President Charles Taylor of Liberia abducted countless child soldiers during his fight for the presidency in a tumultuous civil war that lasted fourteen years. Taylor was known to be one of the first warlords to recruit young children into a life of soldiering‚ often requiring them to perform horrific acts upon innocent people. Child soldiers are a major issue in Africa; over six of its countries regularly use child soldiers. Child soldiers go through many struggles most cannot even fathom. These children
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Summary: Soldier X Erik Brandt is a 16 year old half Russian half German boy. He is in a program called Jungend which is also known as Hitler’s Children Army. It is like Boy Scouts for German Kids. They boys in the Jungend are also enlisted soldiers who have to fight when it is needed. One day Erik is sent to fight in the war. He is shipped to the eastern front where the Germans have to fight Russia on Russian soil. Erik is uncomfortable because he is half Russian and German. He was aware of the
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Buffalo Soldier by Bob Marley Buffalo soldier‚ dreadlock rasta: It was a buffalo soldier in the heart of America‚ stolen from Africa‚ brought to America: Fighting on arrival‚fighting for survival. I mean it‚ when I analyse the stench‚ to me it make a lot of sense. How did dreadlock rasta was buffalo soldier. And he was taken from Africa‚ brought to America. Fighting on arrival‚fighting for survival. Say it was a buffalo soldier‚dreadlock rasta. Buffalo soldier‚ in the heart of America
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Total Soldier Concept The Total Soldier concept is what every soldier should stride to be‚ it is the the idea of acting as a professional soldier in every way at all times no matter the situation in which you find yourself. It is basing everything you do of the army values and going above and beyond what is asked of you‚ without being told to do so. The Total Soldier uses the army Values in both his army career and also when he is not at work recognizing that he is always an ambassador for the
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For the Janissaries series of novels by Jerry Pournelle‚ see Janissaries series. Janissary New Soldier Battle of Vienna.SultanMurads with janissaries.jpg The Janissaries were chosen before they reached adulthood from among the Christian population living in Anatolia and the Balkan peninsula to become the elite fighting force of the Ottoman Empire. A portion of these selected children‚ as they were considered to be more talented‚ received a higher standard of education to become the ruling
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Western History 1 Soldier of Rome I am Gaius Marius‚ Roman general. I am an unlawful man that shows total disregard for the rules. Through marriage‚ in 115 BC I am the uncle to Julius Caesar. After an unsuccessful and unorganized battle in Africa I decided to travel back to Rome to run for counsel and try to convince them to make me the head of all the army in Africa. Our battle in Africa which did not go well and was unorganized which is why I will be traveling back to Rome in hope of becoming
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The use of child soldiers is an unpardonable crime. Anybody with the authority to make this decision must have the highest integrity and morals‚ and using child soldiers simply goes against my and any respectable persons conscious. Their morals would simply forbid them from using child soldiers. The definition of child soldier according to https://www.dosomething.org is “a Child soldiers are any children under the age of 18 who are recruited by a state or non-state armed group and used as fighters
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they see a doctor. Once evaluated‚ they are given a name with a lot of technical jargon to follow. However‚ no soldier is told what it is‚ does‚ or how it will change their life forever. It has gone by many names: Shellshock‚ Battle Exhaustion‚ Aftershock‚ Post-Vietnam Syndrome‚ and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is not an uncommon occurrence for soldiers. It has been taking place under many names and many different forms since the First World War. However‚ even though
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Professionalism A soldier is measured by his ability to do his job successfully‚ tactfully‚ and professionally. Being a professional at everything you do will help you succeed in every aspect of your life. The definition of professionalism as by Merriam-Webster is the conduct‚ aims‚ or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or professional person. Being in the army as soldiers we consider ourselves professionals. How we hold ourselves to the army values and the soldiers creed shows how professional
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Social Studies: Soldier’s Heart Assignment The Civil war was an awful war‚ it was very devastating. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers lost their lives on both sides.The survivors who live through the horrific war were left with post traumatic stress or PTSD. The amount of mental damage done to the soldiers was unmanageable. It drove soldiers crazy! Being in a battle was bad enough‚ but re-living it everyday would just be too much for most people to handle. In this novel‚ Charley lied about his
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