Thesis: Homosexual conduct in the Army can be very polarizing if gays and lesbians are allowed to openly serve, and pose the question whether Soldiers should be judged solely on their sexual orientation or on the basis of their skill sets to...
Assigned at the Human Resource Command (HRC) supporting Soldiers in the career management field mentally challenged my ethical decision-making process while assigning Soldiers worldwide. I dealt with the personal controversy of the HRC SGM feeling...
This study documents the history of the 9th and 10th Cavalry during the Spanish-American War. This study's focus is on employment and deployment of the 9th and 10th Cavalry during the Battles of Las Gasimas and San Juan Hill (Kettle Hill). The 9th...
After Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which was effective on January 1, 1863, black soldiers were officially allowed to participate in the war. After the issuance of the proclamation, black regiments were formed and men rushed to enlist. By...
Cathy Williams was an amazing woman that served her country honorably. After all of the racial injustices that she endured in support of the Union Soldiers and as a Buffalo Soldier, she still had pride in her country and the Army. Her service was...
It would have been impossible for U.S. Army officers Lewis and Clark to explore the west without the support and contributions of five special participants. The five noncommissioned officers (NCOs) of the Lewis and Clark expedition were vital in...
This study analyzes the conditions that need to be met in order for Israel to return the Golan Heights to Syria while maintaining its security. Those conditions are: Israel and Syria must overcome history and politics; Israel must get asymmetrical...
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 single most devastating ethical dilemma facing the United States military today is timely ethical reasoning as it applies to the targeting process.
First, to understand ethics we as Senior Non-Commission Officers must know the meaning. Webster defines ethics as a doctrine of morals principles; moral philosophy and a system of moral principles we follow that lead us to do the right thing....
A senior enlisted leader is expected to accomplish his mission and take care of his soldiers. This is the primary responsibility of the Non-commissioned Officer. While discharging these duties we are also expected to carry out these duties in an...
The history of the Buffalo Soldiers dates as far back to the mid 1800s and it is a history that is full of pride and Army tradition. In 1866, there was a call for the regular Army to relieve volunteer units in the West because some of the...
Henry Clark was in the thick of things, fending off federal troops in the Battle of Richmond Kentucky, when the confederate soldier caught an enemy shell in the thigh. Clark was captured. When the medic treated Clark's wound the secret was...
This monograph addresses whether current peace enforcement doctrine (the threat or use of force to compel compliance, in order to maintain or restore peace and support political settlement) is inclusive of historical (ancient) principles. By...
This research examines the Special Forces recruiting methodologies for the twenty-first century. The analysis highlights the origins of the U.S. Army Special Forces from 1952 to the establishment of the Special Forces as a separate combat arms...
According to a 1992 survey of272 I read many year ago stated that mans from the Gulf War found that more than half the men and three-quarters of the women said that troops in their unit had sex in Saudi Arabia as much or more than at home. I...
To document the history of the NCO corps. Outlining the
duties, pay, discipline, formations, and a few of the heroes of this area.
In the late eighteenth century the English militia and the Prussian military
traditions where emerged to form the...
This study investigates the significant effect of mobility, countermobility, survivability and topographic engineering on the American Civil War Campaign of Chancellorsville. The operations occurred near Fredericksburg, Virginia in April and May of...
Sergeant William Harvey Carney was the first African-American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. Carney’s service in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, one of the first units to include − and was made up entirely of − black troops,...
The United States is now in the eighth year of the Global War on Terror (GWOT). For America, the war began with the surprise attacks against targets in Washington D.C. and New York City on September 11, 2001. For al Qaeda, the war began centuries...