enlist in either Active Duty or the Reserves (Serve your way). With either choice‚ soldiers will be gaining a sense of pride and other traits. When a soldier is enlisting they also have the decision of choosing a commitment of two to six years‚ depending on their job and personal preference (Active Army). Joining the Army provides a wide array of possible careers for all soldiers (Browse army). Since the Army allows soldiers as young as 17 to enlist‚ a door of opportunity is open for those looking for
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The Specialist Creed No one gets away with more than I. I am a non Non-Commissioned Officer‚ a beast of burden. As a junior enlisted soldier I realize that I am a member of an under appreciated‚ much chastised group of soldiers which is known as the ribcage‚ or perhaps pancreas‚ of the Army. I am proud of myself and my fellow Specialists and will continue to bitch‚ whine and sham until the absolute last second regardless of the mission at hand. I will use my grade and position to avoid responsibility
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All of your soldiers will see what you do. All of your leaders will be judging you. All eyes are on the Non Commissioned Officer‚” I instantly understood what he meant by that. He pined me at the beginning of our deployment to Iraq‚ towards the end of that deployment I understood very intamately how true those words were. As a soldier it is inherently important to follow the simplest of rules. Be in the right place at ther right time‚ in the right uniform. How easy is that? To a soldier that is your
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A comrade is a friend or companion‚ to a soldier it means much more than that. Throughout the novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque‚ the soldiers learn through numerous events on the front that their fellow comrades mean everything to them. In a place so horrific as the front their comrades are all they have that they can rely on and through this they have complete trust in one another. Amidst the chaos and terror of war‚ a soldier needs some sort of comfort to keep him going
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Have you ever considered the hard work our soldiers went through to keep our country safe‚ and how hard they had to work to protect us from danger? Have you ever thought of what a Veteran really is? Many thoughts race through my head when I hear the word Veteran‚ and I’m sure that in the past you’ve heard the word Veteran more than once. The Veteran may have been one of your teachers or even someone on a local news station‚ but have you ever considered what being a Veteran really means? To me‚ being
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The military and surrounding communities are doing several types of research on the effect of PTSD along with several types of types of support and treatments for all affected. I would like to focus on the reassurance that the soldiers won’t be reprimanded for mentioning the possibility of PTSD to heighten the chance more compliance and speaking out. We have only moved twice during my husband’s military career. We lived in the Fayetteville area the first 16 years‚ moved to Florida
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O’Brien’s The Things They Carried describes the many different things soldiers carried during the war. Of course they would carry items they would need to survive but not only that‚ they would also carry personal items. Some of the things the soldiers would carry were a little odd but would mean something to them. Ranging from Henry Dobbins’ girlfriend’s pantyhose to Mitchell Sanders’ condoms‚ the unit was filled with bizarre articles that held sentimental feeling. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross‚ however
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leadership‚ selfless service‚ and responsibility‚ which are three of my army values. I know that my inability to lead could later affect a promotions and it affects the trust that my leadership has towards me. I know in order to be a successful soldier I must show leadership qualities at all times. I know by me not showing up for work made it look like I don’t have selfless service. I know that I must put my nation’s‚ my unit’s‚ and my battle buddie’s needs before my own in order to accomplish the
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nations that allow women to fight in combat roles such as infantry. The road to equality is a long one‚ and now the barrier of the military has finally been brought down. Perhaps no longer will they be viewed as “women in the military‚” but solely as soldiers like the men they serve next to. Women of War: The Road to Infantry America ’s military is one of honor and tradition. Dating back hundreds of years‚ some of the principles it was founded on still exist today. A brotherhood
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involved in the event‚ which is also very inconsiderate and disrespectful. For instance‚ in my situation‚ showing up to formation late‚ even if it was only two minutes shows a lack of respect for not only my noncommissioned officers but also my fellow soldiers by making them wait on my arrival. If I had been on time‚ our formation would have begun sooner‚ in turn making the event in which we were there for end sooner. By being on time I would have demonstrated that I care about others time as much as I
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