United States Army Rangers

Direct Leadership Versus Organizational Leadership The United States Army defines leadership as "the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization" (Department of the Army, p. 1). While all levels of Army leadership are interconnected there are various levels of leadership recognized within the Army. The three tiers of leadership are direct, organizational, and strategic. In this paper, I will describe…

modern Army. Command relies on the dissemination of tasks and their timely execution. But in order to ensure there is confidence in the orders being given, and that teams can function together to accomplish the mission, leaders must first foster trust. Trust is most easily fostered when subordinates know they are genuinely cared for, and through servitude leaders are able to see to their needs, inspire through action, and produce future leaders. Broadly defined, the structure of the Army is…

Dean Corll recruited two teenagers David Brooks and Wayne Henley, to help him commit: abduction, rape, torture and murder of young boys from the Houston Heights area. The victims were invited to parties by David and Wayne, there they were given drugs and alcohol and tied to a torture board. Dean destructively, castrated, emasculated, sodomized and mutilated his victims. The Houston Police Department had listed the boys as "runaway" children. This allowed Dean and his accomplices to continue…

is my whole family being so supportive and keeping me grounded. They treat me the exact same way they treated me years and years ago.” (Mendes) Being in the Army for almost 13 years, this quote makes me think of my military family, and having to deal with the daily politics, consistent changes, and constant work over load, it’s my Army family who has been there for me keeping and me…

In 1965 the US Army decided to send engineers to South Vietnam for the influx of US troops. With the draw down from the Korean War they had to some adjusting with equipment and bases. They needed to train up all different engineer jobs and get the equipment from all the engineer reserve unit. With all the different MOS’s there were two engineer jobs that were an asset Bridge and Land Clearance Engineers. There were many different missions for both types of engineers. There were miles and miles…

will always place the mission first, I will never accept defeat, I will never quit, I will never leave a fallen comrade. This is the ethos that Corporal Desmond Thomas Doss lived by every day. He lived up to the Army’s Warrior Ethos and the core Army values and did not deviate from those even though his religious beliefs forbade him from carrying a weapon or killing another even in combat. Doss refused a section 8 discharge and consequently became a combat medic in the 77th infantry division.…

decided to keep the Continental Army close by. This way, Washington would be able to march his men out and meet the British troops in Philadelphia, and be able to prevent any attacks that the British might have planned on the surrounding countryside…

and the CIA Deputy Director for Plans, Richard Bissell. They suggest overthrowing Castro by way of a CIA covert operation. The CIA would employ a U.S.-trained guerrilla force comprised of Cuban exiles who will recruit, train, and mobilize a rebel army in Cuba to revolt and support an invasion. The guerrilla force would be deployed to Cuba from Guatemala and Nicaragua. The opposition would use propaganda to spread its message via radio signals. One of the benefits of this option is to not appear…

1. In accordance with Army Regulation 600-37, I respectfully request consideration be given to my statement below and that the Administrative Reprimand be filed at the local level and not in my Official Military Personnel File. 2. On 20 February 2016, at or around 2300 I drove to downtown Savannah, GA and walked to a bar. My initial plan was to call a taxi, or a friend when I left. I consumed several mixed drinks containing liquor. The bar closed around 0230, at which point I left and called 3…

Self-regulation Self-regulation is very important, as cited from Davis-Laack (2014) “A critical building block of resilience is self-regulation, which is also known as self-control, self-discipline, or willpower.” This part of the resilience is help to solve the soldier current problem and to maintain the motivation through the route to the goal. This route depends on the problem and the soldier current position. First he or she should know what is the real problem. Problem solving During PRT…