After the battles of Brandywine and Germantown‚ General George Washington marched his weak and defeated soldiers to Valley Forge. However‚ the freezing weather of Valley Forge during winter bedeviled the soldiers and General Washington. The soldiers also faced a shortage of daily necessities such as food‚ clothing‚ and medicine. According to Ellis‚ all of the challenges Washington and his soldiers faced during their march to Valley Forge contributed to it being one of Washington’s
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Responsibility make a soldier accountable for? It makes them accountable for the personal conduct. 4What is Command Authority? Command authority is the authority leaders have over soldiers by virtue of rank or assignment. Command authority originates with the President and may be supplemented by law or regulation. 5What are the two most important responsibilities of a leader? Mission accomplishment and the welfare of the soldiers. 6What does Command Responsibility make a soldier accountable for?
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"Attack" is a poem written in 1917 by Siegfried Sassoon while he was convalescing from his wounds in a hospital in Scotland. He was a soldier who fought in the First World War. Attack is a short‚ 13-line poem written in speech rhythm with some rhyme. The poem is described in a very vivid way which makes the reader think that the author himself witnessed the scene. The poem begins with the poet describing the setting of the poem. The landscape is in a battlefield where there are still remains of previous
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well-rounded‚ dedicated‚ motivated Soldier. The only way to provide that dedicated Soldier is to maintain qualified trained professionals. The Military offers its Soldier’s a large range of training. Specifically Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) training at different skill levels. The military also offers a variety of training to its Soldier’s‚ some that the Soldier can use in the civilian world. Bottom line; a trained‚ highly dedicated‚ determined‚ selfless Soldier is the back bone of the Military
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The Things They Carried –Coping Mechanisms to Survive During the Vietnam war‚ soldiers were not exposed to the traditional coping mechanisms of our American society‚ as illustrated in Tim Obrien ’s The Things They Carried. These men were forced to discover and invent new ways to deal with the pressures of war‚ using only their resources while in the Vietnamese jungle. It was not possible for any soldier to carry many items or burdens with them‚ but if something was a necessity‚ a way was
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No one knows the real story of Pat Tillman. On April 23‚ 2004 news headlines filled the air waves with tragic news that Pat Tillman was killed in action yesterday‚ fighting in Afghanistan. While on a patrol with his detachment through eastern Afghanistan‚ the detachment was ambushed. When the ambush was quelled‚ sadly‚ Pat Tillman was dead. For the better part of the week following his death‚ his story was still being constantly reported about on every news channel including ESPN. The NFL dedicated
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should not be allowed to go overseas and experience the terrorizing war scene. In the book NAM the author writes “Next I had to kick one dead body in the side of the head until part of his brain started coming out the other side.” (Baker 59) Older soldiers made the young cadet do this just to get the feeling of killing Vietnamese people. Even though he was throwing up simultaneously and to the point of dry heaving‚ they still made him kick until they were satisfied. Eighteen to twenty one year olds
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What Has War Made Me? War can do many horrible things to its soldiers‚ but it can also save them from themselves. All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque is a testament of Paul Bäumer. He and seven classmates enlist in World War I. They experience and witness unspeakable violence becoming soldiers. More violence than anyone should ever see. It corrupts most of the soldier’s minds because of the trauma that they have faced. Although war dehumanized many of the young men
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The US Army 670-1 is the basis for the wear and appearance of all military uniforms to include ACU ‚ BDU‚ DCU‚ ASU‚ and all PT uniforms. It was formed so that all soldiers wear the uniform the same to instill discipline and a professional appearance. This regulation applies to officers and enlisted the same. It was formed to give the exact dimensions for badges tabs patches and rank. The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff‚ G-1. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions
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the safety and welfare of the soldiers under his command‚ this is very rarely easier than just doing the minimum. Secondly‚ a leader must remain calm in all situations. The soldiers under the command of a nervous and indecisive leader will tend to act in the same way‚ they actually "inherit" some of the traits that their commanding officer portrays‚ both on the battlefield and in garrison. If a leader even seems indecisive and unsure of him/her self then the soldiers he/she commands will be hesitant
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