This effort attempts to provide the reader with an understanding of the dynamics and rational context for Iranian Strategic power projection in the 21st century. Using the Iran-Iraq War as a lens through which to examine Iran during a stressing...
This paper will describe the significant events and experiences that shaped the Powell Doctrine and affected the manner in which General Colin Powell applied those principles during his tenure as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)...
This study examines whether the BCT is adequately trained to properly employ CA teams in the contemporary environment by examining past contingency operations, current Army doctrine, and CA doctrine. Additionally, this study obtains information...
Human beings are motivated by biological instincts toward the physical overthrow of perceived opposition. Is that statement true or is it an excuse for us as leaders and subordinates to commit an act that we know is ethically inappropriate such as...
Adultery occurs at all levels within the Army. Adultery is punishable under the Manual for Courts-Martial. Adultery effects unit morale and readiness, and Soldiers violate the Army Values by not reporting it. Distribution of punishment throughout...
From author: "There has been placed into my hands certain facts and information concerning the planning, training, operations and social actions of Co. "A", 2nd Ranger Battalion. Armed with these, plus my own personal observations and memories, I...
Adultery is commonplace; it exists on a scale that most people do not want to admit. Having existed since at the very least the birth of Christ, and it is doubtful that it is going to go away. Education is the best course of action to stem...
As geographic neighbors, the United States and Mexico have experienced varying tension ever since each country was colonized, gained independence, and solidified its boundaries. Between the American Civil War and World War I, the U.S. Army...
November 29, 2002, my wife and I went out to dinner with my parents for a special evening. The cause of the special evening was in three days my company, which I was the First Sergeant of, was deploying to Afghanistan in support of Operation...
In the past three decades, one country has stood out more than any other in opposing the United States' efforts in the Middle East: Iran. To counter Iranian influences in the Middle East, the United States has adopted a stance of containment...
The company First Sergeant, called the Mother of the company in the German Army. When considering the role of the First Sergeant, one could easily understand why the term mother of the company is fitting for the position. The First Sergeant, the...
Contains a biography of Sam Houston and his involvement in the Texas War of Independence and creation of the Republic of Texas. Includes a bibliography and index.
This study discusses the 26th Division encounter with gas warfare on the front from Aprement to Flirey and covers types of gases, military operations, lack of training, and analyzes the actual attack and the many mistakes made in using gas.
Ethics is the study of values, and how they are applied. Is killing ethical? Military ethics would say that given certain situations, that not only is it ethical but it is required. The ethics expected of American citizens would say that it is not...
The United States Army is the great institution it is today because of the professional and personal ethics of its Leaders. In keeping with the Army's principles the success of the institution weighs heavily on ethics coupled with integrity, so...
Napoleon Bonaparte lost over 300,000 men in the Therian Peninsula combating the British Army and Navy, along with their Spanish and Portuguese allies, in the savage conventional and unconventional Peninsular War. This very important sub-theater of...
Adultery is a controversial subject in the United States (US) Army because the majority ofUS society sees it as nothing more than a civil affair. If US society and the governing laws view this matter as a private matter and legal issue. why...
The purpose of this thesis was to examine leading magazines and determine if they provided a balanced presentation of the military in terms of articles and excerpts published. The military affairs content of twenty-one general interest, large...
When fraternization and adultery occur among military leaders, such behavior negatively impacts unit cohesiveness and morale, especially when it goes unpunished. When President Clinton was not removed from office following the Monica Lewinsky...