Homosexuals in the Military The United States is one of the last original NATO countries to still ban gays from the military. For years‚ homosexuals have been denied the right to openly serve America. In this country‚ just as a man should not be judged by his race‚ he also should not he be judged by his sexual orientation. In 1990 a survey had been taken and results showed the country consisted of 15% homosexuals. Researchers say this percentage will show an upward curve due to the fact many
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twenty-one. I want to do great things just like my family has. The Military has been the United States defense for a very long time. The Military goes as far back as 1775. On October 13‚ 1775‚ four months after the United States Army was founded‚ the Navy came about. The father of the Navy was George Washington. The Navy went through ten major wars and numerous battles in effort to serve and protect
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Accountability What is accountability? The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property‚ documents‚ or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property‚ documents‚ or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records‚ while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody‚ care‚ and safekeeping. Why is accountability important to the Army? Accountability is
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Courtesies are an essential aspect of military life‚ upon which Soldiers are expected abide by both on and off duty. Dating back to the commencement of the military service‚ they are one of the defining features of an exemplary soldier within that service. These customs and courtesies help to keep discipline and order in a military organization by governing Soldiers not only in their professional life but in their social life as well. They add to the value of military life‚ and is reiterated throughout
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During Operation Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn (OIF/OND)‚ over 2.1 million American military troops have been deployed‚ 44% of whom have children (DOD 2010a)‚ resulting in nearly 2 million children experiencing stressors of parental deployment (DOD 2010b) to a war zone‚ whereby a parent may be either wounded or killed (Link‚ Palinkas‚ 2013). Children are moved between 6 to 9 times during their school careers‚ following their parent as they are re-stationed from base to base. When a child is repeatedly
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Funding for the Military The bottom line is we need to maintain the current budget for the military‚ also known as the defense budget. Some people think that if we reduce funding‚ then nothing will happen. Well they are wrong. Funding for the Military is important. With it we protect smaller countries‚ we keep Israel together‚ and we will keep America safe. The United States has 737 military bases worldwide and with more than 2‚500‚000 troops deployed; the United States protects more countries
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THE MILITARY DRAWDOWNESSENTIALS OF COLLEGE WRITING/COMM 215 PROFESSSOR CAROLYN CRANE The Military Drawdown is a terrible idea. This action will not improve our economy. Soldiers will be negatively affected by this move. The job market is not prepared to embrace the influx of veterans who must now find a new career. I believe the military will lose experience and knowledge from the soldiers that will be displaced from the military. What about the effect
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Military Women Men and women should be considered equal‚ but aren’t. In reality a man will always do better physically most women just don’t have enough strength. Women are right up there in jobs right along side a man and doing just as good a job‚ so why would a woman venture into a job such as the military when she knows she doesn’t belong there? For as long as the military has existed there has only been a draft of men‚ and should stay that way for many different reasons. The military has the
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Military Discipline In the military‚ discipline is harsh. Military discipline is the body of laws and procedures governing members of the armed forces. Soldiers can be disciplined for perjury of oath‚ abuse of authority‚ bribery‚ intimidation‚ misuse of assets‚ failure to supervise‚ dereliction of duty‚ conduct unbecoming‚ and refusal to refusal to obey a lawful order. They can also be punished for regular crimes but may be punished greater due to their being expected to follow rules. A picture
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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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