Why does the military salute? To preserve history‚ senior leaders must uphold‚ teach‚ and pass down heritage and time honored traditions because it is the fabric of the military today. This paper will cover the history of military salutes‚ its evolution‚ and the effects on the military today. The salute is a tradition that dates back many centuries. There are two types of salutes used by the military today. The hand salute and the gun salute. There seems to be no true origin of the hand salute
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The Life of a Military Child It is often stated that soldiers who fight for our country make several sacrifices. While many have made the ultimate sacrifice‚ there are many more people who are affected by their service than just themselves. Children that belong to parents that have served or have parents currently serving are forced to overcome many obstacles. Not only are they forced to spend large amounts of time separated from their parent/parents‚ but they are forced
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The 525th Military Police Battalion held a Women’s History Month observance‚ (Chapel)(Location) March 25. The observance honored women who contributed in shaping our nation’s military history dating from the early 1700s to the present. Women throughout our nation have staked their claim in the pages of history books. Not only as civilians but in the military as well‚ dressing as men to defend our great nation‚ and giving their lives in the defense of it. Women‚ serving alongside their male counterparts
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Military Deployment and Children Name: Course: Instructor: Date Introduction Military deployment is a complex and demanding process‚ both to the soldier and to his or her family. It is a moment of psychological change affecting more than 1.85 million children with one or both parents in the military and 1.64 active service members (Chandra‚ Burns‚ Tanielian‚ Jaycox‚ & Scott‚ 2008) in the United States deployed for an average of 12-15 months. Children are more affected than any other member of
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Stress in Military Recruiting Mr. Don Lockhart dlockhart@devry.edu MGMT 591-Leadership and Organizational Behavior Dr. Anthony Spivey 20 July 2012 Introduction The Indiana Army National Guard was officially established in 1846 in support of the Mexican-American War and has been present at every military engagement since. There are three primary units that make up the Indiana Army National Guard: the 38th Infantry Division‚ the 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade‚ and the 76th Infantry
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/we-dont-need-a-military-draft/2013/02/21/fa23acde-76dd-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_story.html Each year about 160‚000 young men and women volunteer for active duty. An additional 110‚000 volunteer for the reserves and the National Guard. In the last year of the draft‚ only one-third of recruits were in the top two categories‚ with 25 percent in the lowest. Young people join the military for a variety of reasons: skill training‚ education benefits‚ adventure
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Jonathan Ortiz March 9‚ 2013 Computer Class – Unit 9 – Assignment B US Military Drones It is believed that United States Military Drones are one of the most advanced robotic systems in the world today. According to Historynet.com‚ it is estimated that there are thousands of these drones‚ or unmanned military vehicles and aerial devices‚ in the inventory and care of the US Military (Singer‚ 2011). Drones are mechanisms and technologies that can be used without the use of a human being inside
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The study of military history is more than learning about the outcome of battles and the development of tactics‚ techniques‚ and procedures. The study of military history inspires leaders‚ instills patriotism‚ and builds unity. Despite our nation’s young age we have endured a wide array of conflicts on an ever-changing battlefield. Each engagement in our nations’ history offers unrivaled lessons of leadership challenges and successes. Analyses of these lessons provide depth to a leaders’ understanding
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its repercussion effect the whole of society. The United States Department of Justice defines sexual assault as‚ “Any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient” (DOJ). CPT Bryan believes that the military tries more cases for sexual assault‚ cases that civilian lawyers would never touch. He has never had a commander wavier on prosecution‚ his philosophy is if there is probable cause and you believe ethically that a case could be tired and won then
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suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder from the ages of eighteen to fifty-four in the United States in a given year. Fourteen percent of those people are military personnel. Post-traumatic stress disorder‚ or PTSD‚ is a mental effect on the brain after going through trauma or a life-threatening event. I am familiar with PTSD in military personnel because my dad had this mental effect when I was growing up. PTSD is a serious mental effect that affects a lot of troops who need treatment. Post-traumatic
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