It has been said many times that noncommissioned officers are the backbone of the army. What does that statement suggest? I believe this statement was made to show comparison between the importance of having a backbone in the human body and the...
Empowerment of the Noncommissioned Officer has steadily increased since the birth of the United States Army. The Noncommissioned Officer Corps could be a lot stronger given all the tools we have if we would start looking at the quality of the NCO...
The Americans have been involved in many wars since America
gained its freedom from Britain. Wars will continue to exist as
long as Countries feel threat to their sovereignty, religious
freedom, or perceived rights. Over the course of the years,...
Throughout our nation’s history, there have been many conflicts and wars that should have taught us valuable lessons. In many instances our failure to learn from the past has cost lives. A working knowledge of history will not always give us the...
MSG James' assignment with the 741st AG Co, Orlando, FL, indicated Platoon Sergeant: but performed primary duties of Training NCO and other functions as required. Her story tells of continuous Army Reserve postal units' participation in various...
Americans are known for living luxurious lifestyles, higher education, and a value system based on equality. What we fail to identify with are the struggles of people around the globe just to survive – a reality absent in the American mind. As...
The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington DC had a few forward thinking leaders who saw the need for a Military Liaison person to help facilitate the deployment and redeployment of its members who serve in the Armed Forces. I was one of the...
The 3rd Infantry Division while training Intrinsic Action in 2002 received the mission to move to the border of Iraq and wait. While the 101st Airborne Division drove into our camp and we left to sit in the desert with three combat loads of ammo on...
This paper talks about my deployment to Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) V. My job was to get embedded with the battlefield commanders, and get modern technology into the hands of troops on the frontline quickly. The venue to...
Since 2003 the Pennsylvania National Guard has deployed over 10,000 troops in support of the war on terrorism. The 112th IN sent approximately 160 of those Soldiers. Everyone in the unit expected to be deployed as a whole by late 2005. In late 2004...
Being in the military for over twenty years as an enlisted soldier, civilian education was not always on the top prior list in the military. Even though education was mentioned and there are a lot of incentives that goes on when talking about...
Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Nonetheless, it has great geopolitical importance in South America due to its geographical position at the center of the continent and its potential impact on the stability of the entire...