After almost a decade of war, some senior Army leaders have attributed the challenges experienced in both Iraq and Afghanistan to an inadequate response to complex environmental changes or even blatant misidentification of the problem. Today’s...
There are many examples of waste, fraud, and abuse being committed by junior military personnel, Noncommissioned Officers, and Officers in the United States Armed Forces. Military personnel have been guilty of abusing the military supply system and...
The United States Army regards senior noncommissioned officers as leaders regardless of MOS. I was a medical NCO and the team leader for 11 infantrymen tasked to guard the battalion’s equipment on a ship bound for Turkey. The task should have...
This monograph examines various campaign planning considerations for peace enforcement operations. Peace enforcement, which is the use of military force to either restore or compel peace, is becoming more prevalent, particularly as the United...
This monograph evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of Chinese foreign policy towards Africa, discusses the history of engagement of the People's Republic of China with the African continent, and examines the implications of this relationship in...
This monograph discusses an often overlooked and much maligned source of information and potential force multiplier--Public Affairs. While reporting activities on the battlefield is not a recent development, technological advances in the past...
As some projections indicate, over 90% of the U.S. Army's future operations will be what many refer to as low intensity conflict. A significant portion of these operations will be either peacekeeping or peace enforcement operations. Recognizing the...
The military needs to go beyond just talking about ethics and immediately enforce known acceptable standards. Ethical standards in the military are difficult to enforce because personal beliefs affect one's standards, but that is no excuse for...
Although there is a clearly defined DOD and Army policy in regards to homosexual conduct, there is a blatant double standard when enforcing the policy. Lesbianism is tolerated throughout the military, in every command, and at every level. The...
Since the creation of our country, the United States has involved itself into many regional conflicts with varying degrees of success. In nearly every instance, we sent our forces into battle without any training on cultural awareness. In fact the...
African-Americans have served proudly in every conflict that the United States has participated in, yet their outstanding acts of heroism have remained anonymous in several instances. They served in spite of slavery, as well as blatant prejudice...
On the surface, the Battle of Hastings might appear to be just another conflict of many in the history of England to decide who would rule England. In a sense this is true. However, the final result was that, under William, more than under any...
My battalion command sergeant major from my last tour of duty in Iraq was one of the most difficult command sergeants major I have ever worked with. As his headquarters company first sergeant, I wasn’t worried about his temperament so much. I...
The Kashmir problem is the oldest unresolved issue on the UN agenda. The present popular uprising in the Indian-held Kashmir has redeemed a forgotten cause; and the nuclear testing by both India and Pakistan sprung the issue back on the...
While the primary focus of American foreign policy is clearly outside the European continent, NATO’s ongoing enlargement and successful integration of new members remains in the vital interests of the United States. Alliance members, both old and...
With the Army failing to achieve its recruiting objective for fiscal year 2005 more and more
recruiters are teetering the line between right and wrong. Recruiting is a challenging assignment, one that is vital to the success of this nations Army....
In 1775, our forefathers fought against incredible odds to secure our basic rights and freedoms that we cherish today. In the past few years, unethical acts involving leaders continue to rise. Many leaders seem to follow the "do as I say and not as...
Ethical decision-making is critical in combat and requires leadership, values, and moral principles. Having served as a 1 SG in combat it was easy to see how Soldiers can fall outside the lines. The lack of being able to identify the enemy adds to...
It is important for all leaders, officers, non-commissioned officers to analyze the cause and effects of the actions of the NCO Corps from the Vietnam War to Desert Shield/Storm and to include all current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. I will...
Studying our military past is essential in benefiting our soldiers today. Though there are many battles of our past looking at the war in the Philippines, Vietnam and our current Global War on Terrorism provide some very important lessons. For...