Histories of prior insurgent wars provide insight of lessons learned and apply today in the counterinsurgency of Iraq and Afghanistan. By studying the previous battles of counterinsurgencies, the United States Military avoids the pitfalls of past...
Regardless of the medical studies which show a negative impact on our troops, the Pentagon has changed the policy on deployments. This is a first time since World War II that the United States Soldier must stay longer in combat zone than they can...
Now, more than ever, the Army is in a constant state of transition. The Global War on Terror (GWOT), defense of the homeland, and modernization, all compete for priority and to shape the direction in which the Army will head. Even with the turmoil...
Though women have been engaged in combat situations since the beginning of wars, the issue of whether they should be allowed into the combat arms arena has been debated for decades. This paper discusses the concerns of having females in combat arms...
This paper discusses the ethical dilemma that confronted a battalion chain of command when a Sergeant Fire team leader received a driving under the influence citation the night before the battalion deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom....
Soldiers are always faced with making right and wrong decisions and ethics have always played a major role in their decision making process in the work place. Some make the wrong decision based on greed and others just out of friendship....
The purpose of this essay is to discuss the personal emotional aspects of the death of a soldier, interpreter, or Iraqi counterpart. I will cite several examples of the unit dealing with death and what the responsibilities of the unit and chain of...