United States Army

My leadership is firmly rooted in the Army Values, loyalty to our nation’s laws, and accountability to those appointed over me. I have had the privilege of serving with some of the most awe-inspiring leaders that the Army has to offer. These men and women led with courage, conviction, and honor; completely dedicated to the people of the United States of America and upholding the freedoms and liberties that most citizens take for granted. It is…

Author Lynda Van Devanter spent one year as a U.S. Army nurse in Viet Nam. In this memoir she talks about that even though nurses who served in Vietnam were not formal combatants they still experienced the same trauma adjusting back to civilian life, long after the war ended. She began the book in the present day, as she still was tormented by night sweats and flashbacks. “Vietnam was the worst time of my life, yet it was also, in many ways, the most important and most intense” (Van Devanter…

Judy was not born in the United States, her parents come to America when she was only a little baby. She was always proud of her parents for taking the risk and leaving their old country, which was Mexico, and packing up the family and coming to America to start over. It was always her parent’s plan to try to get a better life for themselves and for their children. Judy was growing up with her younger brother on the streets of New York. After getting her high school diploma, her future plan was…

Toxic Leadership Even though I believe that the Army produces many proven leaders, we still have a problem with toxic leadership. Toxic leaders affect all organizations throughout the civilian sector and the military is no exception (Daniel Zwerdling 2014). In this paper I will discuss my experiences with a toxic leader and how it affected our organization. Our story is just one instance illustrating why I believe that toxic leadership is one of the most prominent issues affecting the military…

used as short term rations and the Quartermaster general recommended that troops be only served it for a maximum of five days in absence of other rations. However, the ration was used as a "sustenance ration" and became the main ration of the United States armed forces. It's shortcomings were soon brought to the forefront; Raymond Cochran, a 9th Infantry Division ammunition bearer stated “Of the seven-hundred and thirty days I spent in europe, I can guarantee that at least six hundred of them I…

commanders of the armies during the Taiping rebellion, which prior to this was not an ability the Manchu military leaders willing to give up. However, due to the Rebellions of the 19th century, the Manchus had no other choice but to grant these military leadership powers to the select few. These Chinese military leaderswere able to make their own armies and charge taxes to fund these armies. Funding from taxes were used to modernize their military through arsenals. These Chinese armies were not…

The debate on women serving in combat positions seems to remain unresting in the United States. Considerations and measurements have been taken seriously towards this issue to figure out whether females are able to fit in such a tough environment of the military. Although women are currently accepted to join the army, doubts, worries and disagreements about this are continue to take place. This is because many people believe that females are feminine, weak and emotional, so they are not brave…

Why It is Important to Always be Combat Ready Vincenzo A Ruby Combat Readiness is defined as the ability of U.S military forces to fight and meet the demands of the national military strategy. This is the most important factor to our soldiers, me included. To fight effectively we must be manned, equipped and trained to operate under war conditions. For me to be combat ready, I have to be fully in sync with my training, and my equipment. My equipment is useless without me being properly…

and complex. Globalization amplifies emerging conflicts that bring national and transnational security challenges to the United States, which require employment of the military as national instrument of power. The United States military supports conflicts ranging from peace to war, and varying in purpose, scale, risk, and combat intensity. The ability of the United States military to advance its national military objectives depends on it employs the force and the effectiveness of the force.…

The mission of the United States Army Recruiting Course is to teach prospective Recruiter’s interpersonal, conceptual, technical, and tactical skills and ensures mastery of those skills through practical application and evaluation that reflects the contemporary operating environment in recruiting. This mission is very difficult to achieve due to the ever-changing atmosphere of recruiting; therefore the course in its entirety must remain ever-changing to provide the field with competent…