent, and trust – provide the cultural framework for the adaptive networked organization military leaders envision. Then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…