United States Army

The Vietnam War was a diversified battle not only in race, but in circumstance. Men were forced to leave their families to take part in gruesome battle. Blood, sweat, and tears were shed not only in combat, but in the homes of the anxious loved ones left behind. A small town boy, born in 1948, was filled with eager anxiety as his eyes readily scanned the draft letter stamped with his name just nineteen short years later. Emotions surged through the minds of the young newlyweds just beginning a…

essence, that trust was required in order for those professions to come existence, and is a continued requirement for those within the professions to succeed. ADRP 1-0, references the five characteristics of the Army profession, highlighting trust as the “bedrock of our profession.” It also states the other four – military expertise, honorable service, esprit de corps, and stewardship – all feed into the maintenance of that trust. The Army’s ability to…

The Army’s Mission Command philosophy is a strategic cultural and intellectual shift in how to run the Army of the future. Attempts to adopt the philosophy over the past decade have met resistance and therefore have failed to permeate the Army culture. This failure is primarily a result of the Army’s size, complexity, and its scientific managerial approach, founded on processes, checklists, policies, and procedures. This long established culture has evolved with time, tradition, and…

My Discussion I have both experienced and witnessed tragedy as a result of acute sleep loss. The first was my college roommate; that was killed when he fell asleep at the wheel one weekend while trying to get back to class after driving all night. At the time I had no idea that I would also have a life changing event, by doing the same, falling asleep at the wheel. At present, I am not a shift worker. Do to my civilian career in commercial aviation as an Aircraft Maintenance Technician…

often comes in the forms of stigma, difficulty with employment, healthcare obstacles, and much more. Although many actions have taken place to remedy these problems, there are still limitations that veterans face. During the late 1800s, in the United States, there was a time at which disabled veterans were deprived of their right…

I have made in my lifetime that people focus more on learning from their mistakes than doing things “the right way”. I have seen and been a part of these situations in my life when I was in the army, worked in Thunder Valley as security, and also in school One example I have for this is in the Army. While I was in I was a part of an Infantry Mortar platoon. During that part of my life, I spent a lot of time practicing with a mortar system, our goal with a mortar system was to get it pointed…

“Trying to gain an understanding of the tactical organization of Navy units can be difficult.” – CDR Mark Manus, USN. On a daily basis or throughout routine operational periods, the Joint Force Commander (JFC) would choose to conduct operations through functional component commands rather than those component commands of a service. During execution of functional component commands, the operations tend to run smoother and are successful because of the relationships within the function. This…

Is military style training needed? Is like asking is being prepared essential to saving lives? I recently took a class in EMT-IV and throughout the course learned that you can never be too prepared. We practiced skills over and over until we knew them inside and out. We had to complete many hours of an internship so that we could have real life experiences before we entered the field. I studied night after night, hour after hour so that I could maintain a decent grade because a C would get you…

The Funeral Oration of Pericles is a document which contains a funeral speech made by Pericles, a prominent Athenian politician. This speech was dictated, edited and transcribed by Thucydides, an Athenian historian and soldier in his written work, History of the Peloponnesian War. The speech was given at the end of the first year of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE) and Thucydides fought in the war and lived and therefore wrote his works during the time of Pericles. The speech was made to…

Members of the Pomona SWAT team were notified of a possible warrant call-out to occur at approximately 0600 hrs on 4/22/16. A briefing for the warrant was held at 0400 hrs on 4/22/16 at the Pomona SWAT Office. All times in this report are approximate. Also present at the briefing was the case agent ( Officer Jaime Martinez) and assisting officers from patrol. The operation was briefed to the team by Sergeant Ramos and Officer Hernandez. A brief back was conducted to ensure job assignments.…