U.S. Marine Corps Weapons: 1940s and Today Brandon L. Newberry ENG 121 Benjamin Daw 6/11/2012 U.S. Marine Corps Weapons: 1940s and Today A lot of men see the differences in generations within the military‚ but few can see that early military formed everything in to the way the military is today. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the Marine infantryman’s basic weapons of the 1940s and today‚ to include the rifle‚ machine guns and anti-tank weapons. In the 1940s every
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I forced out my breath“United-States-Marine-Corps” though each cluster of four reps. Unable to muster the strength to pump out another push-up‚ my arms gave out and my chest hit the floor. Taking sanctuary in the few seconds of rest‚ I rolled over to start my next set of sit-ups. The same U-S-M-C chant subconsciously repeated itself as I repped out each sit-up. In the beginning of my eighth grade year‚ I made the decision to enlist in the Marine Corps. Since then‚ that goal has been my motivation
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have inspired me since I have joined the Marine Corps. These Marines were there for me on every occasion. When I had just picked up LCpl I got in trouble during C school. After my Page 11 it was the NCO’s around me that kept me from giving up. The pushed me to try even harder and to learn from my mistakes to better myself. I want to be able to instill the same motivation and hope in my junior Marines. After my 22 months as a LCpl in the Marine Corps I learned a great deal from the Corporals and Sergeants
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INITIATIVE AND DEDICATION ARE THE FOUNDATION OF SUCCESS IN EVERY MAN AND WOMAN IT IS THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL SUCCEED WHERE ALL OTHERS FAIL.I CHOSE THIS BOOK TO GAIN A NEW OUTLOOK ON MY OWN WORK ETHIC AND TO REDEFINE MY OWN MOTIVATION IN THE MARINES CORPS 2. What part of the book was the most effective in accomplishing the author’s missions? What part of the book was the least effective? THE BOOK IS SPLIT IN TWO HALVES. THE FIRST PART IS ESSENTIALLY THE BACKGROUND STORY OF GARCIA AND HIS TRAVELS
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The Marine Corps The Marine Corps is the smallest of all the armed forces in the U.S. It is highly respected and has the hardest basic training of them. The Marine Corps was founded on November 10‚ 1775. It was founded in a bar called Tun Tavern in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. There are many jobs in the Marines‚ but some can be very hard to get into. Marine Corps basic training takes place in two spots. They are Recruit Training Depot at Parris Island‚ South Carolina‚ and Recruit Training
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Although close order drill was implemented to successfully win on the battle field‚ as technology begins to evolve the reasoning changes to mostly conduct ceremonies. A Marine Corps tradition I think that should be practiced more in my unit is close order drill. I can promote participation by having guided discussions‚ having competitions among the marines and recommending them to participate in special ceremonies. Some Marines are uneducated on why drill is still a part of our tradition and why
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instrument originating in Trinidad‚ made out of an oil drum with one end beaten down and divided by grooves into sections to give different notes. Though steel pans (steel drums) were created on the Caribbean island of Trinidad in the 1930s‚ the steel pan history can be traced back to the enslaved Africans who were brought to the island during the 1700s. They carried with them elements of their African culture including the playing of hand drums. These drums became the main percussion instruments in the annual
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1. The given margins of the two products as indicated in the reports submitted by the accounting department for the drums and mountain bike frames should not be used in the decision of which product to make. This is due to the following reasons: a. The product margins are lower than they should be‚ simply due to the fact of the presence of allocated common fixed costs that happen to be irrelevant in making this decision. b. Moreover‚ when the fixed costs are taken out of the equation‚ the profitability
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instruments DRUM SET The first drum sets were put together in the late 1800s sometime after the invention of the bass drum pedal. This invention made it possible for one person to play several percussion instruments (snare drum‚ bass drum‚ and cymbals) at one time Bass Drum This drum is the largest member of the set and is played by using a foot pedal attached to a beater which then strikes the drum head. This drum produces a low deep sound. Snare Drum This shallow‚ cylindrical drum produces
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