Today the U.S. spends roughly $680 billion on its military‚ which in comparison‚ is 54% of the total $1.1 trillion the U.S. spends on average per year. It’s difficult to argue that having a strong military is not crucial‚ because in reality it is critical that a considerable amount of the government spending goes to the military to ensure the country’s safety. However‚ spending a significant amount of U.S.’s money on the military could begin to hurt the economy more over time if it comes at the expense
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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 downsides. There is no good in losing a Military Identification Card regardless
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Suicide Rate in the Military: What we can do to fix it and the toll on the Military For years our country has been going through life dealing with issues and problems. Some things just disappeared and no longer were issues‚ others had to be dealt with‚ and some are still a problem. War is one thing for centuries we have had to deal with and resolve‚ many of us worry about the people in the military and how their lives are in jeopardy. We always think that getting shot or blown-up is the worse
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Military Brat The military community is a very unique community and consists of many different experiences depending on if you are the active duty military member‚ the spouse‚ or the child. In my case‚ I am the child of my father who is in the United States Air Force‚ and it became more of a lifestyle than just an occupation. The community is also very elaborate‚ diverse‚ and comes with many aspects. These aspects include moving around‚ building new relationships‚ fighting for our country‚ benefits
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The theme of unpreparedness is central to the initial stages of the Korean War. Military unpreparedness comes in many forms and This Kind of War provides ample examples. However‚ valuable lessons can also be learned from studying successful and prepared senior and small-unit leaders and the type of leadership required to reverse military defeat‚ gain the initiative‚ and counter and defeat the enemy. For NCO’s‚ the book offers a chance to consider why tough and realistic training still matters and
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The Importance of Following Orders. Why is it important to follow orders and instructions? From a military standpoint the difference can mean life or death for a soldier. On the civilian side it can mean the loss of your job‚ loss of position‚ or loss of pay. There are many factors that play into each individual scenario. No two events are ever the same and the outcome can range from a verbal reprimand to the death of the individual. Orders are meant to be obeyed both explicitly and implicitly
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Should military service be compulsory? Why? Military service is compulsory in most countries in the world. The argument on conscription has always been quite controversial and up till now there seems to have been no sort of agreement. In my idea military service should be abolished if men want peace. The first step towards peace would be not having a military force as this wouldn’t be needed during times of peace. Having a large military force nowadays seems to be quite useless as countries are
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Military families sometimes‚ depending a lot on the specific job of the military member‚ experience a great deal of stress when the military member is preparing for a deployment. Especially in the case of protracted deployments‚ such as a one-year unaccompanied deployment to the Demilitarized Zone on the Korean Peninsula‚ or a nine-month deployment at sea aboard an amphibious ship‚ or deployment to a combat zone in Afghanistan or Iraq‚ the stress on families can be enormous. Spouses that are accustomed
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What is Military Geography? Long before the history of military being recorded‚ conflicts among humans existed. There will always be different kind of views‚ ideology‚ perspectives‚ needs and greed in every part of the world. The most crucial moment is‚ when greed overcomes mind. Authority‚ territory and fame are the common pursued purposes. From those days onwards‚ military was founded under circumstances that to expand and to conquer others‚ to defend and to offend; it has indeed became a very
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The importance of accountability. In the military accountability is very important. Your NCOs need to keep accountability at all times‚ the need to know where you are going to be so they find you in case you have formations‚ or something else important comes up. If you are not accounted for and your NCO does not know where you are a lot of things could happen as far as being listed as AWOL. You could get in so much trouble over being in a AWOL status like an article 15 or worse‚ prison time.
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