The topic of civil-military relations during the Mexican War resurfaces as an interesting historical study in the aftermath of President Obama's recent decision to relieve General McChrystal of command in Afghanistan. This review of U.S....
Our Battalion was deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom in January 2007. Our Battalion occupied a remote Fire Base in south eastern Afghanistan. The battalion had one Physician’s Assistant Medical Officer and about 14 Soldiers assigned to the...
The Army has an obligation to notify next of kin about the time and circumstances of a service member's death. Occasionally, for various reasons, the Army reports this information inaccurately, giving the family a false sense of closure. Family...
Abstract: We as a nation must refrain from the torture of Enemy Prisoners of War (EPW) and other combatant detainees that are captured or surrender during combat operations. The Geneva Convention and International Customary Law of War has been our...
In a constantly changing world threatened by ever increasing terrorist acts, American interests, both at home and abroad, require protection provided by great military leaders. In order to produce military leaders who can successfully meet the...
This monograph identifies and examines the criterion for the acceptance of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as tactical joint force multipliers. The concept for their use rests on historical validation as well as the realization that force...
The military/media relationship is historically tenuous. While both the media and the military play a role in the preservation of American freedoms, the military depends on operations security for many of its functions while the media demands...
Recruiting improprieties have crippled the Army in making its recruiting mission and have been an embarrassment in the view of the public. Many young men and women who might have enlisted in the Armed Forces are discouraged by the war in Iraq. Most...
The American People take great pride in the level of moral behavior, military order, and display of discipline of the Military Soldiers. Even with the strong values the military hold, there are always some individuals who bring shame and...
In September of 1944, Major General Leonard T. Gerow, the V Corps commander was relieved of command in combat to return to the United States and testify before the Army's Investigation Board on Pearl Harbor. The board eventually found General Gerow...
Operation Just Cause was the result of a culmination of unethical practices by the Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, the most feared man in South America and in his own country of Panama. The US had to acknowledge that the man they dealt with,...
On 19 December 1989, the United States launched an invasion on a sovereign nation to end the dictatorship of Manuel Noriega. President Bush stated to the nation that there was four reasons why this invasion needed to take place. The reasons were to...
Many subjects are of current interest to General Casey, Army Chief of Staff, and Sergeant Major of the Army Preston but none as prevalent as sexual assault, sexual harassment, and improper relationships. We have seen the Army initiate drastic...
This paper covers an ethical dilemma I experienced while assisting another senior Non-Commissioned Officer in administering a height and weight measurement on an Officer. The actions of the officer caused the unnamed person to be in a position of a...
Ethical dilemmas are conflicts that pull between the right and the wrong of an action. It is said that when you are in an ethical dilemma the wrong choice usually have the better outcome and the right choice usually have the worst outcome. We...
The topic for this Ethics Thought Paper is the guidance provided to board members of the Command Sergeant Major/Sergeant Major/ United States Army Sergeants Major Course Selection Board. My two areas of concern are restricted fiche review and CSM...
The perception is that officers are not punished for their crimes as enlisted soldiers are. The Manual for Court-martial states exactly who may be charged and what they may be charged for. The manual clearly states that commissioned officers may be...
Sexual harassment is a form of sexual discrimination that has occurred in the military workplace as well as many other workplaces. This form of harassment consists of undesirable sexual advances, expressed desires for sexual favors, and sexual...
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...