The following is a short history of the U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer. This work is produced in hope that it will prove useful to the wide variety of NCOs in the field and to visitors of the U.S. Army Museum of the Noncommissioned Officer, who...
The evolution of U.S.-Japanese bilateral ground exercises has been characterized by progressive development but also by continual opposition from various segments of Japanese society and government. While many factors have influenced the evolution...
The role of the NCO is ever changing and is directly linked to the latest technology. These changes include both duties and leadership roles for NCOs and can be tracked by the rank insignia the NCOs wear. Specific innovations in American military...
Good morning CSM Orlando Felix and fellow Noncommissioned Officer. This morning I will be presenting fifteen minutes unclassified information brief on a research of the History of the American Noncommissioned officer from 1775 to 1840. From the...
It is important to discuss the role of the non commissioned officer in the American Army during 1945 to the Present. In the paper are sources cited as (*Fisher) and the four areas of discussion are weapons, training, heroes, and duties used during...
This monograph suggests an airpower theory that helps explain why airpower does not result in quick, clean, economical, "ideal" war. The genesis of this study comes from the observation that airpower advocates, from early personalities such as...
This thesis examines the possibility of Japanese rearmament using a comparative case study approach examining the periods 1870 to 1945 and 1945 to 1976. Major actors in each period are examined in order to understand the role they play and their...
Thesis: Is the American Noncommissioned Officer ready for a transformation, and empowerment? Abstract: The United States Army has evolved over time with the empowerment of its Noncommissioned Officers. The Noncommissioned Officer has been given...
In June 1920 the cost-conscious Congress grouped all enlisted soldiers into seven pay grades (E-1 through E7) without regard to job or specialty. In the process, the position of sergeant major was eliminated, and master sergeant (“enlisted man of...
The time period that I have chosen for my presentation is on the significant contributions of NCOs in the American Army from 1925-1945. The following topics that will be address are the NCO’s involvement in the areas of duties, weapons, training,...
Since 1492 when the pilgrims stepped on Plymouth Rock the noncommissioned officer has answered to the call of duty. They did not they were know they were to become the minutemen and the NCO that would lead the country to its freedom and forge the...
Baldauskas, Saulius; Jenks, Stephen E.; McCrary, Kevin E.; Ruiz, Jesus
Thesis: Our Government is failing to protect us from terrorism attacks thru our borders. Our borders remain unprotected, terrorist can enter undetected and cause harm to our country.
This brief is a short history of the enlisted ranks and how they evolved into what we recognize today as our enlisted rank system. The History of the Enlisted Rank is truly a rich evolution of tradition and change. Its progression demonstrates that...
This monograph discusses the proposed transfer of organizational maintenance responsibility from maneuver units to the forward support battalion. The proposed transfer is a part of the battlefield maintenance system (BMS) doctrine currently under...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under 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 and...
Africa has recently become strategically important to the US and China, mainly for economic reasons. The US and China, the leading consumers of oil in the world, have devised strategies to secure and expand their interests, especially the quest for...
Economic, military, and political science all boast at least one basic theory. But concerning military assistance, the critical nexus between them, that theoretical structure that exists rests on normative assumptions and intuition. Within the...
This study examines the impact of the United States ground troop withdrawal from the Republic of Korea on Japan's national security. Japan's vital interests, her Self-Defense Force, and the status of the United States-Japan security treaty provide...