came across a squad of French partisans fighting with some Germans. They started sniping the Germans until they left‚ then went down to talk to the French commander. When the commander asked where Prince’s company was‚ he pointed to the Private. The leader was surprised‚ and said he thought
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operations LOGPACs are organized in the combined arms battalion support area (CABSA) by the company supply sergeant’s under the supervision of the FSC commander and the distribution platoon leader * Organized for each company/separate element in the battalion * Under the control of the FSC distribution platoon leader * A properly configured LOGPAC contains all the supplies needed to sustain a unit for a specified amount of time. LOGPACs normally occur every 24 hours‚ but can be changed based
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Effects of missing a Medical appointment No-shows are a problem for both doctors and patients. When a patient misses a doctor/nurse appointment‚ a follow-up or specialist appointment they are not receiving the care recommended by their doctor/nurse. This could result in the patient becoming more ill and requiring additional time off work‚ laying an extra burden on colleagues and bosses‚ there is also the risk of infecting others thus carrying additional burdens as more staff may require time
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Anastascia Acosta Master Guns ROTC 19 June 2015 Army Values Soldiers and leaders of the Army live by seven Army Values‚ all of which are equally important. Loyalty‚ Duty‚ Respect‚ Selfless Service‚ Honor‚ Integrity and the seventh value "Personal Courage". Personal Courage as defined by the Army‚ is to face fear‚ danger or adversity. Personal Courage is the ability one has to overcome a difficult task or situation with steadfastness‚ or in contrast‚ to do the moral and right thing when given an
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the concept of what a person carries emotionally and physically in the war scenario of the jungles of Vietnam. The story is set in the Vietnam War. It is a story written from the perspective of First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross. He is the Infantry Platoon leader. It becomes quickly apparent that he is using his method of accounting for everything carried as a coping mechanism for the stress of this war. He calculated every physical object in terms of weight and necessity‚ such as P-38 can openers‚ pocket
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joined the Army from the city of Manhattan in October 1940.[1] He and his older brother Roland served in the same unit and participated in the fighting in North Africa and Sicily.[2] By D-Day on June 6‚ 1944‚ Ehlers was a staff sergeant and squad leader in the 18th Infantry Regiment‚ 1st Infantry Division. His squad‚ part of the invasion’s second wave‚ waited off shore in a Landing Craft‚ Infantry‚ while the first group of soldiers landed. When the first wave became pinned down on the beach‚ his
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Having served in various leadership positions throughout a ten year military career‚ I can point to my appointment as a company commander as my most significant crucible experience. Although the vast majority officers prepare for this role relatively early in their career‚ my assignment to the position occurred abruptly‚ unexpectedly‚ and certainly imposed some traumatic qualities within my life at the time. These characteristics seem to fit Bennis and Thomas’ description of a crucible event. Furthermore
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burden them more so than anything the war conjures factually. The three soldiers that carry this theme the most throughout the story are Jimmy Cross‚ Norman Bowker‚ and the story version of Tim O’Brien. 1. Jimmy Cross‚ as the leader of the main story’s platoon‚ physically carries a pistol‚ a special flashlight‚ a pebble‚ and letters from Martha. Emotionally Cross is constantly battling his love/hate interest in Martha while still trying to focus on his responsibility for his men. O’Brien makes
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On May 7th 2006 I had just graduated Ranger school with my best friend in my platoon. We had both started the school as PFC’s and were immediately promoted to specialist after graduation. We also were moved into team leader positions as soon as we arrived back to our unit. At this point in time most of our platoon has been deployed at least once‚ either to Afghanistan in 2005 or the initial invasion of Iraq in 2003. Upon our arrival back to our unit we immediately went into training and preparation
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introduces Lieutenant Jimmy Cross as the company leader who often has daydreams about the unrequited love of a girl named Martha. Cross carries memorabilia of Martha such as “pictures” (98) and a “good luck pebble” (99) to edge his mind off the burdens of war. This lets the readers know that Cross’s attention is not fully toward the leadership or protection of his platoon and may result in the reader questioning whether or not Cross is a suitable leader. Later on in the story Ted Lavender‚ a soldier
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