The web page states "The United States Army Recruiting Command recruits Soldiers, both officers and enlisted, to meet the needs of an expeditionary Army, begins the transformation from civilian to Soldier, acts as the Army's liaison with the...
I was amazed when I found out that the Battalion S4 NCOIC was a convicted felon. I was new to the reserve component and had the knowledge the reserve component did things different but having a convicted felon in the ranks was just ethically wrong....
Ask any combat Soldier from any Army in the world the following question, "If you were unfortunate enough to be captured while in the execution of your combat duties, which nation would you want to be your host?" Ninety-seven plus percent would,...
The awarding of the Medal of Honor (MOH), also known as the Congressional Medal of Honor, has seen its share of controversy and change since its beginning 143 years ago. In the winter of 1861, at the beginning of the Civil War requests were made to...
LTC (Ret) Anthony B Herbert was born in 1931. He always wanted to be in the service, so at the age of 14, he and his friend Tony Spiegel altered their baptismal certificates. Their principal found out and got them out of the service. Anthony knew...
During the decades after the War of Independence, the American Army struggled into existence. Along with the Army's struggle, the NCO corps also struggled. I will discuss how the Army changed during these years and how that affected the NCO corps...
The creation of the Noncommissioned Officer Education System (NCOES) provided the foundation for formal training to the Noncommissioned Officer Training Corps. Before the inception of NCOES, NCOs got their training at the unit level with no formal...
In 1944, Carter and his truck company were shipped to Europe and were assigned to transporting supplies to the fighting forces. Carter would volunteer for combat duty every day. American soldiers took a devastating loss at Ardennes, the Battle of...
SSG Carter was a true American War Hero and real warrior. He was a professional soldier his whole life and used his experience to train many soldiers. SSG Carter had mastered many weapons and utilized them effectively. He fought for three countries...
The United States must understand the lessons of the Vietnam War in order to achieve
tactical success and meet our strategic goals in Afghanistan. Success or failure on the
battlefield in Afghanistan will be determined as it was in Vietnam by three...
As the Noncommissioned Officer Education System continues to grow, the NCO of today combines history and tradition with skill and ability to prepare for combat. He retains the duties and responsibilities given to him by von Steuben in 1778, and...
The American Army constantly continues to redefine how we train, fight, and win our nations wars. One area that remains constant is the quality of Soldier in our Noncommissioned Officer Corps. The defense of our great nation rests in the hands of...
The combat engineer noncommissioned officer has a history dating back more than two hundred years. Combat engineer noncommissioned officers have played significant roles in much of our nation's military history. From the beginning of the American...
Ranger Lomell exhibited courage and bravery beyond the line of duty on many occasions while participating in World War II battles, such as the invasion of Normandy on D-Day, the Battles of the Brest and Cherbourg Peninsulas in France and the Battle...
The Sergeant Major of the Army serves as the Army Chief of Staff’s personal adviser on all enlisted-related matters, particularly in areas affecting Soldier training and quality of life. The Sergeant Major of The Army devotes the majority of his...
The Noncommissioned Officer Corps exists to provide purpose when establishing priorities, explain the importance of missions, and focus our soldiers on the tasks assigned by superiors. We must continually remain in touch with our soldiers in order...
The NCO corps has made significant contributions to the US army; this research paper highlights just one of the many contributors, SMA William Bainbridge. He played his roll and played it well and became the fifth SMA of the US army. The research...
Specialized forces have been on this continent since the days of the French and Indian War if one includes Native American warrior societies. Limiting the discussion to the European peoples who migrated to this continent, however, we know that...
The creation of the Office of the Sergeant major of the Army in July 1966 represented a major milestone in the development of the U.S. Army. For the first time in history an enlisted person assumed the role of an advisor to the Chief of Staff on...
Hamilton, Les
Gatson, Alex
Bradshaw, Eugene
Bascom, Paul
Thesis Statement:
The Patriot Missile System played a
significant role in preventing Israeli retaliation in the
Persian Gulf War.
Israel has a very clear policy of self-defense in
response to attacks against her. Israel is known for swift
and...