Captain Flog's Log

(7) Contempt or disrespect to superior noncommissioned or petty officer. Bad-conduct discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 6 months.

In 1775 General Thomas Gage, Commander if the British Force in the Massachusetts Colony, issued orders to the troops quartered in Boston, Massachusetts to march to Concord and and destroy the colonial military stores that were there. The reason the British were in Massachusetts in the first place was because the people of Massachusetts were very rebellious and have had many violent resistances against the British already. The secret orders that Gage issued were hardly a secret and some colonials knew about this movement a week before the British moved out. Both the British troops and the colonial militia meet each other at Lexington Green on the 19th of April, 1775. Suddenly a bullet whizzed

I'm still alive, but barely breathing. Lying with my stomach on the ground, cover with plants ready to shoot in this suicide mission. All by myself praying to God, even though I know I'm not going to be able to come back alive. But what I'm supposed to do when the best part of me was always you? I have nothing left. I just wish it wasn't over, but wishing is not enough.

The members of the armed forces are well know, and well respected for their discipline. Part of that discipline comes from the ability to follow the orders of your subordinates, even if they don’t feel like it or don’t agree with them. How disciplined can a soldier be if they don’t follow orders. The soldier in question can’t be very disciplined if they fail to follow instructions right? It goes against everything a soldier stands for. This makes them a danger to their team members, especially in a time of war. I do not think

Throughout all the testimonies, there were many similar things said by both the people who supported Captain Preston and also those who opposed him. One of the similar claims stated on both sides was that most of them said that they heard someone yelled out “fire”  from behind all the soldiers. Some people said that the person behind  the soldiers was an officer. Robert Goddard and William Wyat, both claimed that the officer in the back was Captain Preston. He denies that he called for the soldiers to shoot at the crowd and that it was on their own accord. In addition, there was another claim that three people all remember Preston saying “damn their blood fire” and  “let’em take the consequence”.This shows that Preston most likely planned on

Expectations from the followers for the planning and techniques on the battlefield are that their leader will make the right decision without hesitation. The most evident way we see how the men of Easy Company hold their expectations of their leader is when they receive Lt. Dike and give him little respect. They do this because they already had high expectations with Captain Winters that he exemplified and now anything less is unsatisfactory. The followers of Captain Winters have personality traits and maturity levels that are often low and he must provide them with the right direction. A great example of this in his followers is when one of his young men is assigned to take the SS soldiers they capture back to base. The soldier has to be specifically addressed that all the prisoners are to arrive alive and has all but one round of ammo taken by the Captain. Followers of Captain Winters can also be seen to lack a certain level of cohesiveness and motivation by themselves. This is seen during the march of men who are coming out of the fighting as Easy Company arrives in trucks unprepared with little ammo or clothing. Instead of acting on their own to acquire more gear they seem to just stand and complain until given direction. That being said, when the Leader-Member exchange is used correctly you can see the men are more respectful and are

“Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s precious pride, hurts his sense of importance, and arouses resentment.” (Carnegie, 5) It was because of the discouragement the regiment gave themselves. As the battle became intense, soldiers began to retreat, another form of alarm. All the soldiers began to flee because of fear. Fear causes cowardice, causing the force to lose

Lieutenant Jimmy Cross is a platoon leader in Tim O’Brien’s short story “The Things They Carried.” In the story, Lt. Cross is distracted with thoughts of a college student back in the States and has to deal with the guilt that he feels when one of his men is killed while he is daydreaming about the student. War is a traumatic experience for soldiers and the story draws attention to what goes on inside the mind of soldiers in combat who put their lives on the line for their country.

A young male, First Lieutenant, in the Army will unknowingly become a man as men server under him. Becoming a man with such unspeakable responsibilities at such a young age can emotionally test even the strongest man. An example, of this transformation is in the short story by Tim O’Brien called, The Things They Carried, it shows a young, First Lieutenant, in the Vietnam War named Jimmy Cross, and his journey to become a successful leader, but only after the death of one of his men. This young, First Lieutenant, will have to come to the grips that other men’s lives are his responsibility. This task of keeping his troops alive will tremendously test Lt. Cross’s heart and soul, by choosing to lose a component of his own humanity along the way. There must be order at all times when you’re in charge of men’s lives, and Lt. Cross must become capable of setting aside his own personal mind-set and align his thoughts with that of the essential standard operating procedures (SOP). Lt Cross eventually decides to follow the SOP, and he finally understands the importance of having an SOP; sadly it comes at the expense of one of his own men. The SOP has allowed Army personal to their job with no reluctance, no matter the situation, quickly being able to adapting to change, always acting in the approved manner by which they shall treat others with dignity and respect, and always having honor in their county, unit, and fellow soldiers. It doesn’t matter if someone is enlisted or

Furthermore, according to Boyer and Nissenbaum, “it [was] clear that the girls themselves did not actually know most of the people they named.” This brings out the possibility that the trails were biased towards certain people. For example, in the case of Captain Alden, most of the afflicted girls were unable to recognize him until “a man standing behind one of the [girls] whispered into her ear.” In this case the girls were clueless on who Alden was until somebody identified him. Interestingly enough, when the girl’s interrogator asked her how she was able to identify Alden she claimed that, “the man told her so.” This account helps to show how some people could had an influence on the outcome of the trials. When a victim couldn 't identify the specter, people around would them bombard the victim with names. Some accounts also seem to suggest that Samuel Parris and his supporters terrorized villagers and even had some controlled over the trials. Considering that his two daughter were among the first to become “bewitch” it would make sense for Samuel Parris to take advantage of situation to get certain people out of the way.

In the beginning of this book Charlotte Doyle has to board this boat to go to a boarding school in Providence. But as she is on her voyage she starts to get sea sick and her trunk wont even fit in her room! Also she meets this crew member named Zachariah. Zachariah is a black old crew member who has a kind heart and has been a crew member for a long time. As Zachariah is talking to Charlotte he gives her a dirk (knife). He tells Charlotte to keep this hidden in a safe place and that she might need it in the future.

I'm certain that this will be the case, Andy. I know that the Cat will be biting really hard and push me even harder, which should make me feel that I'm a really hard man when I've taken the whole dose properly. That's just the right context for me to then lay on your flogging properly. The Corporal seems to fear the idea of Captain Berry having him flogged for not laying on properly. Captain Flog is desperate to see Staff Sergeant Hardman humbled by having the Army Cat laid on good and hard across the hard man’s back. He wants Staff’s back welting so that he feels the Cat properly, as he thinks that this will bring Staff to heel. The Corporal’s dread of having to take such a Flogging himself (from Staff Sergeant Hardman) should motivate him to lay on good and hard, whether or not this satisfies Captain Flog will depend on how much back-bone the Corporal has, how hard a man the Corporal is, how well he does his Military Duty and how severely he is able to flog Staff. Although the Staff Sergeant's back will be welted from the Cat being laid on good and hard, I suspect that Captain Berry will be disappointed, if he thinks that this flogging will bring the Staff Sergeant to heel. The Staff Sergeant is a very hard, strong, and resolute man, who will no doubt take his flogging in his stride. Because of this,

Captain Algar the Scar is your average pirate. He is feared by his foes, hated by his enemies... and he smells like raw sewage. When an enemy captain puts a curse on him, Algar is cast into modern day America. How in the world is a 17th century pirate supposed to fit in?

If a leader singles out an individual for either unfair rewards or punishments, it signals to the unit that there are other necessary factors needed other than hard work to get ahead, such as cozying up to the platoon leader to get the good assignments. Soldiers need to know that assignments or tasks they are assigned are either given through merit, or are given equally to all soldiers in the unit. Unfair treatment is a quick way for soldiers to drift away from the task at hand and instead focus on getting into the good graces of the leader, leaving the unit less cohesive and the mission unaccomplished.

It is customary for soldiers to be mentally and physically tough, in fact, the slogan for the Army is: “There’s strong, then there’s Army strong.” Soldiers are taught to never show weakness and to give off the perception of a hard-core fighter. In order to achieve the toughness of a hard-core fighter, a soldier is yelled at and treated