MY ARMY STORY By SGT De La Roche I joined the Army Reserve on 01 June 2006. With only a GED and no aspiration to go to college at the time‚ the Army was a last resort for me. I graduated basic training in August 2006 and AIT October 2006. When I reported to my reserve unit‚ I attended two drill weekends and decided I wanted to switch to Regular Army. 01 June 2007‚ exactly 1 year from my enlistment‚ I report to Fort Campbell‚ Kentucky as a Chemical Equipment Repairer (63J/91J). With no
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The Importance of the HR Sergeant in The Profession of Arms The US Army is now actively considered a profession. We were not always thought of so highly. With pitfalls after major conflicts such as post-WWII into Korea and post-Vietnam‚ we resembled more of an occupation rather than a profession. (Army White Paper‚ 2010). What does it mean to be a profession? With this renewed sense of professionalism‚ how are our leaders balancing their roles to earn and keep the trust of our clients? What
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The Spartan army. So many things have been said about them‚ so many historians and influential writers have praised them‚ but are they really the ultimate fighting force so many have told us to be? Well‚ through recent research and studying of sources‚ we can tell you that they were the ultimate fighting force‚ and during this segment‚ you will see exactly how they were. The Spartan citizens devoted their lives to training for the army‚ from even when the boys were born‚ they were either killed
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Why Is Communication important in the Army? According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary the classification of communication states it’s a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols‚ signs or behaviour. In relation‚ communication is the heart of what makes the United States Army what it is today. Without Communication vital information would not be passed down from the Chief of Command to a chain of Non Commissioned Officers to the soldiers
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Tranquility in Loyalty At her grandmother’s farm Sylvia‚ the heroine whispered to the cats that "This was a beautiful place to live in‚ and she never should wish to go home” (Sarah Orne Jewett). She started out as a beautiful flower and then gradually turned into the "wretched dry geranium that belonged to a town neighbor" (Jewett). When she met the hunter further along in the story she was described as hanging her head "as if the stem of it were broken" (Thomas L. Erskine). These aspects symbolized
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Army Regulation 190–51 Military Police Security of Unclassified Army Property (Sensitive and Nonsensitive) Headquarters Department of the Army Washington‚ DC 30 September 1993 UNCLASSIFIED SUMMARY of CHANGE AR 190–51 Security of Unclassified Army Property (Sensitive and Nonsensitive) This revision-- o Consolidates paragraphs 6 through 9‚ 11‚ 13‚ 15 through 17‚ and 19 of AR 190-18 into chapter 5 and AR 190-50 into chapter 4. o Consolidates all responsibilities‚ to include controlled
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competencies contributed to the Army and my organization. I will explain how my leader of influence contributed to my personal growth and development as a leader. My current Platoon Sergeant is by far the best leader I have encountered in my whole career. He influenced the Army as a whole by going to recruiter school to be successful and new Soldiers will remember him for life. Attending schools set him apart from his peers and he contributes all his success to the Army. He is very competent in his
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uniform. It represents the army and what we stand for. In the united States Army paying attention to detail and following your chain of command is important part in the mission. Failure to do so can affect the mission drastically. it can hinder even small parts‚ in which case can turn into something more important. In this essay‚ I will‚ hopefully‚ be able to explain the importance of all of the listed above in the following paragraphs‚ as well as a way to adhere to the "Army Standards."
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In today’s army‚ being on time can be a paramount activity. Consequences for not showing up on time can be disasterous. In a normal job‚ you get up‚ go to work‚ and come home‚ and that is the limit of the level of involvement. The army is not one of those jobs. In the army‚ we are constantly training our mind and bodies for a combat environment. In such an environment‚ the level of involvement must be much higher. It is understood that any mistake‚ however seemingly small can have extreme consequences
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continued: "The perfidious military attack against our fatherland by the Capitalistic Pindosi is now twenty years behind us. In spite of the heroic resistance of the Red Army‚ the enemy continues to thrive. Their global interference continues to thwart our plans for a Glorious Reformation. How could it have happened that our glorious Red Army surrendered our fatherland to
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