Volunteer military

Foot marches have been used for training purposes since Roman times to test the discipline and physical fitness of soldiers. It is believed that Roman soldiers were forced to complete 20 to 30-mile foot marches with roughly 45 lbs. of gear before they were even trained with weaponry. Unlike the Romans, modern day foot marches are not only a training exercise. Even with the accessibility of vehicles in combat zones, it is common for ground soldiers to have to carry a load of up to 80 lbs. for…

Joseph Kony started his insurgency in 1987. He did not focus on military targets, instead the LRA targeted the very citizens they claim to be fighting for. This is one of the first accounts for raiding villages for supplies and forcing children to carry the goods into the bush. “In 1991, President Yoweri Museveni’s government launched a huge military campaign, known as operation north, to destroy the LRA. The assault failed, and with the support of the Sudanese…

Colonel Kurtz Apocalypse Now Members of the jury, all soldiers throughout the arm forces go thru basic training for obvious reasons; they need a baseline from where to begin building a fighting machine. Once the soldier has met all the requirements subsequently go thru advance training were individual specialties begin to be taught. Depending on the specialty, additional training at specialized schools such as sniper, ranger, special operations (Green Beret), languages, ordinance,…

TJ Trump 2/9/16 Why Buffalo Soldiers were chosen to protect the first National Parks, 1886-1914. From 1886 to 1914, the Buffalo Soldiers assisted with the protection of the National Parks, in particular Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks. However, there is little information describing much about their service as park rangers there other than the benefits they brought to the parks. There is no clear reason as to why these soldiers were sent to guard the prestigious parks, instead of the…

received than the actual French military (95). Resistance members were considered to have been the French people who never gave up fighting, unlike the French military. Although more positively received, the Resistance members were considered hasty and wild in their tactics. One of the main issues with the working relationship between the American and French militaries was the American military’s overall goal for the Allied armies. According to Keene, the American military thought very highly…

Will they be dangerous? Will they be kids? What artillery do I need to bring? Where is Manny? Charles thinks to himself as he struggles to put his desert camouflage pants on. He is still half asleep having just rolled out of bed to answer his ringing cellular phone. It is a call from the East Rio Grande watchtower; a spotlight controlled by an immigration agent in the tower reveals a group of immigrants attempting to cross the river. The watchtower calls Charles to take care of it. He rubs his…

EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) requires and in-depth knowledge about a wide range of destructive devices. To an outsider, it might seem a brave but simple thing, disarming devices meant to cause so much destruction. To do so without killing yourself or innocent bystanders, requires a data base of some 10,000 technical orders and manuals. Knowledge from the chemical composition of explosives, to specific functions of fuzes (yes that is spelled correctly), to the latest intelligence on enemy…

A Soldier’s Choice As I walk upon the bloodstained snow, I have to decide whether to die with pride or to live with shame. Several men are ill and dying. The lack of food stabs our stomachs as we march through the snow. My boots have worn thin. Valley Forge has become a dreadful place. But remembering why I am here is the only thing that keeps me going. A few reasons why I am going to re-enlist are the need for soldiers, my pride and the cause, and my family. America will march on.…

Unit 4 Honors Extension The podcast shed a lot of light on the power of art and the lasting effects of false interpretation on the world. When Ronald McDowell was asked to build a statue in honor of the famous foot soldiers in Birmingham, he chose to change specific things on purpose to enhance the message of the photograph. He took artistic license and changed the appearance of Walter Gadsden to look more african instead of light skinned and to make him lean back instead of forward. He also…

stop the use of child soldiers, they are not cared about, Instead of trying child soldiers for war crimes countries should attack the leaders who authorized the act. One is reason for this is: In 2012, for example, it announced it would withhold military financing from the Democratic Republic of Congo and training from a Congolese battalion until Congo signed an action plan with the United Nations to end its use of child soldiers. Congo had been dragging its feet for seven years on signing the…