The Army is one of the most diverse organizations in existence. The Army is no stranger to welcoming and having individuals join from all walks of life and social backgrounds.
Although, each of us may go through the entry level training and other...
Both the United States, the Soviet Union and their respective allies have placed a great emphasis on Armored and Mechanized formations as the key to winning a major conflict on a modern battlefield. It is a well recognized fact that the Soviet...
The Geneva Conventions, along with its Additional Protocols, represent the fundamental documents on which the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) is established. Originally established under the premise of conventional warfare, these documents have also...
The concept of "operational fires" has been proposed within the Army as one of several operating systems at the operational level of war in the same sense that Battlefield Operating Systems have proven their utility at the tactical level. However,...
Current U.S. military doctrine for organization of joint and combined staffs evolved from World War II. This paper examines military history and the modern business world to derive principles for organization of today's joint and combined staffs...
In an effort to rethink how the Army fights, the 1993 FM 100-5 Operations, recognizes the fact that the Cold War has ended and the strategy of the United States has changed. The Army's doctrine reflects a shift to stronger joint operations and...
The purpose of this paper is to examine the reasons for the selection of certain type logistical targets by the Air Force and to correlate this selection with the tactical and strategic air effort during a war of the future. The scope is to analyze...
The purpose of this ethics thought paper is to identify an ethical problem facing our National Armed Forces (NAF) today. My aim is to describe the excessive use of alcohol among soldiers what creates the biggest ethical dilemma. I will discuss the...
Following successful implementation and balance of policies of Attraction and Chastisement leads to affective counterinsurgency campaigns. The effective use of tactical strategies sets conditions for success. A balance of demonstrating good...
Leadership in the military encourages their subordinates to study military history. Will the
study of military history yield results and should a Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) sacrifice
important time out of a busy schedule to study military...
The Department of the Army (DA) defines leader development as, a deliberate, continuous, sequential, and progressive process, grounded in Army values, that grows Soldiers and civilians into competent and confident leaders capable of decisive...
History is marked by numerous events where the military has failed to achieve cultural
understanding of its adversaries and/or the contemporary operational environment. A number of
examples can be citied; however, this paper will concentrate on the...
In the latest news, Russian intelligence services has been providing valuable intelligence to the Hezbollah terrorist group concerning Israeli military activities, prompting concerns in Tel Aviv that any future initiatives against Hezbollah may not...
Soldiers have been training and rehearsing tactics to prepare for war in many different exercises and simulations. As we progress through the years we have changed our course of actions to become a stronger army. Through the training and new...
Ethics is an individual or group standard of conduct in moral and/or value. Today, the ethical issue facing the Army I will discuss is the information about the Army's transformation. Ordinary, this is not an issue however; the limited information...
Why do Soldiers with a physical profile receive less respect? Are these Soldiers less capable of performing their specific duties? Are these Soldiers less capable of leading other Soldiers?
The Army recognizes the fact that Soldiers get injuries...
The Army, as well as other branches of the service, faces many ethical dilemmas on and off the battlefield. Leaders at all levels understand that their main duties reside in the welfare of their soldiers and the accomplishment of their mission....
I truly believe every soldier is promotable in one way or the other. The concept of a promotion board in my view does not serve its intended purpose. If senior noncommissioned officers do not uphold the tenants of this formality don't do it....
The United States Army is the great institution it is today because of the professional and personal ethics of its Leaders. In keeping with the Army's principles the success of the institution weighs heavily on ethics coupled with integrity, so...