It is known by many that Washington and the politicians within believe that they are more inept at running successful wars than the men and women of the U.S. Military, those who have came up through the ranks in combat. This popular misconception...
The Senior Non Commissioned Officer has been a building block for Junior NCO’s and Officers for over 200 years. The style of leadership that the senior NCO displays has been a cornerstone in the US Army for many years. History has proven that...
The Global War on Terrorism has shown that transformation of the modern force has not only been necessary, but effective. The army has continuously changed throughout history and has maintained its strength and capabilities utilizing modern...
Soldiers have been training and rehearsing tactics to prepare for war in many different exercises and simulations. As we progress through the years we have changed our course of actions to become a stronger army. Through the training and new...
Throughout our Army’s history the Noncommissioned Officer has made significant contributions. The NCO Creed starts off with “I am a Noncommissioned Officer, a leader of Soldiers. As a Noncommissioned Officer, I realize that I am a member of a...
The intent of this essay to show our military leaders study military history to prevent the mishaps of the past from happening again. In the past fifty years, the United States Military has been involved in numerous conflicts. Leaders have learned...
The thesis of this paper is that the study of military history is vital to military professionals not because it provides answers, but because it helps us understand the problems. This paper attempts to demonstrate the value of studying history for...
This paper chronicles the history of the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Corps through time. It discusses the development of the duties and responsibilities of the NCO through history and relates those duties and responsibilities with the vital role...
The Army's increased involvement in the global war on terrorism (GWOT) places a
demand on commanders to not only prepare their units for war, but to determine and select the most qualified senior noncommissioned officer (NCO) or commissioned...
Army recruiting is experiencing significant difficulties due to the casualty toll resulting from the War on Terrorism in Iraq. The Army faced its toughest recruiting period during fiscal year (FY) 2005 in which it failed to meet its 80,000 new...
My assignment was to write this thought paper on an ethical dilemma facing today's Army. Although, I didn't really need to do any additional research, I couldn't come up with a particular ethical dilemma, so I chose to talk about "ETHICS" as a...
The whole field of moral, duties, values, and virtues- -our attempts to order human conduct towards the right and wrong. We as senior leaders must be the role model for our Soldiers to follow.
The defeat of the Axis forces around the world ushered in a new dilemma for the NCO Corps in Post-World War II era. The NCO Corps began a new course. The technical ratings were removed and service-wide standards for NCO selection and training were...
I would like to take this opportunity to talk a little bit about the Army's ethics. I am in no way, shape or form, calling the Army's ethics into question. I am merely pointing out some thinly veiled facts. Don't get me wrong, the Army has been...
Cultural understanding of the enemy and the populace is a key factor in success on the battlefield. Knowledge of the human terrain allows leaders and soldiers to foresee the impact of military operations on both sides, thereby allowing them to plan...
I believe that the Army has a long ways to go in the area of ethics and values. My personal opinion is that the Army is not a value based organization, but rather an organization that has a wish list of stated values. We must always remember that...
As leaders in the profession of arms, the Non-Commissioned Officer Corps of the United States Army has an important obligation to reserve time for itself to undertake the study of military history. These front line leaders of the Army owe it to...
First, all leaders are role models. Setting the example in everything we do on and off duty and leading from the front. Every leader is a mentor for some soldier under you whether you know it or not. As a First Sergeant you will not affect the...
The ethical approach to the battlefield is changing with great speed. As technology redefines and shapes our approach to the battlefield, so does our ethics. Today's Army is facing an evolving battlefield in which the battles fought are in an...
The Army needs to reevaluate and revise its' current policy dealing with Legal Separations between Soldiers and their spouses to allow soldiers to move on with their lives.