a character named Jimmy Cross. With the detail O’Brien uses in his book he must have experienced these events to be able to describe them in such a fashion. The many friendships and personal relationships Jimmy had could have just been O’Brien’s platoon he served with and actual girlfriend‚ possibly with different names. All of the feelings and emotions of a person who truly went to war are spread out into this book. If it is actually O’Brien’s past maybe this was the best way for him to put the
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squad‚ platoon‚ unit‚ or your own battle buddy or best friend? I think not. There are many other punishments such as life in prison. To lose a sensitive item can also be a violation of the army values. It violates the values of Duty and Integrity. It violates duty because without the proper equipment you cannot perform your duties. You also let down your platoon and/ or squad by not knowing where your items are. It violates the integrity of yourself by letting your platoon down. Your platoon counts
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The n word is used a lot though out the novel. The life of the black soldiers is shown as less valuable as the life of a white solider. In the beginning of the book when the platoon is being assembled the entire platoon is made of young black men and right away they are sent into the heat of battle. After Perrys platoon leader died in a firefight Lieutenant Gearhart took over. He was a white guy who thought just because he was white he was better then his fellow black soldiers. He would have the
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in every platoon‚ and the last is for the entire company of 200 Marines. I lead people before‚ as a Martial Arts Instructor for the Marine Corps but it was still not enough. Fox 10 Alpha is the range that honestly and humbly tested my grit and my mental capacity. It tests the ability and knowledge of marines with a minimum of 8 years’ experience in leadership. This intricate range consisted of the platoon firing 25 mm cannons‚ 81 mm
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Darryl Forges Purser English 1101-18 March 18‚ 2010 The True Definition of an Ideal Soldier “God of our fathers‚ who by land and sea have ever lead us to victory‚ please continue your inspiring guidance in this the greatest of all conflicts. Strengthen my soul so that the weakening instinct of self-preservation‚ which besets all of us in battle‚ shall not blind me to my duty to my own manhood‚ to the glory of my calling‚ and to my responsibility to my fellow soldiers. Grant to our armed forces
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team‚ who competed April 30th in a statewide competition hosted in Lakeland‚ Florida. The team stood out among 106 rival schools by bringing home 4 awards. The team earned awards in individual and dual exhibition‚ as well as armed and unarmed male platoon. (grade) Robert Traitz described the competition as “Unlike any other competition that public schools have to offer.” The team’s success was partly owed to the great deal of time spent practicing throughout the school year. In the two weeks before
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commander drafts an order notifying the mayor--“At 0600 tomorrow the evacuation will begin. If people refuse to cooperate‚ we will use force to remove them from their houses. Additionally‚ we will destroy the houses of those who refuse to leave.” The platoon sergeant asked you‚ the senior squad leader‚ to review the order‚ provide him feedback before the commander releases
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because it has many negative effects. We should not be socializing with our non-commissioned officers because it could cause trouble in the work place. For instance befriending an NCO could cause favoritism in the platoon and therefor a soldier would not pull his weight to say in the platoon during a work day. It also presents a bad image upon all parties involved. Most NCO’s are significantly older than the junior enlisted soldiers
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area if the enemy knows your location or plans then you have just put all the troops in your area on your frequency‚ in danger of a surprise attack. Could you live with the knowledge that you are responsible for the death of your team‚ squad‚ platoon‚ unit‚ or your own battle buddy or best friend? To lose a sensitive item can
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Each one of one of us has our limitations. When pushed to our limitations weather is be mental or physical sometimes our reactions become irrational. However being in todays army and serving as a Non-Commisoned Officer no matter what limit you are push to you must always maintain a the upmost level of perfessionalism and respect. Last week I push to a new level of fustrtion and madness. In response to this I lost my proffesinalism‚ I dissrespected a sernior non-commisoned officer something that should
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