United States Army

A little known fact among the American people is that on August 24th, 1814, the White House was burned to the ground all because of political and military failings (Smithsonian Institute). The main reasons for the destruction of the nation 's capital were rooted in the inexperience of the Americans at running a country, coupled with an intense Anglophobia, which led to bickering and lack of direction as politicians intentionally made poor decisions in an effort to move away from British…

on children since 2003 A 'child' as a person below the age of 18, unless the laws of a particular country set the legal age for adulthood younger, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the monitoring body for the Convention, has encouraged States to review the age of majority if it is set below 18 and to increase the level of protection for all children under 18. The child is a fortune for the country, the life of the children is various in the world. In fact, children’s life in a…

Combat Leadership Women currently make up more than 14% of the 1.4 million active military personnel but were not allowed to serve in over 230,000 combat positions; despite that they have increasingly served at the front lines (Goudreau, 2013). In 2013, the U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta decided to allow women to serve in military combat roles, reversing a 1994 policy that excluded women from serving in combat units. This ensures that the best person is in a leadership position regardless…

Calley, on March 16, 1968, to leave the village of My Lai destroyed. During the Vietnam War, the United States supported South Vietnam and were in the process of fighting North Vietnam because of their communistic viewpoints. The fighting had been different than any other war, the Viet Cong's fighting style consisted of sneaky sniper attacks and booby traps. Their fighting style had aggravated the United States soldiers and they soon became frustrated. The Charlie Company, although never before…

War. Women were overlooked to be too fragile and needed to be protected, while in contrast, they had different strengths that could have empowered the United States’ army. In order for full involvement in the country’s politics, there must be equality for all people to have the opportunity, and not shelter any group in order to achieve a truly united…

faced during the Vietnam war. The Vietnam war, lasting from 1955 to 1975, was fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam over the idea of communism and capitalism. As North and South Vietnam joined with allies to try to defeat each other, the United States was pulled in to support South Vietnam. Boys as young as eighteen years old were then quickly and forcefully drafted into the war. The war eventually traumatized and ruined the emotional and physical identities of these young men…

Muhammad Ali in 1967 stood up for what he believed in when he refused to be a part of the United States Army, even though it was against the law. Roger Goodell has recently been criticized for what he thinks is the right amount of time to suspend an NFL player for their wrong doings. When Ali and Goodell made these decision’s, they tested people’s ideas, shaped their knowledge and they attempted to build a community through their actions. Ali had no fear when it came to standing up for what he…

soldier and recruiter in the United States Army. I chose this profession because it gave me the ability to change from a civilian to a trained, motivated and hard-charging soldier. My journey started as a soldier, the pay and benefits associated with this position are great. The ability to travel and provide for my family and my future was incredible. Through all my training, experience and leadership ability I was given the opportunity to have the best job in the Army, Army Recruiter (79R).…

World War II brought about a lot of change for women 's roles in the United states; however, after the war most of this positive change revolved back to how it was before the war. With a lack of men to fill jobs women were needed to replace them. It became more socially accepted for a woman to be in a traditionally male job. Many women began work in factories, and other jobs that would not previously been likely to hire women. Between 1940 and 1945 six million women went to work for the…

World War II changed many different aspects of the United States. One aspect that changed were women’s roles. Because of WWII the roles of women changed drastically, more women joined the workforce and proved that they were able to work in “male industries”. Women also gained many things through WWII, like less of a wage gap, less gender gaps in the workforce, and the debarring of the marriage bar. Before World War II many women were stay at home mothers, or housewives. Men were employed…