At times in our life we come across Leaders that leave an impression on us. What we do with these impressions is up to us. I am a firm believer that we learn something from everyone that we come across in our lives whether it is good or bad, we...
SPC Brabazon grew up in a troubled home that was filled with poverty and drug use. Family life was non-existent which created a lack of trust and confidence in friends and everyday life. This young man had more drive than your typical 17 year old...
Jack L. Tilley was born on December 3, 1948 and grew up in Vancouver, Washington. SMA Tilley was a people person who liked dealing with others; his main goal was to enjoy life. Not a particularly scholarly student, Tilley was a sports enthusiast...
Military service and being a United States Soldier involves many things. It involves training, travel, working together in the protection of America’s freedom and way of life. Soldiers stand ready at all times to deploy to foreign nations to...
Quality of life is an important factor in ensuring that the Army is able to attract and keep quality Soldiers in the Army. Quality of life is the one biggest factor which influences a Soldier's decision to reenlist or leave the Army. Because of...
As the Army moves into the 21st century, we as Senior Non-Commission officers will be the role models for future generations of soldiers to come. Our ethics and moral values become that of future generations. As such, we must re-evaluate what it is...
Cathy Williams was an amazing woman that served her country honorably. After all of the racial injustices that she endured in support of the Union Soldiers and as a Buffalo Soldier, she still had pride in her country and the Army. Her service was...
Walking, first day of school, learning to drive, and graduating from high school are some of the first life- altering experiences that most of us encounter. Moving out from mom’s house, joining the military, marriage, having a child, and buying a...
The Global Positioning System (GPS) has become a vital component to both the military and civilian infrastructures. U.S. military forces have evolved from using its signal for routine navigation to depending on it for nearly every facet of combat...
More often than not, Soldiers, family members, retirees and other military constituents come to the chaplain or chaplain assistant at the point a critical event already occurred in their life. Often times these life events could impact unit morale...
In a remote part of the world over three thousand miles away, there are forces at work. This author chronicles some of the experiences in a combat zone that shaped his life forever. Here we examine four events that shaped and created a comradely...
The measure of a man comes from his beliefs and actions committed during his life. What freedoms would a man be willing to die for? Who determines that one is free or describes fighting for a society where all people were not treated equally? My...
During the Greek Golden Age, philosophy expressed a unique outlook on the world and way of life. Philosophers then asked this question; what would happen if things that were wrong were seen by society as acceptable? What, if society condoned...
SUMMARY: The Army transformation effort provided the dominant theme for the Sergeants Major Academy in 2008. The academy sought to continue transformation in the Noncommissioned Officer Education System, through the increased use of distance...
As a result of the fall of the Government of South Vietnam in the spring of 1975, more than 100,000 refugees fled that country. The majority of all refugees under United States control were processed through Camp Orote, an interim refugee center on...
Since 2001, U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft have flown combat sorties with abnormally high flight durations while participating in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. These longer sortie durations have added previously unanticipated...
This paper will discuss my past experiences as a member of the Armed Services. I will provide a brief overview of my life in the West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG). How the military prepared me for life.
The Army has produced attack helicopters without any clearly defined concept as to useful life. Until the publication of the Army Aviation Modernization Program (AAMP), the Army had not attempted to define an attack helicopter's useful life nor did...