My army career was right on track. I had been in the 3 years at this point‚ coming up on 4‚ and already had completed air assault school‚ been awarded my expert infantry badge‚ and had one 15 month deployment under my belt. I was assigned to the scout platoon sniper section and was waiting for a sniper school packet to get final approval from the company commander. I had been studying for the sergeant promotion board for months. I knew that study guide like the back of my hand‚ I knew whatever question
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around my small cramped cabin at Valley Forge. I can hear the rapid breathing of the other soldiers as they try to keep warm. My 9 month term ends in just a few days. I joined the army after hearing about the Boston Tea Party in 1773. Of course‚ the army wasn’t even created until 1775. I have decided not to reenlist into the army. I have decided to leave for three main reasons. The first is that the living conditions of the camp are awful. My second reason is the fact that the army’s morale is low. The
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My actions and behavior that I have had until recent events ‚ is the reason I am writing this paper. I want to stay in the Army for how long I don’t know . I reenlisted downrange for 5 more years in the army ‚ not because I didn’t have anything else to do with my life but because I love my job. My plans was to return to Italy and go and pass Ranger School. Some people don’t think that I can achieve much but one thing I’m good
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Driving while under the influence is a serious charge and there a several different army regulations that govern it. The primary regulation that governs it is article 112 of the uniformed code of military justice. DUI is a very serious offense‚ but when faced with a DUI while serving in the military‚ it means the consequences can and usually are much more severe. If someone who is a member of the armed forces finds him or herself facing a Military DUI charge‚ there are a number of differences regarding
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Jesus Martinez Why do you want to become an Army Reserve officer? During my time in high school‚ both inside and outside of school‚ I often had the reoccurring thoughts of a necessity to go somewhere with my life. During my senior year of high school I began to realize as any young man that comes to that part of life that I was about to begin to make choices on their own for the first time. I was the first in my family to be getting an education past high school and the pressure was on me to
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Experience My choice to join the army was my most life changing experience. I was able to experience things I would not have ever experienced‚ had I not gone into the army. A few examples would be‚ leaving home and being on my own‚ the difficulty of deployment and the price of freedom and finally the happiness of marriage and the heartache of divorce. Finally‚ the last thing I made a connection with is something no one or nothing can prepare you for. My experience in the army never taught me how to handle
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Hobbit Battle of the five armies. In this epic ending of the three Hobbit movies originally made from the Hobbit books written by JRR Tolkien. Bilbo and the dwarves watch from a mountain as the dragon known as Smaug goes down to Laketown to destroy everything with his fiery rage. As Smaug terrorises the town Bard the bowman breaks out of prison and is out to make sure his family is safe. Once he found his family he realized that the black arrow could kill the dragon‚ so he sets off the the bell tower
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Although reluctant to let Rhodes join the army given that he was the sole provider for their family. Eliza Rhodes eventually agreed to let Rhodes join the army. He met up with Levi Carr‚ a friend from school‚ and signed up for Rhode Island’s Second Regiment of Volunteers. Eventually‚ and even though he had no clue what the post entailed‚ he was elected First Sergeant of his Regiment. Rhodes was asked to be the clerk during the selection process for the First Light Infantry. He was told by Major John
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My experience with leadership and leaders has taught me that effective * Leaders lead by example (not in the book but from FM 7-22.7 The Army Noncommissioned Officer Guide) this has stuck with me since my military days. * Leaders are risk takers * Leaders are outcome oriented * Leaders have good communication skills * Leaders take initiative My experience with leadership and leaders has taught me that ineffective * Leaders blame those who fail * Leaders take a hands-off
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He Crucible and Army - McCarthy Hearings The Crucible‚ a play written by famous author Arthur Miller‚ was inspired by Army-McCarthy Hearings. The book was written as a reaction to a tragic time in our countries history. The McCarthy hearings‚ as they came to be known‚ which dominated our country from 1950 to 1954‚ where hearings in which many‚ suspected of being related to communism‚ where interviewed and forced to give up names of others‚ or they where imprisoned‚ and their names were black listed
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