Dear Mike Hum The article “Is Abu Ghraib the military version of reality TV?” is unpleasant to read. It tries to give the reader‚ the vision that US soldiers in this period are not responsible for their actions on torturing of other peoples (Iraqis) but rather the orders in chief. The soldiers act was because of hypothetical imperative and not by their own desires. This is total disagreeable. The most categorical imperative act is when your own life is at risk and to save it you must commit things
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of a few. It has been said that if society as a whole were more like the military in this regard‚ the U.S. would be a better place. Although diverse‚ the U.S. military is strengthened by the unified goal of preserving freedom. All branches of the Armed Forces of the United States are a reflection of America -- virtually every possible ethnic and religious group is represented in each of these organizations. The military is comprised of men and women from all over the United States and other cultures
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My leadership philosophy was formed by the actions of leaders‚ both good and bad‚ I have served with throughout my military career and life experiences. I believe to be an effective leader you have to lead by example‚ be humble‚ and compassionate. To me‚ leadership is the ability to inspire others to believe in themselves and their mission. A good leader can influence others to complete difficult tasks in the absence of supervision. As leaders‚ we have a responsibility to develop young Soldiers
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Throughout history‚ there have been many great writers of military strategy and tactics. Three of the greatest were Sun Tzu‚ Niccolo Machiavelli‚ and Antoine-Henri Jomini. Although these three men lived in different time periods‚ their views on war and military strategy have laid the foundations for how armies still wage war to this day. Some of the fundamental similarities and differences of their works are to be discussed in this paper. Each of these men had a different style of writing about
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suffering from PTSD is affected. The family members also have to learn to deal with the effects that this disorder has on their loved one. What resources are available to help these family members learn to understand and cope with this disorder? As a military spouse‚ I see the effects that PTSD can have on families each and every day. The individual who is suffering from this disorder is often not the same person that they were prior to experiencing the traumatic events that caused the PTSD to manifest
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beliefs; and e.) counseling approaches. Description of Culture A Veteran is defined by Dictionary.com (2011‚ Nov.11) as a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation‚ office‚ or the like‚ or as a person who has served in a military force‚ especially one who has fought in a war and experienced direct combat. Culture‚ as defined by J.P. Lederach‚ is‚ “the shared knowledge and schemes created by a set of people for perceiving‚ interpreting‚ expressing‚ and responding to the social
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For a year and a half working in Joint Task Force-National Capital Region (JTF-NCR)‚ I’ve been hearing a lot about the conduct of joint military exercise between the Philippines (PH) and United States (US). Last year I’ve been attending series of Commander’s Update Brief (CUB) regarding Balikatan (BK) exercise and tasked to take note and make minutes. All through those CUBs‚ believe me I really did not understand what they were talking about‚ just taking notes‚ nodding and assuming as if I understand
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also known as esprit de corps when discussing the morale of a group‚ is an intangible term used to describe the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal‚ or even in oneself and others. The second term applies particularly to military personnel and to members of sports teams‚ but is also applicable in business and in any other organizational context‚ particularly in times of stress or controversy. While the term is often used by authority figures as a generic value judgment of
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In the military there are set standards‚ most of which are pretty simply accomplished. All soldiers are expected to meet these standards on a daily basis‚ as being in the Army is a 24 hours a day‚ 7 days week job. One of these standards that holds great importance is accountability‚ as well as being on time. Failure to meet these standards can and will result in some quite extensively negative consequences. Soldier’s are responsible for reporting to their squad leaders. This allows the NCO and
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DEFINE THE CONCEPT OF CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS. COMPARE CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS BETWEEN MALAYSIA AND ANOTHER STATES Introduction Civil Military Relations (CMR) describes the military and its relationship with the political system and society which it part is of.1 Other scholar such as Huntington in his book Soldier and States dictate CMR as military security policy which together with internal and situational security policies is an aspect of national security policy‚ working at both the
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