MY ARMY STORY By SGT De La Roche I joined the Army Reserve on 01 June 2006. With only a GED and no aspiration to go to college at the time‚ the Army was a last resort for me. I graduated basic training in August 2006 and AIT October 2006. When I reported to my reserve unit‚ I attended two drill weekends and decided I wanted to switch to Regular Army. 01 June 2007‚ exactly 1 year from my enlistment‚ I report to Fort Campbell‚ Kentucky as a Chemical Equipment Repairer (63J/91J). With no
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1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the company Swiss Army is an illustration of a company that has developed by basing its product expansion on established brand equity. The brand has its roots in its history of knife development from the 1800s. The knife became wildly accepted in the United States when soldiers brought the knives back at the end of World War II. Swiss Army has a strong worldwide reputation built on quality and reliability with 92% brand awareness in the United States alone
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The Importance of the HR Sergeant in The Profession of Arms The US Army is now actively considered a profession. We were not always thought of so highly. With pitfalls after major conflicts such as post-WWII into Korea and post-Vietnam‚ we resembled more of an occupation rather than a profession. (Army White Paper‚ 2010). What does it mean to be a profession? With this renewed sense of professionalism‚ how are our leaders balancing their roles to earn and keep the trust of our clients? What
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The Spartan army. So many things have been said about them‚ so many historians and influential writers have praised them‚ but are they really the ultimate fighting force so many have told us to be? Well‚ through recent research and studying of sources‚ we can tell you that they were the ultimate fighting force‚ and during this segment‚ you will see exactly how they were. The Spartan citizens devoted their lives to training for the army‚ from even when the boys were born‚ they were either killed
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Role of an Army Leader and Respect (RBI) The role of an army leader is to provide purpose‚ direction‚ and motivation to soldiers while continuing to carry out the mission or task that is at hand. As a leader in the army‚ one must maintain their knowledge of the standards of conduct‚ policy‚ law‚ rules of engagement‚ and the Geneva Conventions. Leaders of the army must be able to understand that their actions‚ behaviors‚ and decisions are a direct reflects of their leadership and the army as a whole
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1565Pages: 7Views: 1522Popularity Rank: 4322 Accountability & Professionalism in the United States of America’s ARMY DMI’s ESSAY September 5‚ 2008 Outline Intro‚ Definition of Essay‚ I. Infraction II. The affect it has on my unit and myself II. The importance of accountability in the army III. The importance of professionalism in the army IV. The 7 Army Core Values BACKFGROUND This paper is an essay that was assigned for me to do as a means of corrective training
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In today’s army‚ being on time can be a paramount activity. Consequences for not showing up on time can be disasterous. In a normal job‚ you get up‚ go to work‚ and come home‚ and that is the limit of the level of involvement. The army is not one of those jobs. In the army‚ we are constantly training our mind and bodies for a combat environment. In such an environment‚ the level of involvement must be much higher. It is understood that any mistake‚ however seemingly small can have extreme consequences
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continued: "The perfidious military attack against our fatherland by the Capitalistic Pindosi is now twenty years behind us. In spite of the heroic resistance of the Red Army‚ the enemy continues to thrive. Their global interference continues to thwart our plans for a Glorious Reformation. How could it have happened that our glorious Red Army surrendered our fatherland to
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The Human Resources Sergeant plays a very important role in the Army Profession of Arms. An Army professional must have distinct attributes of good character and leadership skills. All leaders must grasp the challenge of balancing numerous responsibilities at once in order to accomplish the mission. The Army is a Profession of Arms because it embodies five different aspects of a profession
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A professional army versus conscription A professional army and universal conscription are the two major types of military service practised in the world. Evidently‚ both of them have their own benefits‚ but I presume that a conscript army is more efficient. On the one hand‚ in wartime mercenaries are far less motivated than conscripts. While the former have only their own material welfare at heart‚ the latter are guided by a stronger incentive‚ which is patriotic sentiment. Having
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