Active Army Soldier

Our minds were made up, as I decided to press my luck with one of Applebee's own signature classics, Fiesta Lime Chicken. My girlfriend chose to play it safe and went with a mundane order of chicken strips

Haha! Believe it or not I was always methodical - despite what Marine Barracks portrayed me to be. For example, the reason why I went active duty wasn't because "I needed discipline" or "had no direction in life" but because of politics. My father (RIP) was a local and county statesmen. Before he passed away (when I was 11 years old on Christmas), he made me promise him that I would achieve 3x the amount of success he achieved. And considering my grandfather is an Army Veteran and a 32nd degree freemason - who wanted me to join his colleagues local lodge in Washington, DC, I figured Marine Barracks "was the perfect opportunity." Especially! How I would be in close proximity with my congress members: Gary Miller & Mimi Walter - who worked alongside

I turned and faced him, smiled, and told him there is nothing for him to be afraid of, this is a deployment, it is what we do in the U.S. Army and above all we are infantrymen, that’s the primary reason we chose this profession. Hearing the news of our impending deployment, in that moment I changed my mind and decided to stay in the U.S. Army and deploy with the unit. Little did I know that the decision was made for me by being placed on the stop-loss list. Upon the release of the battalion, I proceeded home to inform my family of what I considered to be great news. Unlike the Specialist, my wife was a bit apprehensive, not scared as he was, she supported my decision and stood by me which was a feeling of joy and boosted to my moral.

Issues within Special Forces today are not in short supply. Persistent combat operations for the past 15 years have taken its toll on the regiment from combat injuries to the loss of institutional knowledge. In regards to the Special Forces Warrant Officer, a loss of knowledge or to be more specific the lack of time to expand our knowledge base presents an issue. Within the definition of a Special Forces Warrant Officer it is stated:

Young people in some countries are forced to serve two years in the military in some countries. I believe that we should not have a similar policy because some people want to do something else other than being in the military, we would have too many people in the military, and it would cost a lot of money. It is not fair to force people in the military. They can respect their countries in other ways. There are a lot of reasons why young people in the United States should not have to serve in the military for two years.

July 13th 2015, I began a journey that changed entirety of myself for the better. I woke up that morning in the hotel room I was assigned; I’d been waiting and training for an entire year in anticipation of that day. I was finally on my way to Great Lakes, Illinois to attend Naval Bootcamp under contract to attend “Basic Underwater Demolition/Seal Class 317” afterwards. I was was only 19 but it felt as if I was coming straight out of high school. I’d never lived anywhere else other than with my mother in North Georgia, so leaving the state and starting a new life was a little odd. I remember July 12th when I got in the recruiting recruiting station’s van to take me to the hotel. I was trying so hard to be strong, yet I couldn't stop myself from tearing up once my mother was out of view. It was sad to leave her behind, but I was sure I had my life figured out

National Guard and Reserve troops face similar challenges as other military personnel, but can also face some unique challenges since they are citizen-soldiers as opposed to soldiers who are citizens. National Guard and Reserve troops function in their local communities as citizens when they are not serving in the military. Thus, after returning home from deployment they may need assistant in reintegrating back into their communities as citizens. Also, these service members return home finding that the dynamics of their families have changed because the families have had to adjust and carry on with “life” without them while they were deployed. These dynamics can make service members very vulnerable to feelings of isolation, which is the

The epitome of an American is an American soldier. They fight for our freedom, sacrifice their time and families, and sometimes give their lives for our country. The American soldier should be well compensated for all that they do, but putting a price on someone’s sacrifice is complicated. Although our veterans should be well taken care of, there are many situations and modifications that should be made to make veterans benefits appropriate to each soldier.

Military deployment is a significant risk condition entailing increased probability for maladjustment in several critical life domains. In the research literature, there is a general lack of information on the evaluation of gender differences in mental health, vocational, and barriers affecting post deployment. The research for female veterans following deployment in conflict climates is extremely limited (cite). When looking at the literature of PTSD despite women being barred from some combat deployments rates of PTSD are at the same rate as men (11-13%) (cite). One factor that the literature suggests is the high rate of experiences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and gender-based harassment during deployment.

Jack Webb was just a normal short, strong and stocky hockey player in Toronto, Canada. He also had long dark hair and a full dark beard as soon as one would grow. Jack's father soon kicked him out due to Jack refusing to cut his hair and beard. Jack made his way to Malibu, California where he got landscaping jobs and soon had his own landscaping company. As he was coming home from work one evening he came across three hitchhikers and one of them become his wife, Lynn, and the narrator's mother. After Jack and Lynn married they moved back to Canada but not back to Toronto. The moved to a small ski town in British Columbia called Kimberley[1]. Not long after returning to Canada Jack took a job at the local hunting

Porter’s 3 generic strategies in the book have a few similarities to that of the 3 value disciplines from the paper “Customer Intimacy and Other Value Disciplines”. The generic strategies are overall cost leadership, differentiation, and focus. The value disciplines include operational excellence, customer intimacy, and product leadership.

As much as sergeants, did not like a lowly recruit to refer to them as officers, the reverse was doubly so. The first time I did this to him; he jumped me and likely thought I was not being observant. The next few times he might have thought I was crazy, as he had me ‘drop and give him twenty.’ After that, I got to the point, if I saw him, passed him, or he passed me, I would stop and assume that I called had him sergeant and ‘drop myself’ and start doing push-ups. By then, he would look at me as I did push-ups at seeing him, shake his head and walk away. Like a cat, I seemed to live by my habits, or more specifically they were my default settings.

Have you ever met somebody who served in the military and their rank was E-7. Well my grandfather Martin Francis Shanahan ranked E-7 in his class in the U.S. Army. Since he ranked E-7 in the U.S. Army that means he is above the staff sergeant and their rank is E-6. Martin served in the Army and the Air Force and he enlisted in both of them. At that time he lived in Massachusetts but now he lives in Toledo.

What is the most poignant memory of leaving the military and transitioning to military life?

The purpose of a sentry is to protect and defend tactical areas and from guards in riot duty and other special situations. The sentries are supervised, usually by a Corporal of the Guard or a Sergeant of the Guard. These are flexible titles are not always indicative of rank but more of a Chain of Command structure. The sentries are posted by the SOG or COG, who receive these postings from the Commanding Officer, any officer who is authorized to establish a guard. Additional duties may be assigned as directed by the CO. Sentries are required to follow the Eleven General Orders. Sentries report immediately to the COG every unusual or suspicious occurrence noted, as well as halting and detaining all persons on or near the assigned post whose presence or actions are suspicious.