a fighting man. This quotation was written by an American Infantry General and was taken from a speech by Major General K Spacie OBE‚ Director of Army Training on 24th September 1985‚ to the Army Physical Training Corps. It is accepted that great physical demands will be made upon soldiers in the heat of battle. The test that the British Army uses to determine whether or not a soldier is at a satisfactory level of fitness to carry out his job is the 4.8 km (3 miles) Basic Fitness Test (B.F
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SWISS ARMY KNIFE The Swiss Army Knife has many dimensions of quality and uses. This knife/tool also has several defining qualities. Its ideal use is for the camping outdoorsman‚ but with its many functions‚ can be useful for just about everyone. The performance of the Swiss Army Knife (SAK) is of highest quality. SAK multi-function tool can perform many tasks with several of its different features. The SAK can be used as a screwdriver‚ reamer‚ bottle opener‚ key ring‚ toothpick‚ wood saw‚
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re-enlist for three reasons which are‚ with people dying the army needs me. Even in bad conditions I still want to help. George Washington read the army a motivational talk that influenced me to stay. I enlisted in the continental army because I want freedom. My cousin told me about his experience in the Boston Tea Party. He told me how he threw all the tea into the harbor. Altho it was a surprise to me that when I decided to enlist for the army I was sent to Pennsylvania and froze nearly half to death
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Leaving Your Post When I think of the phrase “failure to be at an appointed place of duty‚” the first thing that comes to my mind is being AWOL. AWOL is an abbreviation for the phrase absent without leave which is under the United States Army Article Eighty Six of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. This topic can be broken down into many smaller groups such as: discipline; military bearing; and common courtesy. Failure to be at your appointed place of duty can result in an Article 86. A few things
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Sometimes I ask myself‚ “Why am I in the Army?” There are days I love it‚ and days I am surprised to be here at all. My experience so far in the Army has been positive‚ for the most part. Tactically and physically I feel I have pushed myself. I enjoy being mentally and physically challenged‚ and that part of my personality played a major part in my desire to become an Army reservist in the first place. I never want to say I did not try my hardest or do my best. I have always believed I could do more
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The mission of the United States Army is to fight and win the nations wars. The army accomplishes this by providing prompt and sustained combat operations on land utilizing Active‚ Reserve and National Guard Soldiers. Medical readiness is a key part to the army’s ability to accomplish this mission. Medical readiness effects the availability of the Soldier to deploy‚ attend schools‚ and the overall strength of the unit. Deployable A Soldier is non-deployable if they fail to meet specified requirements
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While perhaps no longer relevant with more notorious groups like ISIS or Al-Qaeda‚ be it in current activity or geographic location‚ the Provisional Irish Republican Army serves as a good example of a more tightly knit terrorist group that covers only a small geographic region. The Provisional Irish Republican Army is a paramilitary group located in Northern Ireland‚ who used to operate throughout‚ Northern Ireland‚ the Irish Republic‚ Great Britain‚ and Europe‚ with their tactics consisting of the
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What it means to be respectful in today’s army towards NCO’s and officers The United States Army is structured on several values and principles that it upholds‚ among these are military bearing‚ discipline and respect. These principles represents what the organization strongly believes in and governs the most basic customs and courtesies that all its members should abide by‚ otherwise legal repercussion and punishment is enforced that could ultimately result in separation from the organization.
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Union’s Army of the Potomac The field army who fought for the United States during the American Civil War in the 1860’s was called the Union’s Army of the Potomac. They were the primary Union Army in Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. The name Potomac means “river of swans.” The Potomac was also a river located on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States. The army had lost and won battles while adjusting to new commanders over the years. The first commander who led the Army of the Potomac
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The United States Army is a complex organization made up of several commands and managed by different command levels. The U.S. Army is an organization different from that of a business in many unique ways. Specific examples of these differences include: financial reporting‚ disciplinary review procedures‚ and tactical operations. Although different in many ways‚ the Army shares many similar characteristics of a normal profit business. Army personnel are managed by supervisors arranged in a command
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