The Lord’s Resistance Army‚ or LRA‚ is a rebel group run in central Africa by Joseph Kony. The LRA originated in Northern Uganda in 1980 as a religious movement called the Holy Spirit Movement‚ which was led by Alice Lakwena‚ who claimed that God had told her to overthrow the Ugandan government. (www.warchild.org.uk/issues/the-lords-resistance-army) The Ugandan government had been‚ at the time of the order‚ treating the Acholi people of the North unfairly. The movement quickly drew large amounts
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Washington’s Army With the Revolutionary War set to begin‚ the recruitment of soldiers was fully on. Reasons to enlist in the Continental Army were quite candid for numerous individuals. Motives ranged from looking for a fresh start to wanting to honor friendship/family‚ or even for the sole purpose of securing regular pay. Many looked to reap the benefits that were promised to them for enlisting in the army. As the Revolutionary War waged on for years to come‚ soldiers of the Continental Army continued
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combat teams ineffectual in all challenges and missions. Respect creates devotion to the team‚ which is a crucial part that allows respect to flow both up and down the chain of command. That respect grows into the brotherhood that the Army has. the brotherhood of the ARMY is for leaders to do their best to see them through tough times and bring the soldiers home to their families. The other part of the brotherhood is devotion of the troops to accomplishing the tasks of their unit under the vision of
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As Americans we have all heard about this in one form or fashion. Not knowing how anyone feels on this subject‚ but knowing everything has his or her own opinion about it. Knowing someone in the Army more than likely makes one have stronger views against this‚ like so many others. Seeing the hundreds standing in protest at a fallen soldier’s funeral with signs saying “Pray for more dead soldiers” and “Thank God for IED’s”‚ makes thousands of people sick to their stomachs with the disrespect and stupidity
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for the maintenance of a standing army results in an inconsistency in the concept of a person. The inconsistency in turn undermines the possibility for the only form of government that is consistent with possibility of perpetual peace‚ a republican government.” - J. Gabriel The Article by J. Gabriel‚ aims to present Rousseau and Kant’s argument that having to pay for standing armies deprives humans of their freedom. The cause for the need of standing armies is that even with the presence of
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What role did the New Model Army play in directing the political position of the Parliamentarians during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1642-60)? Discuss with reference to any two documents in Chapter 3 of the Anthology. The English Civil War‚ in one way or another‚ was a response to the aftermath of the Reformation which left behind political unrest and separate religious groups with indifferences and nonconformity. The Civil War affected everyone from commoners and the up and coming rising middle
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In the Army‚ the overall mission statement is simple‚ win in a complex world. A complex world consists of the land‚ air‚ sea‚ space‚ and cyberspace domains. Each one of the domains can be complex in their own right‚ but when you combine all five‚ the problems are complicated exponentially. The overall goal of today’s leaders is to teach‚ coach‚ and mentor their subordinates to develop a level of critical thinking that will allow them to “win” at their individual jobs‚ allowing the collective team
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DECISION PAPER The Army over the last few years has learned a hard lesson. The current force and the way it takes care of equipment is not compatible with the GWOT. Looking ahead the army has come up with a design to combat this problem and streamline the Forces. By decreasing our decreasing our so many contracts that the DOD has and get back to soldiers being more involved in taking care of their equipment so that units in the army will transform into a lean mean fighting machine capable of fighting
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Commissioned Officers is a very important part of the army life. NCO’s feel good and feel like they have the power when they are respected and tend to be less disrespectful to their fellow soldiers. There’s an old saying among Army leaders which goes as follows‚ “Take care of your people‚ and they will take care of you.” The army strength lies in its people‚ more than any other single factor of combat readiness. A former Chief of Staff of the army once noted that it’s the way soldiers feel about themselves
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WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO BE ON TIME It is important to be on time‚ both in the Army and in the civilian sector‚ for multiple reasons. Among these reasons‚ the ones that stand out to me the most are unprofessionalism‚ being fired‚ receiving adverse disciplinary actions‚ and failing your co-workers/comrades. Being late or tardy to work can cause not only yourself but everyone at your place of employment problems. When being late or tardy‚ you are showing that you are not a professional
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