backpacks‚ pockets full‚ belts holding personal equipment and various weapons‚ sometimes weighing over 80 pounds. Up and down mountainous terrains‚ rivers‚ and villages the soldiers in the fields were ready for any orders that came down from their Battalion Commanders. These infantry soldiers were sleep deprived‚ hungry‚ diseased but pushed on by the rules of war and ready for any circumstances even
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I want to become BC because I feel qualified and prepared to make a positive difference in the Battalion. I have been and will continue to be immensely committed to JROTC. This year‚ I created and fulfilled the Chaplain position‚ showing initiative to improve the Battalion and enhance my understanding of cadets. Furthermore‚ I was the Saber Guard Commander. I contacted West Point in order to receive proper instructions‚ exhibiting my commitment to correct procedures. Also‚ I revised and wrote many
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Airborne Division‚ by January 2002 I was standing in front of the Battalion Commander’s desk being read my second Field Grade Article 15 in seventy days. I was being demoted to Private First Class‚ being sent to Correctional Custody in Camp Lejeune‚ South Carolina for thirty days and being moved to a new company when I returned. The first field grade was for disobeying a lawful order from three senior NCO’s‚ the Brigade CSM‚ Battalion CSM‚ and my Platoon Sergeant. They had all told me in the same day
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Website | Official Website of the Indian Army | Commanders | Chief of the Army Staff | General Bikram Singh[1] | Notable commanders | General Thimayya Field Marshal Cariappa Field Marshal Manekshaw | Soldiers from the 4th Rajput Infantry Battalion of the Indian Army handling INSAS rifles during a training mission. The Indian Army (IA‚ Hindi: भारतीय थलसेना‚ Bhāratīya Thalasēnā) is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. ThePresident of India is the Commander-in-Chief
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vulnerable to enemy retaliation. When General William C. Westmoreland‚ the American commander in Vietnam‚ asked for U.S. Marines to guard the air base‚ he got them. On March 8‚ a battalion of Marines splashed ashore on China Beach. On April 1‚ President Johnson approved General Westmoreland ’s request for two more Marine battalions‚ plus 20‚000 logistics troops. He also agreed with General Westmoreland that the Marines should not be limited to strictly defensive duties; now they would fan out and begin
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The 5th battalion of Evalesco’s troops were deposited at the foot of a rugged plateau that protruded haphazardly onto the vast‚ grey sea. Stationed among the ranks was Private Ignatius Blackthorn‚ a young new recruit clutching a substantial‚ rusting barrel loaded with hexed projectiles. It was his first time sent away on an expedition to a foreign land. As he and his fellow comrades trekked the rocky‚ inclined slopes up the plateau‚ a broad metal arch stood menacingly‚ sporting steel letters that
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During the duration of WWII‚ air defense played a key role in border security along with overseas operations. At the start of the war in 1940‚ the Costal Artillery Corp was mostly comprised of gun battalions‚ automatic battalions and searchlight battalions. (Anderson‚ 2000) One major area of defense was along the coast of San Francisco‚ California. During 1940’s the Coastal Artillery Corps participated in many Army-Navy joint maneuvers. In November of 1940 1200 guardsman from the regiments left
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to World War III. However‚ President Truman decided to get involved since the Soviet Union had stated that they were not going to interfere militarily in the conflict. Seven days after the invasion of South Korea by the NKPA‚ US soldiers from 1st Battalion‚ 21st Regiment‚ of the 24th Infantry Division had landed in Korea from Japan to fend off the NKPA for as long as they could until reinforcements could
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example of this is when our 800 soldier battalion gets alerted for state emergencies. The first one to be alerted is our Battalion Commander‚ he in turn calls all six of his company commanders who are in charge of approximately 130 soldiers. The company commanders call their three platoon leaders who call their squad leaders‚ who are in charge of approximately 10 soldiers. All this is going on throughout the battalion simultaneously. The result is that our battalion is ready to move to an emergency within
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EEO programs and policies. Presence: CW2 Ganley represented the prime power battalion as a subject matter expert in many pivotal roles. Derek acted as a liaison to the pentagon for an emergency support mission‚ he worked alongside Fort Belvoirs’ Department of Public Works‚ and he worked with civilian contractors for company projects‚ ensuring they provided a quality product. Intellect: CW2 Ganley revamped the Battalions Validation process for Forward Base
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