The overall decline in society’s ethical standards is the Armies biggest ethical dilemma. Ethics in the Army is a semi-accurate reflection of American society. In some cases the Army displays a higher ethical standard than the general population....
The purpose of this paper is to share my experience as a senior Non-Commissioned Officer serving during Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The story takes place during the 2005 hurricane season in south Louisiana. The Louisiana Army National Guard...
I was assigned as the HHC 1SG for an Attack Reconnaissance Battalion that was scheduled to deploy in support of OIF in 2007. Over the course of twenty months the CSM position in battalion changed four times. This instability at the senior NCO level...
Ten years ago at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, I prepared for my first job as a Platoon Sergeant in a Light Equipment Engineer Company assigned to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). This is where my career became the most challenging because of the...
This paper will attempt to address the ethical dilemma that leaders will face when, uncharacteristically, they fail to maintain ethical standards due to apparent bias or conflict of interest. It will also address what followers expect of Leadership...
In this December of 2012 interview, Mr. Patrick Bremser, discusses his deployment to Afghanistan as a senior advisor to the Deputy Minister of Administration in the Afghanistan Ministry of the Interior in 2011 through 2012 in support of Operation...
This monograph reviews existing and emergent Joint and Army doctrine; assesses the current and emergent threats to sustainment operations based on the Contemporary Operating Environment (COE) and transformation to the Interim and Objective Force;...
This monograph discusses the inadequacy of current U.S. Army doctrine for incorporating water barriers into a defensive scheme, and makes recommendations regarding improving that doctrine. The monograph first examines the current status of doctrine...
The purpose of this monograph is to recommend the inclusion of "warlords" into United States military doctrine by defining the nature of a warlord, and by applying historical insights into a conceptual framework through which military leaders may...
Many of the current senior leaders in the Army have recognized the importance of education to Army Transformation. In this recognition, many have also used the language of adult learning practices to describe the attributes that leaders must gain...
The purpose of this monograph is to examine the characteristics of Force XXI operations and the capabilities of Light Infantry Divisions. The question to be answered is: Can the Light Infantry Division conduct offensive operations to the tempo...