What it Means to be a ProfessionBeing a profession means cultivating core competencies in specific skill areas. It also means establishing norms of behavior, codes of ethics, and an organizational culture. The Army is essentially a Profession of Arms Continue Reading...
Collin Powell career incorporating the book of the seven habits of highly effective people with the leadership secrets of Colin Powell using his leadership examples. Born on 5 April 1937 in United States, Colin Powell became the 65th secretary of s Continue Reading...
1857 Indian Rebellion been elusive to characterize as "The first war of Indian independence?" Lack of Strategy Bad Generalship Shortage of Military Skills Unity in Communities The first war of Indian independence in 1857 is also characterized i Continue Reading...
NCO education prolonged and became solemnized during the decades of 1970s and 1980s. (History of the NCO (from FM 7-22.7)) Many variation in the NCO command structure resulted over the years but perhaps none were as significant as when the Army bec Continue Reading...
letter will demonstrate that I have the talent you are looking for in a Pre-Rehabilitation student. I am dedicated to improving myself, and that is something I have proven my entire life. My service in the Army and National Guard is my strongest acc Continue Reading...
Organizational Change The Burke-Litwin Model contains twelve organizational variables. Each of these variables is interconnected, so that changes in one variable will affect the others. Also built into the model is the idea that change can occur as Continue Reading...
Benedict Arnold American History Working Thesis Throughout the American history there have been many intriguing characters, courageous and intellectual men that fuel inspiration in the later generations preceded by those who will go down in the hi Continue Reading...
Without the integrity to understand the importance of proper maintenance, a soldier may well be risking the health and safety environment for himself and others, not to mention risking the success of a task or mission (Army 2-33). A leader of integ Continue Reading...
Department of Economics Current Situation After receiving call from Division Commander regarding the death of COL Volar, all the responsibility has been laid on my shoulders now, as I am the permanent Brigade Commander. Although LTC Johnson will be Continue Reading...
He goes on to insist that "professional military education alone is not sufficient" to develop a real NCO leader. The ability to make decisions in a split second, the ability to make the best use of technologies, and the ability to train others, to Continue Reading...
The Greco-Persian Wars were still in their early stages at this point, but it would be Xerxes, not Darius, that continued and stepped up efforts to invade and conquer the Attic Greeks. If the Battle of Marathon had turned the other way, as many at Continue Reading...
Award Nomination SEXUAL ASSUALT RESPONSE COORDINATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD SSG SHANNON BURCHFIELD-WISE SSG Shannon Burchfield-Wise has proven to be the best advocate and is highly recommended for the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) of the Y Continue Reading...
DOTMLPF system of analysis provides defense leaders of the 21st century a holistic interpretation of today's battlefield by identifying and grouping the most important factors into an understandable and complete model. Doctrine, organization, trainin Continue Reading...
Neutralizing the Valley The Valley Campaigns of 1864 were operations and battles during the American Civil War, which occurred in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia from May to October 1864 (Wikipedia 2005). The opposing forces in these battles were Continue Reading...
Building Coalitions Early on in my career I recognized that building coalitions was a highly regarded quality within the federal government, and it became my goal to be respected by both civilian and military leaders. Throughout the course of my car Continue Reading...
2) states: An eligible employee shall be entitled to a total of seven days of leave because of the death of a parent, spouse, son, daughter, or person for whom the employee serves as designated representative... If the deceased died in the line of Continue Reading...
successful management is that of the United States Army, which is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces and is responsible for land-based military operations on both a national and international level. The U.S. Army is both the largest a Continue Reading...
In 1965, the first American ground troops went to Vietnam, where the American policy of containment of Communism was severely challenged. Vietnam became a junior leaders' war, with much of the responsibility of combat leadership resting on the NCO. Continue Reading...
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by Mark Bowden. Specifically, it will contain a general book report on the book, with emphasis on the leadership qualities of the Rangers in Somalia. "Black Hawk Down" was first serialized in the "Philadelphia Continue Reading...
Command and Control Structure and Organization: Operation Toenails Operation Toenails, also called Operation A and the New Georgia Campaign, was part of Operation Cartwheel, in turn a series of offensives by the Allied forces against the Japanese in Continue Reading...
Joint Staff Officer Within the structure of the military, there are a group of trained officers and personnel that have the responsibility for the administrative, operational and logistical needs of the unit. These officers are a direct liaison to t Continue Reading...
(MACV Dir 381-41) This document is one of the first confidential memorandums associated with the Phoenix Program, which details in 1967 the mostly U.S. involvement in counterinsurgency intelligence and activities and discusses the future training an Continue Reading...
Band of Brothers Brief Summary of Beyond Band of Brothers The book "Beyond Band of Brothers" has been written by the commander of the army, Dick Winters. Winters and his team was referred to as the Easy Company. However, the mission that they were Continue Reading...
Dropping the Atom Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki During World War II, a mid-20th-century conflict that involved several nations, the United States military dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Wikipedia, 2005). The Continue Reading...
Eagle: Sam Damon Sam Damon may be the protagonist of "Once an Eagle" but you need to remind yourself of this fact when you notice how often this man is talked about and discussed in military training units. There is something so universal about Sam Continue Reading...
Good leadership is an essential component in a military organization because of the complex nature of military operations. Such leadership is provided by good leaders with capability to adapt to rapidly changing situations in the operational environm Continue Reading...
Military Rebuttal I am writing to express my deep remorse for my actions, which were conducted in a moment of poor judgment. I want to establish immediately that I am fully responsible for my actions and understand the gravity of my transgressions. Continue Reading...
World War II Japan's wars of aggression and conquest began long before the fascist takeover of the 1930s and the alliance with Nazi Germany in 1940, and the idea that the Japanese were a superior race also had a long pedigree -- as indeed did the No Continue Reading...
Army Force Generation Model In order for the armed forces to fight effectively, they need to be manned, equipped, and trained properly. The proposed changes would have an impact on all three areas, and this might result in an armed force that is no Continue Reading...
A 2002 research study determined that of 16 desirable character traits, JROTC students enrolled in an Atlanta public high school consistently displayed more of these traits and the behaviors associated with them than their counterparts who were not Continue Reading...
U.S. Military Chain of Command The traditional wars that have followed the Europeans models developed by Napoleon basically incorporate the leadership in writing and training troops for rules of engagement. Rules of Engagement (ROE) is described as Continue Reading...
He used his skills of persuasion to convince U.S. Commander-in-Chief Jack Pershing that his ideas for a U.S. Air Force deserved attention. Mitchell then personally trained and organized the first pilots of the newly created air force, earning him th Continue Reading...
Henry stresses that the men have a choice: they are free men and do not fight because they are compelled to do so: That he which hath no stomach to this fight, Let him depart; his passport shall be made And crowns for convoy put into his purse: Continue Reading...
Integrated Project Management The project articles are about the processes of making good and verifiable decisions. Though writers like Goatham (2009) often focus on the uniqueness of IT circumstances, the reality is that most sophisticated manageme Continue Reading...
man's realization of his dream of becoming a United States Army Drill Sergeant. The introductory part provides an initial glimpse of how drill sergeants are commonly seen by ordinary people and the stereotype Hollywood movies have made on this impor Continue Reading...
Salvation Army Transition to a Consumer-Based Model Transition to a consumer-based model: The Salvation Army The images of a Salvation Army officer ringing a bell for change at Christmastime or of a Salvation Army band playing in the background on Continue Reading...
This will continue to be the case for the foreseeable decades as the United States fights wars that are so far not yet even imagined. If these wars have been fought (as many have suggested) over the presence of the scarce resource of oil, the next w Continue Reading...
U.S. Reliance of the National Guard The National Guard is a private army (militia) of the United States of America. The United States' Constitution has authorized this militia and has also specified the different functions and roles of the National Continue Reading...
Vietnam -- Rules of Engagement There are many reasons given for the fact that the United States lost the war in Vietnam, and that America was basically pushed out of the country by the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army even though the U.S. had Continue Reading...
(Kanki, 2010, pp. 452-460) ("Air Crew Training Manual," 2007) In 2006, the guidelines were revised even further with the introduction of Air Crew Coordination Training Enhanced (ACT-E). Under this approach all aviators are given this kind of traini Continue Reading...
