A career in the Marine Corps has its roots in my childhood. As a kid‚ I read a lot a fantasy books with valiant and selfless warriors who sacrificed their lives and safety for others. They were childhood heroes to a kid who didn’t watch sports or TV. As much as I marveled and sought to be like my storybook heroes‚ I grew to love jet planes just as much. At the time‚ fast planes were the coolest. I spent a lot of my time poring over fact sheets and technical information I didn’t understand. My childhood
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To drill or not to drill; I say not to drill. Americans need to not be dependant on any other person for their energy usage. We moved to this beautiful country to assert our independence and yet we feel we have to bow down to other countries for what we need. I feel we should find other ways to get our fuel like ethanol. We can make our own fuel and even if it cost more we no longer have to fight for our fuel. We can make our ethanol from corn husk and not the actual kernel so it would not interfere
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TO DRILL OR NOT TO DRILL HUM/111 February 20‚ 2011 TO DRILL OR NOT TO DRILL Throughout his presidential campaign‚ and since taking office in January 2009‚ President Barack Obama has pushed forward his agenda to free America from dependency on foreign oil. A growth of green jobs is predicted in the coming years as new technologies‚ such as solar power and clean coal‚ are pursued and expanded. Meanwhile‚ many people and opposing politicians believe this is an unnecessary and expensive push
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To Drill or Not To Drill? It is obvious that the demand for energy and fuel sources is increasing drastically as time goes by. The United States also anticipates an oil demand increase as the population grows over the next few decades (Haug‚ 2011). Therefore‚ the big dilemma is whether or not the search for oil on our land should continue. The recent development and expansion of clean energy resources‚ although expensive‚ can end the battle over oil deposits and lead the country into a cleaner future
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my life‚ Scouting has certainly contributed to my desire to become a Marine Corps Officer. From the onset of the scouting program I have been instilled with many values‚ starting every scout function with the scout law‚ “A Scout is trustworthy‚ loyal‚ helpful‚ friendly‚ courteous‚ kind‚ obedient‚ cheerful‚ thrifty‚ brave‚ clean‚ and reverent.” While there are many valuable principles thought by both the scouts and the Marine Corps the (65)three main values that both organizations stress of honor‚ courage
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To Drill or Not to Drill HUM-111 04-07-2013 To Drill or Not To Drill The issue for this assignment is to determine if non-renewable energy is the only viable option to meet the nation’s power needs‚ or if large-scale renewable power can effectively meet the needs of society today and in the future. After reading opinions on both sides of the issue‚ I believe carbon based fuels must be reduced and eventually replaced. I am in favor of renewable resources although more research and
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Respect and why the Marine Corps has a rank structure. There are very few things in the modern military of today or any military that has ever existed before our current military for that matter‚ that are more important than the rank structure and the the respect that is demanded of you by that rank structure. Those are two very important characteristics of every successful military unit. With added details here and there‚ in this essay I will mainly be discussing what respect actually is‚ how
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memory‚ and fluidity. Prior planning is also very important. Without proper prior planning‚ there would be no success. We have a saying in the United States Marine Corps; Prior proper planning prevents piss poor performance. Also known as the 6’s. To give a few examples of prior planning would be; thinking up a gear list for your junior marines for an up and coming field
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Earthquake Drill Platoon 3 - Jacinto Objectives The objectives of the earthquake drill are: • To ensure the safety of a student‚ parent‚ teachers and staff during and after an earthquake • To train the school community on life saving skills. • To give hands on experience on the earthquake and fire safety through mock drills. • To spread the culture of disaster preparedness. Before the Drill • • • • Every one should be mentally prepared. Participate well. Knows the basic
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Drill and Ceremony 1. What are the three marching steps used in drill? 1. 15in step 2. 30in step 3. 30in step‚ DOUBLE TIME 180 steps per minute (the 18in step is used when formally stacking arms‚ it is executed on the command of execution of ARMS in STACK ARMS.) 2. What FM covers Drill and Ceremony? FM 3-21.5 3. What is a review? A military ceremony used to: * Honor a visiting‚ high-ranking commander‚ official‚ or dignitary‚ and or permit them to observe the state of training
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