United States Marine Corps School of Infantry

Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Cost Guard, and Air National Guard are all part of the career that I would like to pursue. Growing up in a family of military men was great, I had a lot fun and experience many different things in my family. My dad and uncles were all part of the United States government so it’s no secret about what career I would like to pursue. The career I plan on pursuing the military, although my dad career was a part of the Marine Corps, I would like to be a part of the…

The Future of 12C Bridge Crewmen Robert Holcombe ALC 12C Abstract The Bridge Crewmembers in the Army are a vital asset to the Army. They give the Army the ability to move forward to accomplish its mission. The future of Bridge Crewmembers’ skills and abilities depend on their training. However, it seems as though, there is never enough time or money in the budget. There needs to be improvements to the training schedule. If they do not have the time to train they are going to become less…

Michael P. Murphy Lt. Michael P. Murphy, a United States Navy SEAL officer, was a man who showed undeniable moral courage throughout his years of service. Michael, son of Dan and Maureen Murphy, was born on May 7, 1976 in Smithtown, New York (Moore). Michael went to college at Penn State University, majoring in political science and psychology (Moore). In 1998 he graduated from Penn State with honors (Moore). Despite being accepted to several law schools, Michael felt that he had a larger…

I would like to start my image analysis with the picture called “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” by Joe Rosenthal, 1945. I feel that this image shows that even in a time of war American soldiers stood together to put up the flag of the United States of America. Our flag is being lifted to what seems to be about 5 men they have taken time out of their battle to lift the flag. Around these men it seems to be a wreckage around them maybe this area was bombed and everything came down as well as the…

which the United States went into attacking mode. Many historians agree that there had to be a Tarawa. “Without what can be described as the vital lessons of Tarawa, the larger victories that came at Saipan, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima would not have been possible.” It is important to realize the key to victory at Tarawa was the individual Marine. It was discipline, fighting ability, courage, and leadership that came into play more than ever before in World War II. The resilience of the Marine was…

Eddie Aikau Foundation it states “Eddie braved surf that often reached 20 feet high or more to make a rescue.” This illustrates, that without his skills of surfing or the knowledge of the ocean, he wouldn’t be able to protect the citizens. Imagine if Eddie was never interested in surfing, he would lack the skills to rescue someone on Waimea Bay. By using the ‘ike of the ocean, it emboldened Eddie to take care of the people of Honolulu. One of Eddie’s friends, Peter Cole states “...he was the…

Bowie State Army ROTC Drill and Ceremony Old Guard Training In the past two years the Bowie State University Army R.O.T.C. program has played a host role for Drill competitions and training expertise from professionals within the United States Military. Drill and ceremony is a tradition within the United States Military profession, it’s a way of combining tradition to create unit cohesion. How it is done is basically “a correctly delivered command will be understood by everyone in the unit.…

forward Officer Chris Johnson. We are going to have Storytime here. Come a little closer so the commissioners can hear you. (Chief) The reason we have Chris here is, Chris is our K-9 Bomb handler, and he is a single purpose handler with a dog. The school kind of came in with us to make this happen and bring that in. Had a lot of questions about that and I know Chris did too because this is a single purpose bomb dog, not every day we find bombs, right? And not every day do we want to go find…

Marine customs and courtesies are the basis of Marine Corps history. In the Marine Corps, almost every courtesy and custom has come from the way Marines have behaved and served in the past. Many Marine customs and courtesies have been converted into regulations to show the modern Marine how to conduct themselves. Some of them cannot be found in written Marine Corps Orders (MCO) or other documents. Knowledge of these, both written and spoken, should be important to each Marine because it reminds…

Female Marines Female Marines make up for six percent of the Marines Corp and only eight percent of the United States population are Marines, so that is a very small number of female Marines according to Sergeant Williams at the Princeton WV recruiting office. The Marines Corp is one the hardest branches in the United States Military to join, because it is both physical and mentally challenging, which makes female Marines the elite of the elite. The Marines Corp treats their female Marines…