United States Army

across the United States that prepares young adults to become officers in the U.S. Military” (TodaysMilitary). Cadets in the ROTC program who choose to receive an Army ROTC scholarship, or enter the Army ROTC Advanced Course must agree to complete an eight-year period of service with the Army. The Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard each have their own branch of ROTC. The Army ROTC program is one of the most demanding and successful leadership programs in the country. Army ROTC…

in the U.S. Army Reserves has given me knowledge and training that will help me excel at Valley Forge Military College and makes me the perfect student. Attending Valley Forge Military College will open many doors for the future and give me that extra competitive edge for pursuing greater opportunities like receiving an appointment to the United States Military Academy and in reaching my ultimate goal of becoming a career officer in the Army. My aspiration, ever…

readiness comes down to discipline and prioritizing which I will explain in this essay. Discipline and standards define what it means to be an Army professional. Through the teaching and instilment of how we do things as soldiers…

Many people have a certain dream job or career that they want when the get out of schooling. Some of these jobs may include being a real-estate agent, teacher, doctor or nurse. However I wish to become a United States Army Infantry Soldier. Infantry is a bit different to other careers in the Army. An Infantry soldier is trained in combat skills and arms within an armed service. It is often called the backbone of any modern military capability. I would see service in all types of roles…

After the raid, the United State Army concentrated forces along the Mexican border to prevent a subsequent raid. This vigilance continued throughout the Great War and even after the conclusion of the war in Europe. As late as June 1919, armed conflict occurred between Pancho Villa’s forces and the U.S. Army in the Battle of Juarez. After Villa’s troops drove Mexican Federalist forces from Juarez, Mexico; the revolutionists…

Staff Sergeant Citizen enlisted in the United States Army on January 26th, 2005. He completed Basic Training at Fort Benning, Georgia in June 1999. He completed Advanced Individual Training at Fort Lee, Virginia in 2005 for Military Occupational Specialty Parachute Rigger. He reclassified and graduated for 68W Healthcare Specialist in 2007 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Staff Sergeant Citizen’s has served as an Airdrop Equipment Repair SPC (2-75th Ranger Battalion), Fort Lewis, Washington; Team…

various treatments were so effective that many of them are still in use today, whether on the battlefield or in regular, civilian hospitals. After the carnage of World War I, which had just occurred just 21 years before, scientists and those in charge of army tactics began to realize that in order to save lives improvements were necessary. In World War I, an estimated 8,528,831 soldiers were killed (approximately 116,516 being Americans) making this conflict one of the bloodiest wars in the 20th…

I am applying for a commission in the Army JAG Corps to continue my interrupted service to our country. I was brought up with a very strong sense of selfless service to our nation and to my community. I was fortunate to be able to proudly serve our country with distinction for 17 years on active duty and in the Reserves (12 or 13 good years for retirement purposes) but unfortunately I had to make one of the most difficult decisions of my life in 2007 and leave the service. At the time, I had…

The Problem of Child Soldiers: The Case of CAR After the Second World War, the nature wars have changed. They are no longer between states or alliances. They are within states. Usually as a result of parties within states rising up against unfair treatment, inequitable distribution of wealth that have led to economic disparities, control of resources, corruption or disdain for other ethnic groups within the same country. Reasons for the new phenomenon surrounding conflicts have not changed the…

outstanding tank commander in the U.S. Army during WWII, and who would later command military operations in the Vietnam War from 1968-72. Appointed Chief of Staff, Abrams would succeed General Westmoreland as the top commander of all U.S. forces in the Vietnam theatre in 1972. And begin to implement the transition to an all-volunteer force. Creighton W. Abrams was born on September 15th , 1914, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in…