My father suffered the majority of his life as a 100 % disabled veteran; I was not leaning towards a career in the military. I chose the auto and diesel technology field, and started a business. My business relied on my experience, and the advice...
The Importance of Military History in the Development of Military Professionals Throughout the course of recorded history, nations and their armies have been at war. Whether thru receipt of anecdotal accounts passed down by spoken and written...
This thesis explored the impact of the Army junior officer development model upon combat effectiveness. The research hypothesis was junior officers do not receive sufficient experiential development prior to implementation as direct leaders, which...
A more educated enlisted force will close the communication gap with the officer corps and create Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs) that are more competent. Much of the college credit can come from existing Noncommissioned Officer Education System...
The Cold War caused our Army to train and master conventional force on force combat. For
this reason our NCOs’ adopted training plans and scenarios to fight and win on a Russian front.
The terrorist’s attacks on September 11, 2001, and the...
The Central Intelligence Agency is involved in a targeted killing program which the United States Government employs in its war on global terrorism. This program identifies terrorists and those facilitating terrorist activities and initiates lethal...
The Army today demands from its leaders certain core competencies. These competencies are developed through institutional training, and operational development. They combine with the Soldiers existing engrained values and abilities to develop the...
Many conservative and liberal writers have deliberated over the idea of whether or not military history is important to professionals who serve in our armed forces. Not only is military history important for military professionals, but this paper...
How many times have we heard that history repeats itself? Senior leaders and Soldiers allow history to repeat itself by their lack of history knowledge. Senior leaders and Soldiers need to revisit history and study history so we prevent history...
The importance of the Noncommissioned Officer corps is one that has evolved over the last 233 years with its emphasis on training, tradition, military customs and professionalism. Throughout the history of the United States Army, the...
SUMMARY: The Army transformation effort provided the dominant theme for the Sergeants Major Academy in 2008. The academy sought to continue transformation in the Noncommissioned Officer Education System, through the increased use of distance...
COMMANDANT’S SUMMARY: In 2007, transformation proved to be the key for the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy. The Academy sought to continue transformation in the Noncommissioned Officer Education System, in the increased use of distance...
The role of the NCO is very important in today’s battlefield and with the changes in the way battles are fought NCOs must be empowered with more authority. Along with this, NCOs must receive the training and education to evolve with the ever...
As Leaders we must take the opportunity to study military history to better our Army, our Soldiers, and ourselves. Success on the battle field depends on the study of wars of the past. The study of past conflicts has led our leaders to the chance...
The purpose of this paper is to identify the need for moral reasoning skills for ethical development within the U.S. Army. Ethical development is a process involving moral and cognitive reasoning skills. If one of these skills is neglected it may...