United States Army

they must face every day to survive. In The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien, we hear some of the harrowing stories of being a soldier in the Vietnam War. The Vietnam war was the longest war in American History, killing an estimated 60,000 United States soldiers and nearly 2 million Vietnamese. Tim O’Brien served as a foot soldier on the battlefront in Vietnam and lived to write about his experiences which give Americans an insight to the harsh reality of the Vietnam War. War tests soldier 's…

The United States Army has an obsession with leadership. From the start of a soldier's training, it is instilled in them that a leadership role is the single most important goal for them to attain. Leadership can be taught in a variety of ways, which is good for the Army, because the majority of individuals entering their military service careers lack this specific skill. The Army has a vast selection of Military Occupation Specialties (MOS); however, the process of determining leaders across…

a Soldier fulfilling his or her obligation toward his or her line of duty. Although the relocation of a Soldier can be difficult, involving a single Soldier or a Soldier with dependents, the army has implemented a program to resolve some of the issue a Soldier may encounter during transition. The Total Army Sponsorship Program (TASP) assists Soldiers and their families with proper documentation, unit support, and peer-to-peer communication. TASP also helps with proper and smooth…

The United States Army has been known for developing leaders for generations. After a decade of war and conflict in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan, the army has altered its expectations of “what right looks like in a “leader” and rightly so. With downsizing and the constant turnover of soldiers the U.S. Army must seize the opportunity to improve consistency and effectiveness of leader development. The Center for Army Leadership’s annual assessment of attitudes and perceptions on leader…

The movie We Were Soldiers is based on the Battle of Drang in November 1965. The United States Army 1st Battalion specifically, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division was in charge of Lt. Col. Moore who from the beginning demonstrated his leadership among his soldiers. From the moment Lt. Col. Moore began training its soldiers acted in such a way that he could win the confidence of his soldiers while serving as motivation for them. Before leaving American soil he promised…

Mobilization is the action of preparing troops from a certain area, or country, to go to war. Mobilization impacted all of the countries involved in World War One, while poor planning and preparedness resulted in some unfortunate things happening. Mobilization started in World War One when Russia’s Tsar Nicholas II ordered collection of weapons and soldiers on July 30th, 1914, against Germany. This forced the Germans to mobilize rather quickly, because the clock was ticking for the start of the…

obligation may also suffer due to issues within the units and amongst individual soldiers that may arise. One such issue is the increase in cases having to do with the Sexual Harassment/Assault Retention and Prevention (or SHARP) program within the Army. While this may seem like an extreme thing to say it is logically accurate, because, as one increases the number of females within these formerly largely male dominated units, the odds of a SHARP violations will automatically rise as well. By…

who joined the Army when he was too young to join, so he forged his birth certificate. But Francis didn’t join the Army because he wanted to fight the bad guys, he joined so that he would die during battle. Ever since Nicole was raped by Larry LaSalle, Francis has been suicidal. Francis is also suicidal from not having many friends too. Francis is about to jump off of a church, but he decides not to kill himself so that he won’t dishonor his family's name, and instead joins the army so that he…

The Army Profession and Challenges in the Civilian-Military Relations The United States Army is arguably the most powerful Army in the world. Its endurance from the Cold War era to current unconventional conflicts of the modern day has proven its resiliency. The United States Army is undoubtedly a profession, and the leaders in the United States Army have critical and important role, ADRP1 defined and described the Army Profession and the Army Ethic as “Army Profession – A unique vocation of…

Although, most of their contribution still remains hidden or even forgotten, this paper will demonstrate how women could be no less courageous and stronger in spirit than any man during difficult periods such as war. In the various countries, such as United States, Germany, Soviet Union and Australia, women challenged the traditional gender role distribution and refused to be called victims. They stepped in to serve for their country: worked as nurses and doctors, joined the male…