United States Army Basic Training

When he would pray his fellow soldiers would throw shoes at him (http://articles.latimes.com). They would make Doss and his infantry do extra training because of Doss(http://www.npr.org). In result from the extra training most of his infantry would physically hurt him (http://www.npr.org). From lowering all the soldiers his hands were all bloody from the rope and he would treat the wound wait five hour then go back(http://articles…

The US Army is a profession. For 242 years volunteers joined the US Army to serve together under one common cause, with the same standard core objectives, which are to maintain and protect the ambitions framed within the United States Constitution. US Army organizes and controls its forces through the use of professionally established standards. “A professional is a volunteer certified as an expert, in the case of the US Army, in the profession of arms to support the projection land…

with a primary focus of the GCSS-Army conversion for Fort Leonard Wood. The conversion process involved extensive planning and preparation from MSCoE level to company supply rooms which impacted 200 STAMIS operators across the installation. MSG Agenbroad served as the Logistics Operations SGT in the 72nd Field Artillery Brigade. He was responsible for all logistical operations for 2 Active Duty battalions and 4 Reserve battalions stationed in 5 different states. MSG Agenbroad was the…

PFC Doss was Medal of Honor recipient following his draft in April 1942. He was recognized due to the extremes underwent to save his comrades. On one occasion, a heavy concentration of artillery, mortar and machinegun fire crashed and inflicted 75 casualties. As a company aid man, PFC Doss refused cover and carried all 75 casualties down to safe hands. On another occasion, PFC Doss exposed himself to heavy rifle and mortar fire in order to rescue a wounded man. A few days later, he advanced…

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Every person trying to earn the title of a commissioned officer in the United States Army has a different reason, this is what makes our fighting force as powerful as it is, different types of people bringing different resources to the table. Some of the reasons are financial, adventure, or simply patriotism. My reason has a mixture of two different reasons, it is not one reason. My reasons are for the discipline aspect, my sense of patriotism and my personal experience with the military. My…

“It looks like they are using guerilla warfare again”! I heard a voice yell just before the room went black. We were spying on the Battle of La drang when the generators failed. In the battle of La drang Vietnam did not use their guerilla tactic and it caused them to lose the entire battle.(Tom valentine 2) “We need more gas for the generators.” I yelled. Gasoline and water is not a good mix. The generators at the Air Force base outside of Tehran, Iran had just shut off. Along with a few…

In my opinion, militaries in general are made up of individuals. The, “tribal mentality” in the military and the individuals that make up that, “tribe” are united in the belief at during their time together, organized violence will be required for the survival of their organization, or the society they defend. To me this taps into a primitive instinct to collectively defend or attack for the greater good of the group. In defense, man finds purpose, and in collective violence, men can distinguish…

for the Army in Kuwait (Combat Support Associates) or Iraq (SOC), the Marines in Afghanistan (Triple Canopy), the Pueblo Chemical Depot for the Army (DOD) or the US Air Force Academy (Chenega) for the Air Force there are specific guideline to address the issue. All of the facilities and installations except the Air Force Academy we were authorized computer access. Therefore, we were required when computer access was available to adhere to the specific guidelines, Information Security Training…

prepared for college because in High school I was not willing to challenge myself. So I decide to join the Army because, I wanted to experience something new. I was instantly plunge into world that was completely different from what I experience. I never pushed myself and was never demanded in my civilian life to push myself. I was surprised and excited to see what I was able to accomplish. I knew the Army life was not for me. I came back to school in the Summer of 2014. I knew that in life…