Having a family member or significant other in the military can be quite stressful when they have to leave for deployment. Getting ready can be hard on the family and kids having to see mom or dad leaving for a long period of time and only being able to video chat occasionally. But how do a family prepare for predeployment and deployment? What will be discussed is the process before the actual deployment and the deployment process for the military service personnel and the family. Pre-deployment
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From the thousand yard stare to a well kept hair cut‚ military bearing is prevalent in every facet of military life‚ though military bearing is much deeper than just appearances; it is the cornerstone of any military career. Military bearing encompasses every facet of life in the military and can be applied to any situation. Military bearing itself is gleaned from several places such as‚ the articles of the UCMJ‚ The eleven general orders of a sentry‚ as well as our own Sailors Creed. From these
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Rehling-Rodriguez ENG 098R 1053 FINAL DRAFT Military Child: ‘Brat’ Pure hell took its course on me as a young innocent girl. Being a military brat definitely impacted my life in many challenging ways. The term military brat is usually misunderstood by non-military population. A military brat is a child from a parent who is in the military. My mother was a commanding officer which made me and my siblings labeled “military brat” The word brat (by itself) may seem negative
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Homosexuals in the Military The United States is one of the last original NATO countries to still ban gays from the military. For years‚ homosexuals have been denied the right to openly serve America. In this country‚ just as a man should not be judged by his race‚ he also should not he be judged by his sexual orientation. In 1990 a survey had been taken and results showed the country consisted of 15% homosexuals. Researchers say this percentage will show an upward curve due to the fact many
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twenty-one. I want to do great things just like my family has. The Military has been the United States defense for a very long time. The Military goes as far back as 1775. On October 13‚ 1775‚ four months after the United States Army was founded‚ the Navy came about. The father of the Navy was George Washington. The Navy went through ten major wars and numerous battles in effort to serve and protect
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Accountability What is accountability? The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property‚ documents‚ or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property‚ documents‚ or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records‚ while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody‚ care‚ and safekeeping. Why is accountability important to the Army? Accountability is
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Courtesies are an essential aspect of military life‚ upon which Soldiers are expected abide by both on and off duty. Dating back to the commencement of the military service‚ they are one of the defining features of an exemplary soldier within that service. These customs and courtesies help to keep discipline and order in a military organization by governing Soldiers not only in their professional life but in their social life as well. They add to the value of military life‚ and is reiterated throughout
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The importance of keeping positive control of my military i.d and how it Hinders the army’s OPSEC I won’t sit here and say losing my i.d card was completely out of my reach but things happen I’m only human. But I can assure you that it won’t happen again. But Losing a Military Identification Card has a lot of downside. There is no good in losing a Military Identification Card regardless of the situation and detail. Accountability in the military is extremely important‚ more so‚ Accountability
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During Operation Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn (OIF/OND)‚ over 2.1 million American military troops have been deployed‚ 44% of whom have children (DOD 2010a)‚ resulting in nearly 2 million children experiencing stressors of parental deployment (DOD 2010b) to a war zone‚ whereby a parent may be either wounded or killed (Link‚ Palinkas‚ 2013). Children are moved between 6 to 9 times during their school careers‚ following their parent as they are re-stationed from base to base. When a child is repeatedly
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Funding for the Military The bottom line is we need to maintain the current budget for the military‚ also known as the defense budget. Some people think that if we reduce funding‚ then nothing will happen. Well they are wrong. Funding for the Military is important. With it we protect smaller countries‚ we keep Israel together‚ and we will keep America safe. The United States has 737 military bases worldwide and with more than 2‚500‚000 troops deployed; the United States protects more countries
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