A professional army versus conscription A professional army and universal conscription are the two major types of military service practised in the world. Evidently‚ both of them have their own benefits‚ but I presume that a conscript army is more efficient. On the one hand‚ in wartime mercenaries are far less motivated than conscripts. While the former have only their own material welfare at heart‚ the latter are guided by a stronger incentive‚ which is patriotic sentiment. Having
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as clerical and secretarial ones‚ or as nurses. But women also worked as truck drivers‚ mechanics‚ technicians‚ and even pilots. All branches of U.S. service had a female auxiliary. The Women’s Army Corps (WAC) began as the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC)‚ which was not an official part of the U.S. Army. But that changed in 1943‚ as did the name. In all‚ more than 100‚000 women served in the WAC in positions ranging from telephone operator to truck mechanic. The women’s reserve of the navy — known
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By LTG Walter F. Ulmer Jr. U.S. Army retired he American Army is‚ of necessity‚ a hierarchical bureaucracy. Disciplined response to authority remains a bedrock value. Ten years of complex operations conducted typically with notable professionalism by a true volunteer force must be unique in history. And that noteworthy effort followed decades of erratic funding and potentially traumatic alterations of structure. Our Army is also a remarkably introspective institution. Studies of leadership and
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1-25th Army History The U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division‚ nicknamed "Tropic Lightning‚" is headquartered at Schofield Barracks‚ Hawaii and is assigned to the Pacific Command. The Division of nearly 17‚000 soldiers stationed in Hawaii‚ at Fort Wainwright and Fort Richardson‚ Alaska‚ focuses primarily on training for low intensity conflicts throughout the Pacific region. However‚ the 25th ID is fully involved in the Global War on Terror and deploys units in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
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The Union and Confederate armies fought against each other in the Civil War. This essay is about comparing and contrasting the Union Army and the Confederate Army. The better well supplied Union Army had more factories and soldiers against the Confederate Army who wasn’t as well supplied. The Union Army’s meals consisted of union fare‚ hardtack or “hard crackers” made with flour‚ salt and water. Thier meat consisted pork‚ bacon‚ or beef. They also ate cornmeal. In lesser amounts they had molasses
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Communication Techniques Used In the Business World Communication is one of the most important tools in business‚ necessary to success and advancement. According to the University of Wisconsin Business Alumni Update and the National Commission on Writing‚ individuals who cannot write and communicate effectively in other ways are not likely to be hired‚ and‚ if they are‚ will not last for promotion. To be hired‚ successful and eventually advance in business‚ you must be an effective communicator--verbally
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for more power. Many leaders were able to skillfully direct their armies to triumph. But as victorious as they were‚ no one can deny the fact that there were as many battles lost as there were won. According to a Greek Historian names Polybius‚ these losses are attributed to the carelessness of the leaders when it came to planning their strategy of attack. In book IX of his work‚ The Histories‚ he states in “The Art of Commanding Armies” that there is a high chance that these leaders were not able to
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also thought that the best tactic would be the one that had the most effect without exposing the troops to unnecessary risk. One of them was to cut off their opponent from his resources. Armies run on their stomachs and equipment‚ and both require regular supplies. Without a stable supply of food and water‚ an army will starve or dehydrate killing or uncomforting the troops and they would fall apart. The Roman Soldiers would attack the resources themselves. When they conquered territory‚ they took
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Why Accountability is such an important aspect in the U.S. Army. As a child growing up on a small island in a community that does not exceed 600 population‚ It was very easy for our parents to keep track of us and know where we were pretty much at all times. When I decided to to join the Army and leave my small island community it was a major life change. I went from knowing everyone to knowing virtually no one. Being in the Army has broadened my views on so many things that I would never have
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) What is communication? Communication (from Latin commūnicāre‚ meaning "to share" ) is the activity of conveying information through the exchange of ideas‚ feelings‚ intentions‚ attitudes‚ expectations‚ perceptions or commands‚ as by speech‚ gestures‚ writings‚ behavior and possibly by other means such as electromagnetic‚ chemical or physical phenomena. It is the meaningful exchange of information between two or more participants (machines‚ organisms or their parts). Communication requires a
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