This study is an attempt to develop an ethic tor those who must perform soldierly duties in this era. It is an examination of core values, and how these values have been translated into military ethics and obligations with in the context of western...
This paper relates to details of my experience in the military. The paper also touches on September 11, 2001 and how that day impacted retention in the Army. I enlisted in the United States Army 14 September 1984. I entered the Army 12 months after...
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...
Officer education is a major component in the preparation for the next war. The Command and General Staff College (CGSC) is the Army's principal institution for educating field grade officers. War's chameleon nature sometimes denies and frustrates...
The Department of Defense emphasis on stability operations caused the United States Army to change its operational concept to Full Spectrum Operations (FSO). The acknowledgment of the importance of stability operations however, does not translate...
This paper examines the effects of peace operations on the warfighting capability of U.S. Army combat forces. It focuses upon operations in the Sinai, Somalia, Haiti, Macedonia, and Bosnia, and relies upon survey data, unit status reports,...
Presents the organizational directive of the United States Army Air Corps 9th Air Force as of May 29, 1944. Includes sections covering the commanding general, plans and operations, maintenance, supply, personnel and training, transportation, and...
Learning Counterinsurgency: Observations from Soldering in Iraq Lieutenant General David H. Petraeus, U.S. Army The Army has gained a great deal of experience in Iraq and Afghanistan about COIN operations. Here, one of the Army's most experienced...
This paper examines my early career in light of the different leadership styles I was exposed to, and how these influenced my development as a leader and my decision to remain in the military. It follows my career from Basic Training at Ft. Leonard...
Thesis Statement: Motivation in combat is a critical factor in enabling conventional armies to have success in conflicts even in the face of superior numbers and/or equipment.
Discussion: During the Civil War Battle of Chattanooga, small groups of...
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...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
Singapore began universal conscription two years after independence. The government exempts first generation immigrants from National Service (NS). With the increasing number of New Citizens (NC), natives began to question the fairness of...
This monograph discusses the implications of learning organization theory on leadership, primarily at the operational level. Learning organization theory is a popular methodology for enhancing the operations of complex organizations. Of particular...
In the wake of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, T.E. Lawrence's description of counterinsurgency (COIN) analogous to "eating soup with a knife," has new meaning in our contemporary military. It describes our kinetic conventional army (the knife)...
As America's collective memory of the Second World War fades, popular history books and the entertainment industry have filled the knowledge gap with accounts from the European Theater. A resurgence in works focusing on the war in the Pacific has...
During my 14-month Operation Iraqi Freedom mobilization, I learned about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Dr. Glasser‟s Choice Theory. Both of these theories greatly enhanced my own self-understanding, as well as helped me in my...
"Since the beginning, when God said let there be light and there was light, teaching and soldiering, i.e., training, have gone hand-in-hand. The great discoveries and inventions of all times had their genesis in military affairs."
"Ask a doughboy or an officer about 'over there' these days, and nine times out of ten his answer will be, 'Oh, what's the use of talking about it? Folks are tired of hearing about the war."