Leadership is the process of achieving maximum performance from subordinates. I learned a valuable skill in leading and managing subordinates while attending the U. S. Army Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape course at Fort Bragg, North...
The following pages helps to identify the circumstances that Soldiers in a time of crisis, find themselves in, especially when there is no clear-cut plan made by the United States. After all the deaths of U.S. Soldiers since the beginning of the...
In my opinion, ethics are principles and values we follow that lead us to do the right thing, regardless of the situation and are of special importance to our Soldiers, leaders, and peers alike. As members of the armed service we have a greater...
The Army has put regulatory guidance and directives in place to help you deal with most dilemmas. It is your duty as a leader, Officer, or Noncommissioned Officer to live by the Army values, obey regulation, standards, policy and legal orders. We...
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...
This thesis is about contemporary Romania and its adherence to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The object of research and analysis is to determine the extent to which Romania, as a NATO member, constitutes a reliable military ally...
This private war journal comprises seven volumes covering the dates 14 August 1939 to 24 September 1942, the date of Halder's dismissal by Hitler. The journal was kept by Halder personally in his own shorthand and contains notes on conferences,...
Everywhere we turn today there are signs of ethical deterioration. In the Army; officers, noncommissioned officers (NCOs), and even enlisted Soldiers face ethical decisions daily. Most ethical dilemmas in the Army are not simply clear-cut matters...
Ethics are principles that are followed that lead one to do the right thing. Doing the right thing is not always easy, but to fulfill your duty, maintain your integrity, and serve honorably, you must be able to apply ethical reasoning. To really...
The purpose of this paper is to explore the ethical dilemmas facing today’s soldier in the Global War on Terrorism. Soldiers at all levels must make decisions on the battlefield that may not be morally or ethically sound in many person’s mind...
As leaders in today’s Army, we encounter situations that present ethical dilemmas. Although there are rules and regulations in place to define what is right and wrong, some situations fall into a gray category that require us to use personal...
Directorate of Historical Services, Office of the Air Adjutant General Headquarters, Air Defense Command
The present volume is a history of the evolution of an air defense system in the United States from approximately the end of World War II through June 1951. The decision to include in the present work an account of the pioneer air defense efforts...