“PLATOON… DISMISSED!” said the platoon sergeant. Without skipping a heart beat a platoon of 45 marines responded “DISMISSED‚ I SIR!” They all took one step back‚ they smartly raised their right arms with elbows at a 45 degree bend‚ their fingers joined and aligned to the tip of their cover rendering a salute. The platoon sergeant saluted the platoon back and returned his arm back to his side. In unison the platoon about faced and let out a thunderous “00H RAH!” It is payday Friday‚ two days of liberty
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formation. Every day at PT formation prior to conducting PRT several important things happen. First of all‚ all soldiers are accounted for. This is important to make sure that all the soldiers are accounted for by the platoon sergeant and they are in good health and still alive. Second the platoon sergeant will often have important or useful information to the soldier. Third the first sergeant holds formation‚ making sure he has accountability of all of his soldiers and puts out any information that he may
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On January 30‚ Ryan Park‚ a Navy veteran‚ walked into a Jollibee fast food location in Union County‚ California. Upon inquiring about a military discount‚ no different than many seniors do at movie theaters across the country‚ a woman proceeded to interrupt his conversation with the server exclaiming‚ “That is so rude!” She continued to question why military veterans think they are entitled to special privileges. Ryan responded‚ “I gave up my privileges so that people like you can have them.” The
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was sent into My Lai to sweep the village and root out suspected Vietcong who might have been hiding there. First Platoon under Lt. Calley’s command reached the village first. The remaining platoons stayed behind to support Calley. Charlie Company’s commander‚ Captain Medina‚ was also present to direct operations. The sweep was also supported by helicopter gun-ships. When Calley’s platoon found no enemy soldiers‚ he ordered that the civilians be rounded up and brought to the center of the village. At
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Situation Elias is a five year old Mexican American male who has recently been referred to the community counseling center due to the exposure of sexual abuse by his stepfather. Elias was a client of this community center approximately 18 months earlier. Elias had been referred for poor impulse control and hyperactivity. At that time he was diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). He also met with the agency psychiatrist who had prescribed Elias Focalin. His cased
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THE MAJOR CHARCTEROF NOLI ME TANGERE Noli Me Tángere (Touch me Not / Don ’t touch me) is a novel written by José Rizal‚ the national hero of the Philippines‚ during the colonization of the country by Spain to expose the inequities of the Spanish Catholic priests and the ruling government. The title‚ in Latin meaning Touch me not‚ refers to John 20:17 in the Bible (King James Version) as Mary Magdalene tried to touch the newly risen Jesus‚ He said "Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father
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Avon: More than Cosmetic Changes Shannon V. Wilson Case Analysis Assignment #13.2 Organizational Behavior 5590 Mr. Tyron A. Woodard June 9‚ 2010 Avon: More Than Cosmetic Changes After years of prosperity and growth under Avon CEO Andrea Jung‚ in 2005‚ the company suddenly experienced declining sales around the world. Now Andrea Jung had the challenging task of turning this downward spiral around. Jung’s new data-centric strategy would be more
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lubricating and reassembling of the M4 carbine. 2. APPLICABILITY: 3rd Platoon (Outlaws)‚ Troop‚ higher unit 3. REFERENCES: Lubricate order (LO); STP 21–1–SMCT; TM 9–1005–319–10; and DA Form 2404‚ Equipment Inspection and Maintenance Worksheet. 3. RESPONSIBILITIES: All Troopers are responsible for the serviceability of their M4 Carbine. Squad Leaders will ensure their soldiers conduct maintenance IAW Platoon SOP. 4. PROCEDURES: a. Weapons clearance will be done with extreme
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Glover James Westerfield ... Big Mac Tony Galento ... Truck Tami Mauriello ... Tullio John F. Hamilton ... ’Pop’ Doyle (as John Hamilton) John Heldabrand ... Mutt Rudy Bond ... Moose Director: Elia Kazan http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047296/ Codecs: XVid / MP3 Elia Kazan’s film is still amazing after 50 years. It’s curious how it parallels Kazan’s own life in the way the main character‚ Terry Malloy‚ ends up naming names to the commission investigating the corruption on the
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found within Saving Private Ryan when Cpt. Miller and his platoon found and captured a German soldier (whom was later nicknamed “Steamboat Willie”) who had recently ambushed and killed two American Airborne Paratrooper soldiers. Conflict arose when the entirety of Cpt. Miller’s platoon wanted to kill Steamboat Willie for his actions‚ however‚ Cpt. Miller had other plans and chose to let the soldier live. One of the soldiers in the platoon had the audacity and courage to attempt to disobey the
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