This is a topic that was near and dear to my husband’s heart. As he is in the military‚ it comes up often during mobilizations for deployment. I drink very little‚ so I hadn’t given it much consideration until he was deploying himself. I think that military personnel under the age of 21 should be allowed to consume alcoholic beverages under supervision. We have two sons that joined the National Guard at the ages of 17years and 19 years old. The legal age to purchase and consume alcohol in this
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Combat Deployment and the Military Family Combat deployment‚ in many ways‚ has affected every military family; the soldier‚ the spouse‚ and the child(ren). The spouses and child(ren) of the deployed soldier are often referred to as the “unsung heroes” of military families‚ at all times of a deployment. In the military‚ the families are often placed in the background‚ but families are crucial to the soldier’s success. There are several million service members in the military today. 50% Under the
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My First Military Experience The date was September 23rd 2003. I was leaving my home for the first time; I had been dreading the unknown of entering basic military training for months. I knew difficult challenges would lie ahead‚ but little did I know what changes were about to become of me in my first military experience. The trainees were stuffed into the bus like sardines; I was shoved to the very back on the floor by exit sign. The smell of fear and the odor of a gym locker room filled the
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Maria Theresa orchestrated military and political reforms within Austria. In order to hopefully take control of Silvia‚ Maria Theresa needed to increase military power. First she needed to reform the army. In doing so‚ she created a social ideology that revolved around education and military. She encouraged the nobility to uptake a large interest in officer corporations‚ and a school for officers called the Theresianum at Wiener Neustadt. This school was to introduce military orders as rewards
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The Importance of Understanding Civil-Military Relations “Some folks are born made to wave the flag‚ Ooh‚ they’re red‚ white and blue… And when the band plays hail to the chief‚ Ooh‚ they point the cannon at you‚ lord… It aint me‚ it aint me‚ I aint no senators son‚ son… It aint me‚ it aint me; I aint no fortunate one‚ no… Some folks inherit star spangled eyes‚ Ooh‚ they send you down to war‚ lord… And when you ask them‚ how much should we give? Ooh‚ they only answer more! More! More! Yoh…
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Applying Military Strategy and Tactics to Business Preamble During the late 80s and early 90s‚ much of the predominant management philosophy involved directly applying classical military strategy to business. Sun Tsu was regularly quoted at Board meetings and on Wall Street and books like On War and Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun were among the most popular business books available. At the time‚ I wasn’t a big subscriber to the idea that lessons from military conquests and failures
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Former US representative‚ Our nation’s military and law enforcement personnel work hard to protect us. We must thank them for their continued vigilance. Without their sacrifice we would less capable of protecting our nation. When Javon was little he was never really sure what he wanted to be in life. Growing up I Javon had learned about some of his family was military‚ so he decided he wanted to serve my country proudly. Also I like the fact that we can conduct vehicle searches‚ open areas‚ and
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serve two years of military service. The general public in the United States feels that we should allow that in our country while other people disagree. A two-year period of military service should be mandatory for all young adults‚ but making the devotion to serving that time in the military should be each individual’s decision. Personally‚ young adults should be able to live their lives of how they want it‚ and other mature people should be able to volunteer for the military. Each individual should
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that‚ since the beginning of their service‚ dogs have saved approximately 10‚000 American lives” (Ingersoll 1). Dogs are a valuable asset to the US Military. War dogs have been used since ancient Egypt‚ but they have been officially serving in the U.S. Army since World War II. The dogs go through rigorous and specific training to prepare them for the battlefield. Like humans‚ dogs have the ability to achieve special awards for their bravery and loyalty. Military Working Dogs (MWD’s) have been used
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before‚ the number of military and veteran personnel in post-secondary education is substantial. Due to this‚ there is also a greater need for specialized social workers to aid military and veteran personnel in their pursuit of higher education. Most civilian social workers are unaware of the uniqueness of military life. To better serve their clients‚ social workers should first become versed in military culture‚ military and government structures of care‚ current military and veteran population
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