Every year on National Coming Out Day‚ LGBTQ+ individuals come together to celebrate our proudly declared identities. But what are we really celebrating? In “Imitation and Gender Insubordination”‚ Judith Butler explores what it really means to come out and claim an identity. Although Butler acknowledges the importance of coming out for purposes of personal affirmation and community organization‚ she is ultimately skeptical in the coming out process because it means conforming to the discourses of
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THE CHAIN OF COMMAND AND NCO SUPPORT CHANNEL 3-33. Communication among soldiers‚ teams‚ units‚ and organizations is essential to efficient and effective mission accomplishment. Two-way communication is more effective than one-way communication. Mission accomplishment depends on information passing accurately to and from subordinates and leaders‚ up and down the chain of command and NCO support channel‚ and laterally among adjacent organizations or activities. In garrison operations‚ organizations
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Since the Marine Corps’ beginnings‚ non-commissioned officers (NCOs) have played an important role in the many successes in the Corps and in the United States. Obviously‚ the modern NCO today might be a bit different than when the Marine Corps was first established on November 10‚ 1775‚ but they uphold and are the complete embodiment of the Corp’s history and traditions in values of honor‚ courage‚ and the commitment to the NCO creed. Honor guides the Marines to exemplify the ultimate in ethical
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of disobeying a direct order. On 25 of August 2011‚ I accompanied SGT Williams off post. Although it seems to be nothing at all by that statement. The consequences of that night and the things I should have done are possibly going to cost a good NCO his career‚ and landed me in this punishment. Before I get in to the actual circumstances of this incident I want to cover my references Article 92 and article 89 of the UCMJ. First what is UCMJ? The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) is the
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Staff NCOs: The Backbone of Mission Success In the United States Army‚ every movement begins with a plan. Countless missions are being conducted across the world at any given time. The Army relies heavily on every soldier within its ranks to be able to react to any situation that occurs. If a team relied on you‚ and you were required to make a decision without any training or knowledge‚ would you feel confident in your choice? In the same situation‚ given prior education‚ resources‚ and guidelines
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Chapter one of FM 7-22.7 is about the history and background of the NCO Corps. Non Commissioned Officers have been an extremely important part of the United States Army since it was established on June 14 1775. The job of the NCO is to lead and train soldiers‚ and they have been doing so since the Revolutionary War all the way to fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. At first there was no real set standard of NCO duties and responsibilities‚ but in 1778 Inspector General Friedrich von Stueben
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Why I should not disrespect an NCO and the consequences I am writing this essay because I disrespected a non commissioned officer. I do apologize for what I did and have said. I have learned from my mistake and I see why I am to do this essay and that is to show that disrespecting a non commissioned officer will not be tolerated and two give clear understanding of the impact that disrespecting a Non Commissioned officer has on others. For many reasons the Non Commissioned Officers keep the moral
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I have learned a lot about my leadership style since attending the Non-Commission Officer (NCO) Academy. I will describe the type of leader I currently am‚ how I want to be perceived as a leader in the future‚ and how I plan on improving in the next 3-5 years. With the world constantly evolving‚ I must become a better NCO by improving my use of these concepts: Transactional Leadership Behaviors (TLB)‚ Emotional Flexibility‚ 4-Dimiensions of Wellness (4-DW)‚ Ethical Decisions‚ and understanding High
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NCO ACADEMY SPEECH Let me start by telling you what a great honor it is to be invited to your NCO Academy Graduation Banquet and celebrate your accomplishments with you. On behalf of the Air Force‚ I would like to congratulate all of you on what you have accomplished over the last six weeks. It truly is a time to celebrate. Like the popular television show‚ I consider all of you survivors. While no one has to be voted off each week (although I’m sure some of you think that might
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A Marine NCO in my eyes is characterized by being a leader‚ hard worker‚ and well disciplined individual. I want to model myself after the great NCO’s that have inspired me since I have joined the Marine Corps. These Marines were there for me on every occasion. When I had just picked up LCpl I got in trouble during C school. After my Page 11 it was the NCO’s around me that kept me from giving up. The pushed me to try even harder and to learn from my mistakes to better myself. I want to be able to
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