United States Marine Corps

Everyday around the world, there are people suffering and relishing in getting their egos boosted and busted. Being an ego booster is the act of increasing one person’s or a group’s morale. Being an ego buster is the act of decreasing one’s morale. Being in the military, we experience this daily. Our peers increase each other’s morale through keeping confidence up and helping prove to the individual that they can complete a task that was unusual for them to undertake, and praising our peers’…

I’ve also had an insane amount of respect for our soldiers and I want to make a difference in the world other than sitting in a classroom all day. There are many benefits involved with joining the military, but the Marines in particular.…

Tavus hooked his thumbs in his belt and flashed a toothy smile. “People, this is the new sergeant I mentioned. Ranked first in the Academy in Forward Assault, Search and Destroy, and Advanced Recon. It’s good to have you, Sergeant.” “It’s a real pleasure to meet you all.” She made eye contact with each one and wondered what codename they would come up with for her, or if she even wanted to know. Seemed almost a requirement to have one. That seemed to mollify the commander. “Now, the reason…

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…

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…

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…

Congratulations. (Comm. S) Chief, are we going to follow the agenda? (Comm. A) Pretty close, except I think Captain McKee has a presentation that he wants to make. (Chief) I am going to start off with having Brad Elston and his wife come forward. Brad has been with the department for 20 years, and I think that is monumental. He has done a lot of things with the department; he is currently a K-9 handler and a Corporal. He has done a wonderful job out on the street and is making himself better…

The thief began making turns, hoping to lose some of the dead behind them, but keeping his speed down. They headed back toward Presque Isle, wanting to get across the railroad in order to have more room to maneuver. The truck slowed at Peninsular drive to check both ways, almost colliding with a pair hummers. The laser detachment was excited to see their platoon leader. "Where were you guys" the lieutenant asked? The sergeant in charge answered embarrassed "We were down at the beach,…

Brigade Commander’s Way Ahead Command is a challenging time is an officer’s career, be it on your timeline with months to prepare. However, taking command with little preparation is an immediate disadvantage, so you must establish your vision quickly. Before taking command I need to address the leadership issues of the past brigade commander. Next, I will explain my command vision and how I will measure the effect in achieving my vision. Finally, I will describe my process to address the…

communities make when its younger generation goes off to war? In Kyle Longley’s book, the Morenci Marines, he focuses on nine young men that take up the honor and patriotism to leave their small Arizona town to join the marine corp. Longley focuses on the story of how such wars impact small communities when a vast majority of its younger populations leaves to serve its country. With their service in the Marines, their lives along with their friends and family’s would drastically change as they…