Few enlisted Soldiers have captured and recorded the experiences and lifestyle of the enlisted Soldier during the nation's history. One such author is 1SG Percival G. Lowe. Through his journals and later his novel, "Five Years a Dragoon", he...
This paper will discuss the ethical dilemma that the Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps faced when decide whether to allow two Sergeants Major (SGM) that violated the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to retire or court-martial. Neither...
This United States Army Sergeants Majors Academy Personal Experience Paper will detail the building, completion and implementation of the first set of fully functional ―Leadership Reaction and Training Courses‖ (LRTC) established in present day...
Agriculture accounts for 45 percent of Afghanistan's gross domestic product and is the main source of income for the Afghan economy. Over 80 percent of the Afghan population is involved in farming, herding, or both. However, decades of war,...
Is it unacceptable to punish or penalize a Soldier for declining to take a vaccination shot? In my opinion, the answer to that question is yes. However, Army Policy states that Soldiers must consent to mandatory immunization shots as required by...
The first official use of the term “transformation” is often attributed to the document Joint Vision 2010 published in 1996. Logistics, an integral component to this transformation, is adjusting as well. As a part of logistics transformation,...
Is it morally acceptable to penalize a Soldier for declining to take a vaccination shot? My answer to that question is no. However, Army Policy states that Soldiers must consent to mandatory immunization shots as required by Army Regulation. Those...
The Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) is a significant part of the U.S. Army's planning process. The IPB is a methodical process that reduces the enemy and the environment into its component parts at an instant in time and finite...
Group Thesis: Despite billions of dollars in expenditures and current government policy, our nation's borders remain unprotected and the US Military should assume an expanded role in their protection.
Through learning and enhanced capacity to learn faster than its adversaries, a military organization increases its chances for success within an increasing complex and chaotic environment. The complex and chaotic nature of military conflicts...
The Army Nurse Corps life cycle model outlines major milestones that are required, expected, or recommended to be achieved for career success and to prepare Army Nurses to become senior leaders in the Army Medical Department. It is important to...
Ethics is a concept which is a combination of different and unique situations that are faced by an organization. Ethics is basically code of conduct and values that are accepted by the society being right and proper. But ethics are just a set of...
The Campaigns conducted by the Spanish Army from 1909 to 1926 to pacify the Spanish Protectorate in Morocco are almost unknown in the US Army, and the scarce literature written or translated to English provides only a partial vision of them. The...
The extraordinary economic rates of growth demonstrated in the Asia-Pacific region over the past decade are inextricably linked to an increase in energy consumption within the region. As annual consumption of energy resources continues to rise in...
Throughout the United States, history (U.S.) the country has found itself fighting Counter-Insurgency (COIN) battles. The lessons learned have been slow in coming, and have proven to vary from one conflict to the next. The one thing that can be...
Throughout its 234-year history, the United States Army has been unfortunately plagued with certain reoccurring themes related to an inability perform its primary mission at the outbreak of hostilities. Today’s courageous and competent leaders of...
This study investigates whether it is feasible for national service projects to dovetail with military peacetime contingency missions so that the All-Volunteer Force can enhance its capabilities by supporting national service. Although peacetime...
The military will make a decision as to whether to repeal the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” ruling by Congress. It is certain that this decision by the military is as important as any decision the military had to make.
The decision to argue the...
With the introduction of new capstone doctrine, the U.S. Army should invest more time in the formal education of future leaders. This study demonstrates the importance of operational art, the theory used to develop campaigns and major operations in...