The United States faces the ethical dilemma of “hiring” the all-volunteer force. Certainly, the Soldiers currently serving are not in solely for the money but what about the new hires. The term mercenary has negative connotations, which no one...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
My unique and emotional story about the Gulf War is the same as that many families faced with the pain of leaving behind young children and a wife. I had returned to my unit after attending the Basic Noncommissioned Officer course, which was 6...
Understanding that the Operations non-commissioned officer (NCO) is the Jack-of-all-trades helps to know that you’ll be called upon to execute any given mission. In essence, that is how I felt as soon as I learned that I was selected for...
Major Jon-Paul Maddaloni deployed as a part of a border transition team (BTT) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from January 2006 to February 2007. In this interview, Maddaloni discusses the transition team's predeployment training and...
The Abbey of Monte Cassino, founded by Saint Benedict in A.D. 529, at the beginning of the Italian campaign was one of only two sites requiring special consideration in the interest of historical preservation. The monastery overlooked the only...
Turkey and an Army Forward. Lieutenant Colonal Patrick Warren, U.S. Army Europe, and Major Michael Morrissey, U.S. Army Europe; As part of a joint force positioned in central Europe, forward-deployed U.S. Army forces are needed to provide a...
This is an evaluation of mobilization plans in comparison with labor controls and techniques employed during World War II and makes recommendations for improvement in such control.
The following pages are written with the idea of furnishing the members of the Army School of the Line and Staff College a guide in the solution of field problems in fortification. These problems are such that any line officer might be called upon...
The purpose of these Campaign Studies is to provide officers with reasonably confirmed information from official and other reliable sources. Studies were generated by the Military Intelligence Service.
One of the best ways to promote positive public relations and encourage support for an extended deployment is to ensure the community, spouses and soldiers are given ample opportunities to remain involved. When all parties become personally...
Personal
Experience during Desert Storm
This
personal experience paper will describe the deployment
of SGT Timothy Magee during the Gulf War of 1991. This paper
will detail: a brief background of my experiences prior to
deployment, training, and...
Serving as a member of the Armed Forces is very different than it was twenty years ago. I am a senior NCO that has been in the Army for twenty-one years, and I have seen a vast amount of change in the system. When I first came in the Army I did not...