The prejudice and bias of awarding awards to low density MOSs is an ethical dilemma facing many units in today's Army. Before I give specific examples let’s look at the word ethics and its true meaning. Ethics is clearly defined as doing the...
Major Mark Gilmore deployed to Iraq for his second tour of duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom as the leader of a military transition team (MiTT) in September 2006. He reported first to Fort Riley, Kansas, to undergo immersion training at FOB Victory,...
This monograph discusses the difference between both ground and air commanders who are subordinate to an overall theater commander. Although joint doctrine has evolved and improved, there are still differences between the two kinds of commanders...
The purpose of this paper is to tell about my personal experience. There were three separate events that occurred in a short time period were I experienced the loss of two of my fellow soldiers and the loss of a subordinate soldier. Each experience...
Noncommissioned Officer history is an important and intricate part of history in the United States Army. All students at the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy are required to write about some form of NCO history hence, I choose to write...
Some may argue that working and training in a joint organization is harder than in a reserve organization or vice versa, try working in both at the same time. Organizing, training, developing personnel, and completing a combat tour in Iraq with a...
Pre-deployment and world events before an actual deployment play a large role in a soldiers training and mindset. Training against non-conventional warfare is essential. Knowledge of your enemy is a key to success. The American Soldier is an...
During Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), I was initially assigned to HHC 2/502d IN, 101st Airborne Division Air Assault. During the operation I was promoted to the grade of MSG and subsequently moved to the Forward Support Battalion that supported our...
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...
For the past eighteen years the United States Government has spent millions of dollars annually for military assistance to numerous friendly nations. These vast expenditures for military assistance are directly attributable to the Communist drive...
This monograph examines the contemporary environment of military operations on urbanized terrain (MOUT) and explores key issues that the US Army must resolve to improve its ability to conduct major operations in urban environments. From the...
American's find the Bosnian Serb practice of "ethnic cleansing" morally unconscionable. As United Nations peacekeeping efforts have proved unable to halt the ethnic violence, the U.S. public has increasingly looked to its military for a solution....
The study of history is a necessary factor for military professionals. By applying the lessons of history, both successes and, more importantly, failures, the military professional can ensure that the desired end states are accomplished with...
The United States (U.S.) military has repeatedly entered into combat situations unprepared for the changing face of battle. Operation Restore Hope (Somalia) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) are examples of the U.S. military not being prepared to...
I enlisted in the military on October 15, 1986. When I enlisted in the Army
Reserves I didn’t have clue of what I was getting myself into, I just knew I wanted
out of Amarillo, TX and I figured this was the way to go. So my journey beings in...
This paper examines the need of military leader to study history. It explores a few instances in history where a leader may have been able to make better decisions if he had learned from history. These failures to learn from and thereby preventing...
I enlisted in the military on October 15, 1986. When I enlisted in the Army
Reserves I didn’t have clue of what I was getting myself into, I just knew I wanted
out of Amarillo, TX and I figured this was the way to go. So my journey beings in...