United States Army Air Corps

history of mission readiness and success. The past few weeks of observing the unit, in addition to, careful analysis of more recent historical documents from Army research organizations such as the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) and Center for Army Leadership (CAL) have provided necessary insight in understanding the unit’s current state of readiness, culture, and organizational structure. However, derived from this insight, it is supposed that the 4th ABCT’s current operating…

Taigen Per. 2 and Per. 5 2 December 2016 Valley Forge; Would You Have Quit? On the beautiful winter day of January 27, 1778, I made the most difficult choice of my entire life. My fellow soldiers and I became, over time, more jealous of General Howe’s army, which, of 18000 men, was comfortably quartered in Philadelphia. Our hut, which consisted of 12 men, had no beds at all. The mud floor consisted of straw, providing an uncomfortable “bed” of sorts. I have decided to not re-enlist for three…

God Is the Path to My Future I, too, shall find my new path to follow with God’s help as I have time and again throughout my life. As my life has currently lost its purpose, I ask myself, “Will I know it when I see it, will I suddenly jump for joy or feel a warm sensation throughout my body. Realistically, I know that I need to listen for the direction from God. For my path to recovery, I should listen to Elijah when he tells us he heard God’s “still small voice” (1 Kings 19:12). As I look…

The South Carolina legislature couldn’t, of course, have been able to come to this conclusion when it first hoisted the rebel battle flag on the state capitol grounds (in 1961) as they were too busy contesting school…

Careful analysis of Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried” and Harold Moore’s and Joseph Galloway’s “We Were Soldiers Once… And Young” reveals two markedly different portrayals of the United States’ army during the Vietnam War. This change mirrors the dwindling optimism of the American people from Moore and Galloway’s account of the 1965 Battle of la Drang and O’Brien’s more comprehensive account of the later stages of the war and post-war period. While O’Brien, Moore, and Galloway all served…

It all started in May of 2017 at my current job, UPS. As I was coming down the steps to get to my bay, I saw a new hire who started that day with a trainer. Although I only saw his back side, I noticed this man had a tattoo on his neck of Roman numerals. I liked the tattoo, but I was never the type of person to greet somebody on their first day. As I walked passed, I said hi to the trainer because he trained me when I first started. Luckily, he introduced me to my current boyfriend, Dameon.…

into service in June 2001. He completed his internship and residency at DeWitt Army Community Hospital as a Family Practice Physician from 2001 - 2004. During his initial assignment CPT Meyering deployed with the 1st BN, 6th Field Artillery, 3rd BCT, 1st ID as the Battalion Physician deploying to Forward Operating Base Gabe, Baqubah, Iraq. He stabilized and evacuated 20 major trauma and combat wounded Soldiers via air and ground with zero dying of wounds. CPT Meyering earned his Combat Medical…

would certainly assist the authorities of Sri Lanka Army to look after its disabled soldiers with much dignity. a. The Authorities of Sri Lanka Army, together with the Ministry of Defence should initiate training programs aiming at developing the careers of disabled soldiers while in active service. These programs should have direct links with larger organizations which are willing to make job offers on their retirement. b. Sri Lanka Army together with the authorities of financial sector…

exercise disciplined initiative, use mission orders, and accept prudent risk. During the Battle of the Bulge General George S. Patton was in charge of the United States Third Army and demonstrated many of the qualities that make up mission command. His successful use of these tenants of mission command not only led to the multiple successes of the Third Army but also a victory at the Battle of the Bulge.…

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…