It is admitted that the occurrence of abuse among the trainees of the US army is nothing new, nor is it uncommon. The much publicized charges of sexual abuse against officers of the Aberdeen Proving Ground and the death of PFC. Scarano are evidence...
The Army Values and Ethic are very important values of each Soldier. These Values are also essential not only for an individual but as well for an institution especially the Army. On next few pages, I will try to explain a little bit about a...
The military/media relationship is historically tenuous. While both the media and the military play a role in the preservation of American freedoms, the military depends on operations security for many of its functions while the media demands...
Now that the Department of Defense has permitted the use of social media for both private and official purposes, the question becomes, can the military, the Army in particular, obtain the benefits sought from social media use without seriously...
The world has changed dramatically since America abolished the draft in 1973; there have been historic changes in the balance of world power, periods of economic good fortune, and the new challenge of global war on terrorism for the United...
Cost, consumption, and accessibility issues surrounding foreign petroleum have driven the Department of Defense to develop and publish an energy strategy founded on reduction, diversification, and affordability. Federal environmental mandates,...
The United States Army needs doctrine that addresses strategic communication based upon emerging design concepts while incorporating existing principles of strategic communication and narrative theory together with an updated communication theory....
This monograph examines the conduct of biometrically supported census operations as a population control measure in a counterinsurgency campaign. First, the monograph explores why the conduct of such an operation is relevant in the current...
This personal experience paper covers my time in the United States Army. There is nothing classified talked about in the paper as I have never been involved in anything classified while in the United States Army.
This paper will talk about my...
The aim of my paper is explain what lead up to the birth of a stronger Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) CORP in Afghanistan during the creation of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA). In support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), I was tasked to...
The United States Army tells Soldiers to be “Army Strong” and to “Be An Army Of One”. So why are women not allowed to fight on the front line? Women hold those jobs and positions which preclude them from serving in a full capacity. This...
Units Army wide strive to maintain training and equipment readiness rates in accordance with the Army standard. This desire to achieve, and in most cases exceed, the Army standard in order to “be the best” or just to “check the block”...
Thesis statement: It is a popular belief that counterinsurgency campaigns can be won with superior fighting forces and superior firepower with no regard for cultural and socioeconomic factors. The American Indian and Philippine counterinsurgency...
Charlie Company, 1-41 Infantry deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2 February 2003 to 19 July 2003. The company’s mission was “Be prepared to conduct rear security operations for Headquarters, 5th Corps.” The unit...
Attack helicopter operations in the airland battle: close operations. Lieutenant General Crosbie E. Saint, US Army, and Colonel Walter H. Yates Jr, US Army
Law, politics and support to insurgency. Lieutenant Colonel John B. Hunt, US Army...
This is a sad story of an NCO who had to participate in the deactivation of his barrack. After this assignment I realized that it was the most unpleasant assignment in my military carrier. I am a Soldier; I have to obey the orders, even though that...
This personal experience paper provides a history of Army Reserve retention programs during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. It covers the genesis of the program through October 2005. It will deal with policy, implementation,...
This paper gives the historical background of a Military Police Platoon during the preparation, deployment, sustainment, and redeployment operations during Operation Joint Endeavor in the countries of Hungary, Croatia, and the current countries of...
By the spring of 1999, it was apparent that the United States Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) faced sustained, increasing failure. By years end, the organization was 6,300 personnel short of the annual required number of enlistments for the...