In the past Non Commissioned Officers did not take an active role in establishing and maintaining standards and have learned from their mistakes due to failure in combat. The introduction of the Non Commissioned Officer Education System established...
Abstract: Today's battlefields require Soldiers to understand and defeat insurgencies that have many variables. The battles are asymmetric and Soldiers must conduct full spectrum operations for success. The enemy is well organized and uses his...
Thesis: One of the best ways to prepare for our future in the military is to study our past. It is imperative that military leaders, enlisted and officers alike, take time out to study our past to prevent repeating our mistakes. Abstract: The study...
In 1902, MAJ Robert Bullard was given the mission to civilize the Moros around Lake Lanao in the Southern Philippines. MAJ Bullard was an enthusiastic and motivated officer. He understood that advancement in the military ranks was not achieved...
The study of military history is very important to noncommissioned officers of today. The war on terrorism is providing challenges that some would say are very new to our Army. However, military history has shown some very unique similarities that...
History is an active part of professional development for military personnel and should continue in that educational role. Many incidents in the past have provided valuable insight to the future, if only in retrospect. The study of history at the...
The evolution of military training and readiness during the Civil War was lacking in many aspects at best. One could argue that the Federal and Confederate Armies each had brilliant officer leadership, many of which were graduates of the United...
This essay will analyze the correlation between history, theory, and the doctrine of military tactics during the Civil and Mexican War. Then it will further argue what the Army would have been like if the changes hadn’t occurred.
Past and Present conflicts have an underlying similarity that when studied, can mean the difference between failure and success on the battlefields of the future. It is imperative for military professionals to take time out of their busy schedule...
Background: It is important for military professionals to take time out of their busy schedule to study the Vietnam and Indian Wars. Insurgencies operations did not just start during Operation Iraqi Freedom; therefore the United States is no...
Studying military history prepares Soldiers for future challenges. History repeats itself overtime and can be a valuable asset in planning and decision making. Studying military history allows Soldiers to benefit from lessons learned from past...
In 1979 and in 2001, two superpowers came to the country of Afghanistan for different reasons. One of those superpowers had the intent of supporting a fellow communist state and strengthening its Cold War dominance throughout the Central Asian...
The purpose of this paper is to show why we should study military history. Leaders should study military history because by doing so, it saves lives by learning from past mistakes, learning from the experience of others, and by anticipating...
The reason for this paper is to discuss the importance of history for military professionals while also presenting the argument that we should always study history from more than one source because what we are taught is not always what is true....
The United States has repeatedly been unprepared to complete its combat mission. Why does the United States sacrifice the lives of Soldiers before realizing its doctrine and equipment are outdated? During WWII in The Battle of Kasserine Pass, the...
With rapid technological and strategic changes that the military is facing today, getting a good understanding of what is happening today, without searching the past, might be an extraordinary challenge. The Past as Prologue expresses the necessity...
Since March of 2003 the military leaders have had a difficult time understanding exactly how the U.S. Military should fight the insurgency. The military was fighting an enemy that they could not identify and engage in open combat. It seemed no...
Non-historian would argue the point of studying history period. Historians would tell you that if we do not study our history we are bound to repeat it and some of our history is not worth repeating. History is the greatest teacher of life. In...
Studying military history is very important for today’s leaders in the twentieth century. Historical battles, tactics and leaders in combat are awesome examples of why we study history. The research of the past opponents of the United States...
The United States Military fought in two different operating environments during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. These conflicts involved follow on operations and continuous operations in dealing with the aftermath of both wars....