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    Army Profession Of Arms

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    The Profession of Arms A member of the Army does not simply become an Army professional overnight. The Army professional‚ as a member of the Profession of Arms‚ is bound to uphold two great commitments. The first is commitment in service of the American people. Our government derives its authority from the will of the people and through this we receive our mandate to uphold and preserve the Constitution. The second commitment of the Army professional is to his or her fellow soldiers. The lethality

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    Abstract The Army is a great profession were many individuals come together and make the impossible happen. This institution has to overcome more obstacles then most average career paths will take you. The only way these thing have happened and will continue to happen is through discipline‚ leadership‚ training and mentorship. The army is always changing at a fast rate of speed and without these elements the profession of arms will fall apart. After over a decade of war the army is changing again

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    bigger house. Lana suggests they work for Mrs. McKenna‚ a head-strong widow. Life begins to return to normal as Lana and Gilbert start to live peacefully and happily with the community and Mrs. McKenna. Shortly after‚ Gilbert gets drafted into the Continental Army and has to leave Lana behind. Meanwhile‚ Lana experiences the anxiety of living life without

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    George Washington was a great person. He was the only person who could have held the army together and keep them from quitting. George Washington kept his military from quitting and he led the country to victory in the Revolutionary War. He was appointed the first president of the United States of America. His generals originally wanted to call him king but he refused because he thought that if he was named king then they would have accomplished nothing so he made them call him President. George

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    1980’s under the direction of the Chief of Staff of the Army‚ the Honorable John O. Marsh‚ The Army Physical Fitness School was created. The school was designed to enhance physical fitness training within the Army by producing knowledgeable physical fitness trainers that were tasked to create a program designed to standardize the way physical fitness training was conducted throughout Army units. Over the course of the next several decades; the Army Physical Fitness School would face several challenges

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    Army Values Outline

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    The Army of the United States of America was founded 241 years ago‚ on 14 June 1775‚ with the following mission in mind: 1) Preserving the peace and security‚ while providing for the defense of the United States. 2) Supporting the policies of the nation. 3) Implementing the national objectives. 3) Overcoming any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of the United States. To complete this mission‚ the United States Army created the outline by which all Army personnel

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    Revolutionary War‚ you might question how America successfully defeated the British considering the British army was the best trained and equipped‚ and possibly the most professional army in the world. In contrast‚ America was in a state of disorganization when it came to economics and politics. The national government as a whole was greatly powerless. Unlike the British army‚ the American army was inadequately trained‚ had little supplies‚ and was not paid very well. Practically the British had all

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    the inexperienced Americans lost‚ the battle built up the front‚ convincing the Americans that patriotic dedication could override the more skillful British. The Battle was the first action for the Continental Army and further more showed how much work needed to be done in the molding of an affective army. Also‚ the costly victory at the Battle of Bunker Hill made the British realize that the war against the American colonies would be very hard to

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    of theAmerican military forces during the war. Washington was a person of the highestmoral character‚ he did not posses a first rate intelligence‚ he also had littleexperience with leading and managing the conventional army. George Washingtonwas elected “to command all the continental forces‚ raised‚ or to be raised for thedefense of American liberty.” His commission‚ dated June 19‚ 1775‚ designated him“General and Commander in Chief of the United Colonies”. He received it on thetwentieth and he started

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    and could have been one of the most important battles of the American Revolution. Despite being out numbered and unseasoned fighters‚ the colonists were able to inflict heavy casualties on the British regular army. Even though they were able to inflict such casualties upon the British Army‚ they were forced to surrender when they ran out of gunpowder. The significance of this battle was not that the colonists won or lost‚ but what was learned in the process. It also established a high level of morale

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