demoted to Private First Class‚ being sent to Correctional Custody in Camp Lejeune‚ South Carolina for thirty days and being moved to a new company when I returned. The first field grade was for disobeying a lawful order from three senior NCO’s‚ the Brigade CSM‚ Battalion CSM‚ and my Platoon Sergeant. They had all told me in the same day at separate times to get a haircut and I failed to‚ the second was for stealing from the company supply room while on extra duty from the first field grade.
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By September 1944‚ it was the height of World War II. The German Army in Western Europe was in full retreat‚ and the defensive positions in the west disintegrated‚ leading to what became known as “The Void”. To the strategic commanders‚ primarily within General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Supreme Headquarters‚ Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF)‚ it was believed that the German Army was repeating once again what it had done during World War I in November 1918. This widespread disintegration of German forces
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On November 11‚ 1885 in San Gabriel‚ California‚ George Smith Patton‚ Jr. was born. His parents were George S. Patton‚ Sr. and Ruth Patton. Since Patton was born‚ he always wanted to be in the army and became a war hero because he was a descendent of Brigadier General Hugh Mercer‚ and he had several other relatives who fought in the American Revolution‚ Civil War‚ and Mexican War. Also‚ Patton had met former Confederate raider John S. Mosby. To became a war hero‚ Patton decided to attend Virginia
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representing the state during its most solemn and celebratory occasions. As Poet Laureate‚ he represented the literary voice of the nation and‚ as such‚ he made occasional pronouncements on political affairs. For example‚ “The Charge of the Light Brigade” (1854) described a disastrous battle in the Crimean War and praised the heroism of the British soldiers there. In 1859‚ Tennyson published the first four Idylls of the King‚ a group of twelve blank-verse narrative poems tracing the story of the legendary
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LIFE HISTORY OF Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell Lord Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell‚ (22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941)‚ also known as B-P or Lord Baden-Powell‚ was a lieutenant-general in the British Army‚ writer‚ and founder of the Scout Movement. Baden-Powell was born as Robert Stephenson Smyth Powell‚ or more familiarly as Stephe Powell‚ at 6 Stanhope Street (now 11 Stanhope Terrace)‚ Paddington in London‚ on 22 February 1857. His father Reverend Baden Powell was a Savilian
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Unit 1 – An Introduction to Working with Children E1 Describe THREE (3) different types of settings which provide care and education for children in your area. This must include ONE (1) example from the • Statutory sector. • Voluntary sector. • Private sector E2 Describe how EACH of the types of settings identified in E1 aims to support children and their families. There are 3 different types of settings which provide care and education for children. These are split into 3 different sectors
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When Baron Frederick William von Steuben is a stepped on the scene he appeared to be years ahead of his time with the impact he had on General George Washington’s camp. His first mission was to answer the call of good order and discipline of the troops and establish proper sanitation guidelines for General George Washington’s army. When you want to find an example of a pacesetter‚ look no further than Baron Frederick William von Steuben. In the 1700 armies stood up but there was no real structure
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Units were stacked all along the Polish border‚ and were prepared to invade with speed. Before Poland could react‚ brigade after brigade of soldiers trained by the SS invaded. It was an easy victory for Germany. The SS were moved against the Allied forces of the UK and France. The SS weren’t just soldiers. They had many branches of service you could enter. They had everything
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signing in and out form for visitors when the building is evacuated. * The person in charge will call for the fire brigade * Everyone who has evacuated the building are to go to the set‚ secure location a safe distance from the building‚ where it is checked that everyone is accounted for. * Nobody is allowed back into the building until classed as safe by the fire brigade Security incidents: * If a security incident occurred in the setting‚ I would first protect the children‚ I
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After Marshall had gone through the process of enlisting‚ he decided he wanted to be a paratrooper. To become a paratroopers‚ he had to go through a three-week training course. Paratroopers are soldiers that are trained for assault by air. They can be dropped to the ground by parachute or they can be transported to combat areas by airplanes. In combat‚ airborne troops land behind the enemy lines‚ blow up bridges‚ destroy communications‚ and cut off supplies and reinforcements. Being a paratrooper
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