Accountability The deopartment of defence defines accountability as‚The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property‚ documents‚ or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property‚ documents‚ or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records‚ while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody‚ care‚ and safekeeping.According to‚ Webster’s Revised Unabridged
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Gear accountability is one of my most important things I must do as a United States marine. Many things go into keeping track of your own military gear as well as personal gear. Cif gear for example. All of the gear that is issued to me I must make sure I have everything at all times‚ otherwise if I lose a piece of gear I must fill out a missing gear statement‚ get it signed off by my section head‚ the platoon sergeant‚ and my platoon officer. I always have to make sure that all my gear is clean
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Why did relations between the soviet union and the US change in the years 1943-1956? The first reason is that Roosevelt’s death in April 1945 brought an end to any superficial unity that still existed at the end of World War 2 in 1943. Truman was now the American President‚ and relations between him and Stalin were deteriorating very quickly indeed‚ especially when Stalin was such a determined character and Truman was less willing to compromise‚ compared to Roosevelt. The second reason is
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Mitchell Strohmeyer Lance Corporal Uch 3/4 Kilo 20120811 Importance of Gear Accountability Gear accountability is very important in the Marine Corp. What would a Marine do in a combat environment if he left his Kevlar back at the rear? None of his brother’s would just happen to pull out an extra for him to borrow for the patrol. The same fundamentals apply to any other significant equipment items. In combat environments all the gear issued is issued for a reason‚ whether it is something
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Argumentative Research Paper 3/21/13 Women in Combat As quoted by a philosopher C. Joybell‚ “The strength of a woman is not measured by the impact that all her hardships in life have had on her‚ but the strength of a woman is measured by the extent of her refusal to allow those hardships to dictate her and who she becomes.” Women have served in the military since the Armed Services Integration Act became in effect in 1948 (MacKenzie). The ban on women in combat was lifted on January 24‚ 2013. Military
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Professor ENC1101 10 October 2013 Combat High This essay is based on Combat High written by Sebastian Junger first published in Newsweek Magazine in 2010. The article was adapted from the author ’s book War which describes life in a platoon in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan. He spent fourteen months during 2007 and 2008 embedded in the platoon. Junger points out the costs of the war in terms of the soldiers psychological aspects‚ explaining how being in combat can be damaging. Another cost of
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Combat Medics To become a Medic in the United States Army it takes a lot of strength‚ determination and training for days weeks and even months. As a Combat Medic while on the battle field they hold many responsibilities. Combat Medics must have the strength of mind to help save the injured lives along with their troops and their own. Combat medics or any soldier must have a good sense of awareness all of what is around them and what they could be walking into. Being on the battle field soldiers
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I have been tasked with writing this 1000 word essay on the importance of accountability of sensitive items within the military. The reason I have been assigned to do this task is due to my failure of being attentive and securing my weapon and having it with me at all time. I failed by leaving my M9 Berretta at home in my safe before I left in support of the Boston Marathon. I was told by certain individuals to leave it at home‚ but I failed as an NCO to ask my section leader on how to properly secure
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Gear Accountability There are many important reasons to be checking your gear constantly to keep proper Marine Corps issued gear accountability as an United States Marine Infantryman in the United States Marine Corps. It is the United States Marine Infantryman responsibility to always have proper Marine Corps issued gear accountability at all times. Whenever you have a pause through your patrols‚ raids‚ or movements the United States Marine Infantryman always want to take a quick check to make
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Dictionary.com gives the following definition of reporting: an account or statement describing in detail an event‚ situation‚ or the like‚ usually as the result of observation‚ inquiry‚ etc..In the United States Army Reporting is one of the most important actions a soldier can display. Reporting is used to keep track of a soldiers location and or activities. Without some form of reporting‚ it would be impossible to monitor the actions or location of any given soldier. In a garrison environment
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