Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army‚ the choice of Washington was an easy decision‚ due to his mere size and stature‚ but also his prior military experience. The outbreak of the American Revolution started with the Battle of Lexington and Concord that took place in Massachusetts. This lead to the Olive Branch Petition attempted by the Second Continental Congress‚ which did not work. After the failure of the Olive Branch Petition‚ the Continental Army pushed out the remainder of the British
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I want to make a difference in the training of Reserve Soldiers. Second of all‚ I enjoy challenges and becoming an Officer would be a new challenge that I would take with complete seriousness and would excel in. I have been in the United States Army Reserves for almost ten years. During these ten years I have became very proficient at my MOS‚ which is a 12N and I have been deployed to Iraq in 2003. Training soldiers is the job I enjoy the most. Over the years‚ I have also had a chance to see and
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Pyeong G. Lim Dr. Christian History 1305 March 21‚ 2013 Summary of “Foot Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army” In the essay “Foot Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army” by Gary B. Nash‚ the authors of the book tell of a Private Joseph Plumb Martin that kept a diary that details the life and hardships that the soldiers endured. Martin writes‚ “The army was now not only starved but naked. The greatest part were not only shirtless and barefoot but destitute of all other clothing‚ especially blankets
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George Pickett was a major general for the Confederate Army best known for his role in “Pickett’s Charge‚” the unsuccessful assault against Union forces at the Battle of Gettysburg. Pickett was born on January 16‚ 1825 in Richmond‚ Virginia to Robert and Mary Pickett‚ the oldest of their eight children. Remembered as a jovial young man‚ he attended West Point Military Academy and graduated last in his class in 1846. His classmates included Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson‚ George McClellan‚ and George
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The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) was formed in 1969. The Official IRA declared a cease-fire in the summer of 1972‚ and subsequently the term IRA began being used for the organization that developed from the ’Provisional ’ IRA. Organized into small‚ tightly knit cells under the leadership of the Army Council the IRA has remained largely unchanged. It is difficult to know the exact number of IRA members because of the political and economic persecution that comes with publicly endorsing
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achieve and beliefs to adhere to. Loyalty means bearing true faith and allegiance to the U.S. Constitution‚ the Army‚ your unit and other Soldiers. Bearing true faith and allegiance is a matter of believing in and devoting yourself to something or someone. A loyal Soldier is one who supports the leadership and stands up for fellow Soldiers. By wearing the uniform of the U.S. Army i am expressing my loyalty. And by doing my share‚ i strive to show my loyalty to my country‚ my unit‚ and to my battle
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2015 Essay 1 Army Basic Training Changed Me My life changing experience was when I spent my past summer at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri completing Army basic combat training; I joined the Army National Guard on March 28th of 2014; I always knew that I wanted to take this path but there were many things that surprised me once I arrived. This was such a huge life change for me as I learned how to kill the enemy and had adjust my everyday life and live by the seven Army values. The seven Army values are
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Leadership and Discipline in the United States Army The tasks of an infantryman can range from mundane activities like scraping wax off of floors to adrenaline pumping activities like jumping out of airplanes or avoiding enemy gunfire. Whether a United States Army Infantryman is conducting area beautification in garrison or clearing a landing zone during a deployment‚ the common denominator in all infantryman tasks is leadership and the discipline of the soldier to follow the directives and orders
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The Irish Republican Army (IRA) has sought for a unified Ireland for decades through the use of violence and intimidation in the form of terrorism. Britain’s occupation of Ulster (Northern Ireland)‚ has been a controversial reign with a primarily Protestant influence on a previously Catholic area. This has led to various civil right issues and activism in the most affected parts. Politically‚ the feud is primarily about land and the unification of Ireland‚ thus the disputes over who Northern Ireland
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Robert E. Lee’s plan to defeat the Union army at Gettysburg consisted of sending James Longstreet First Corps to outflank the Union left at Little Round Top and Big Round Top. Lee wanted the attack to take place stealthily and he hoped the attack would roll up the Federal line‚ and force them to leave their defensive positions. Lee wanted the attack to take place during the early morning. As Longstreet’s men were marching toward their target they had to reverse and countermarch after it was discovered
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