Abstract: As Children, our family members and close contacts mold our ethical and moral traits. However, these characteristics are sometimes altered by personal experiences. The decisions of a Soldier, JAG Officer, and a Chaplain were instrumental...
As Children, our family members and close contacts mold our ethical and moral traits. However, these characteristics are sometimes altered by personal experiences. The decisions of a Soldier, JAG Officer, and a Chaplain were instrumental in this...
Sustainable peace in the Western Balkans still remains to be desired. Ethnic impatience and nationalistic extremism are still strong and capable of ruining the peace achieved. Further engagement of the International Community is critical to...
The United States Army Recruiting Command places recruiters in ethical dilemmas on a daily basis. Unrealistic standards force recruiters to cheat to achieve mission. Leadership sends the wrong message by failing to enforce regulations after...
Course of lectures upon The Defense of the Sea Coast of the United States delivered before the U.S. Naval War College by Bvt. Brig.-Gen. Henry L. Abbot.
"It is clear that we face major threats on the modern battlefield with a relatively small quantity of field artillery. It follows that we must optimize the use of all indirect fire support resources available."
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 today’s Army, we have an officer manning problem. The two most important reasons for this
development are the casualty rate among junior officers and the operational tempo of our current war.
As a response to the officer shortage problem in...
Mahatma Gandhi' said "The following seven deadly social sins will be our demise: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Religion without sacrifice and...
When a soldier in our charge is requesting for our reference for their past performance and character when they are receiving UCMJ, we as leaders have the duty and morale responsibility to stand up and support our soldiers who we are in charge of....
1SG Lowe joined the pre-Civil War US Army as a Dragoon. He was assigned to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. There he was part of Leavenworth’s early years and involved in the subsequent construction of Fort Riley, Kansas. Rising quickly to the rank of...
Traditionally NCOs played an extremely important role in the American Army as well as in other Western Armies. Despite the common origin the institution of NCOs in the US differed significantly from its European precursors. The historical...
The intent of this paper is to give the reader an idea of who 1SG Percival Lowe was. I will
discuss his life from the start of his military career to the end and how he used weapons,
performed his duties, instilled discipline, and why I think he...
The history of the noncommissioned officer began in 1775, with the birth of the
Continental Army. The American NCO was a combination of traditions from the French,
British and Prussian armies. As years passed the American peoples disdain for...
Even though the counter-insurgency (COIN) operations that we face today may differ from past counter-insurgencies, we should study the successes and failures of those campaigns to facilitate future operations in our quest to fight the Global War on...
The history of the noncommissioned officer began in 1775 with the birth of the United
States Army when the Continental Army was formed. The United States Army
Noncommissioned officer was modeled after the traditions of the French, British,...
Modern day Soldiers have too many demands to set aside time to study history.
Who cares if Soldiers know the history of the (Non-Commissioned Officer) NCO Corps
or military history in general? History never provided a benefit to anyone. Why...