United States Army Air Forces

Soon March was approaching, and the army was considering one question, "Should we stay in Valley Forge or quit"? Valley Forge was a harsh, frigid place with temperatures low as 33 degrees. During the winter of 1777 and 1778, Washington ordered many soldiers in Valley Forge to fight with him as an army in order to gain freedom from England. However, many soldiers considered the question, "Had you been a soldier at Valley Forge would you have quit?" The definition of quit means not to re-enlist…

was discussing with some peers about the difference between a ‘job’ in the Air Force vs. ‘career.’ Many of us when asked ‘What do you do?’ respond by stating what specific duty we fulfill in the Air Force, however, at the end of the day, we are all airmen. Airmanship is at the core of what it means to be a member of the United States Air Force. Being an Airman is professing your occupation as a member of the Air Force, and therefore, must possess a level of selflessness, a sense of pride, and…

George Washington’s winter camp for the Continental Army, in Dec. of 1777 to June 1778. Valley Forge was a difficult place to live in, little food, low supplies, tattered clothes, and no shoes. If you had been in Washington’s army would you have quit? No I wouldn’t have quit because, there was a lot of sick people but not many were dying, Washington was getting help, I don’t want to be a “Summer Soldier. I would not have quit Washington’s army. Even though there might have been a lot of people…

Army Staff Sgt. Jesse Knott had been at Hutal, a small town in a remote region of southern Afghanistan, for roughly a week when a cat caught his attention. The day he appeared from behind a concrete barrier trailing blood from an injured paw, Knott decided to take action. He approached his commander: "I have a refugee in my intelligence office." The commander was at first shocked and disapproving, but after seeing the cat, he left the office - returning a few moments later with armload of tinned…

Defence Staff for the United Kingdom, Dewhurst felt a sense of home, unlike any other facility he graced. His chunky boots echoed, making him feel superior to the Doctors he’d hired to carry out his research that always tiptoed in his company. My minions…and mine only…. Dr. Courtney and Dr. Benbow had been loyal employees of his for decades, but he hadn’t visited to chit-chat. He’d arrived to inspect the project they were striving so hard on. My own perfect soldiers, my army and mine only… As…

I want to take the time to establish my philosophy on expectations of this S1 shop while I’m the Noncommissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC). This philosophy establishes an effective and comfortable work environment not only for the Soldiers assigned to work in the S1, but also the Soldiers of which we serve—our customers. My philosophy consists of the following: a. Trust: We must trust in our chain of command. I must earn your trust by being as transparent as possible and by handling all…

life and as an Army leader, is your thinking. The ability to think on a larger scale and understand the why is one of the most difficult things for individuals to understand, but yet one of the simplest things to do, when it is done correctly. It often takes a deep breath and some situational awareness to make the process work. A critical thinker aspires to become one that thinks open-mindedly and communicates effectively with others in figuring out complex problems. As an Army leader, we are…

In the part of N.S.D.Q. in the book Black Hawk Down, the army rangers who were stranded in Mogadishu, Somalia, have made it back to a Pakistani base. The base was an abandoned soccer stadium and was being used to house all of the rangers who were stuck in Mogadishu for just less than 24 hours, being shot at and killed by Somali civilians. The men who were stranded were picked up by Malaysian men and were taken back to the soccer stadium. The men knew that they had been defeated, and they were…

Over 35 years ago, post- the Vietnam war, the Army issued field manual FM 3-24 to handle counterinsurgency operations. The subject matter of this manual assists soldiers in conducting operations by providing direction to better inform leaders on cultural complexities and techniques to better handle every divergent cultural belief without promoting bigotry. Nevertheless, it is not inclusive and does require a soldier to do research, depending on the region of the world they are infiltrating.…

Profession of Arms: Role of the Human Resources Sergeant To be a professional is to understand, embrace, and competently practice the expertise of the profession (The Profession of Arms, 2010). The Army White Paper, The Profession of Arms, further explains the definition of the profession of arms as a vocation comprised of experts certified in the ethical application of land combat power. “I am an expert, I am a professional” often recited by American Soldiers, in the Soldier’s Creed, are…