a very busy weekend. I finally arrived to the house just ready to get the interview over with. As I entered the house‚ I was greeted by a large smile and green eyes. Ms. Consuelo Duplessis had finally made time for me to interview her about her military and civilian life style. After she greeted me‚ she put her head back in the phone and asked for a fewer minutes‚ to wrap up so business on the phone. I patiently sat in the chair‚ waiting for about 5 minutes for her to let me know she was ready‚
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Joining the military was not an easy process. Every day was a constant struggle. There were days when I honestly felt that I would not be experience a new life and adventures than what was concerned normal. It all began towards the end of junior in high school. I was walking towards the end of the lunch line when a man dressed in a nicely pressed tan shirt and dark blue pants with very shinny shoes approached me with a smile and said “Hello‚ bud how is it going?” I stopped and looked at
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a really strong mother who made sure that I stayed on the right track in terms of my future success‚ and she did a great job. I joined the military the day after I graduated high school and haven’t looked back since. Life in the military has brought me many experiences‚ some good and some bad. But for the most part‚ the experiences have been good. The military fosters an environment
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Writing about my personal experience in the military‚ reminded me about all those Noncommissioned officers who lead me throughout my career and my life. It also recapped the obstacles I faced to make it to where I am today. Minus one plus nine is a symbolic way to describe my story of how I came into the Army as an Enlisted with a pay grade of E minus 1 instead of E-1 and reach the Enlisted pay grade of E-9. My personal experience began on February 14‚ 1992‚ when I immigrated to the United States
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Weapon Accountability 20140320 The date was September 14‚ 2012. At around 10 p.m. Camp Leatherneck was attacked by 15 insurgents. These attackers‚ organized into three teams‚ began an assault on the airfield of Bastion. While wearing U.S. Army uniforms‚ the attackers toted automatic rifles‚ rocket-propelled grenade launchers and suicide vests. While aboard Camp Leatherneck/Camp Bastion‚ they inflicted incredible damage to the air-wing. Destroying six AV-8B Harrier jets and damaging two others
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It is hard to find a specific situation where I have not been part of a team for the last 12 years. Being in the military is all about teamwork. You depend on the person on your left and right sometimes for your very life. The instance I want to expound upon is something we call organizational days. They premise is that on a certain day each year every company in the battalion play each other in various sporting events. The goal is to win enough events to be crowned champions and taking home the
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Weapons of WW2 There were many types of guns used in World War 2. Their was the Bolt-action rifles‚ Sniper Rifles‚ Semi-Automatic Rifles‚ Sub Machine Guns‚ Assault Rifles‚ Pistols‚ and Light Machine Guns. I will tell you about all of these guns. When World War 2 begun‚ most soldiers were equipped with Bolt-action rifles and were replaced during the war by newer weapons. Bolt-action rifle are sturdy and reliable. World War One had demonstrated to all armies the need to place a greater volume
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Good evening‚ my fellow citizens: This Government‚ as promised‚ has maintained the closest surveillance of the Soviet military buildup on the island of Cuba. Within the past week‚ unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island. The purpose of these bases can be none other than to provide a nuclear strike capability against the Western Hemisphere. Upon receiving the first preliminary hard information of this
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Pre AP English 28 March 2012 From Rocks to Rockets: How Weapon Technology has Changed the World “Anyone who considers using a weapon of mass destruction against the United States or its allies must first consider the consequences... We would not specify in advance what our response would be‚ but it would be both overwhelming and devastating‚” William Perry. This quote shows that the United States is one of the most feared fighting powers on this planet. It is like this because the United States
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will give the Department of Defense (DoD) definition of accountability and responsibility while explaining the importance of maintaining positive physical security of a Common Access Card (CAC) which is a piece of the “intelligence puzzle” and vital to Operational Security (OPSEC). The paper will give examples of how the lack of positive security of a CAC can‚ not only‚ diminish a soldier’s ability to perform daily tasks‚ but also limit their access to information pertinent to the mission at hand
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