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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Running head: MILITARY SPOUSES AND THE CHALLENGES OF MILITARY 1 Military Spouses and the Challenges of Military Life DANITZA JAMES Saint Leo University MILITARY SPOUSES AND THE CHALLENGES OF MILITARY Abstract Army life is unique to say the least. The subculture‚ with its own language‚ rules‚ acronyms and ways‚ is foreign to the general population. The Global war on Terrorism has brought more awareness and certainly more curiosity about Army life. (Krajeski‚ 2006‚ 2008‚ p. 5).Today‚ more than
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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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Zella Thomas 6-3 5/16/17 Ancient Roman Army The Ancient Roman military was the most successful and most powerful military in ancient history. The Romans believed that they were the sons of the war gods. Soldiers who were not Roman citizens had to serve in the military for 25 years before becoming citizens of Rome ( “soldiers”). All Romans that were in the military were trained in the art of warfare. They were proud of their skill‚ and their abilities made them hard to
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Joining the military has its benefits; but before we start talking about the main points let’s see what the military has to offer you. Through its tough courses it will test you to your limits. It will make you strive to do better. So joining the military is beneficial. The average time a soldier is deployed for is 6-18 months. A lot of people haven’t heard of deployments longer than 18 months but it could happen. When you get a deployment for less than 6 months you are lucky because deployments
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impact every aspect of military life‚ from showering to housing‚ uniforms to identification. There are no current administrative policies to address physical fitness‚ privacy‚ records and identification‚ uniforms‚ and housing. National Center for Transgender Equality (2015) claims that “only simple administrative changes are needed to permit all qualified individuals to serve openly and honorably” are duplicitous. The DOD will need to modify every single Army and military policy and/or regulation
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