Military Academies: I Am The Mission

In order for the Army to be a profession, the American people need to determine and declare us a profession. We provide security and defense to our citizens and in exchange, they trust and honor that our decisions are for the benefit of our nation. The people do not regulate the Army, but they trust that the Army regulates itself thru its ethic. I quote, “The Army Ethic is the evolving set of laws, values, and beliefs, deeply embedded within the core of the Army culture and practiced by all members of the Army Profession to motivate and guide the appropriate conduct of individual members bound together in common moral purpose.” Laws alone will not make a soldier a professional; it is the way the army educates, motivates and shapes a soldier to become a professional. A competent professional with a strong character and commitment

I would like to attend a military academy because I would like to be the best that I can be, while at the same time, serving my country. Education at the AFA is comparable to the best universities in the country, including my prospective major, Astronautical Engineering; so, the service academy is an excellent academic choice for me. Additionally, only the best-of-the-best attend these academies, and being surrounded by such great people will be terrific to make new friends and network.

Specifically, training is foundational to everything in the Army and helps to shape a young teenage boy or girl into a tank mechanic, administrative specialist, infantry officer, or any number of military occupational specialties (MOS). Some jobs require the additional support of civilian training and this is true in the special staff branches such as the Judge Advocate Generals corps, Medical corps, and Chaplains corps. Army Chaplains in particular are required to obtain at least seventy-two seminary hours and a Master’s degree in order to become a commissioned military officer.

On Nov 2013, the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) awarded the contract to “modernize” its existing custom developed application Cadet Administrative Management Information System (CAMIS) II to the Solers Corporation (Solers Corporation, 2016). CAMIS was developed over several years and began to encompass support for many disparate business processes at the Academy, but primarily served as a Student Information/Management System. This modernization effort or CAMIS III was the third iteration of moving CAMIS from a legacy system to a new platform. Almost 2 years later: Mar 2016, this project ended with the government decision to discontinue the modernization effort. This was done by primarily not exercising option years and stopping funding on the modernization development line item of the contract. (Paulson, 2015) Despite modernization effort ending, the government continued to support the CAMIS III operations and support portion of the contract, as well as the legacy CAMIS II contract. This paper attempts to analyze why this software project failed, based on the personal experiences and perspectives from the overall combined team and attempts to understand why. The major reasons for failure included: gross underestimates (scope, cost, and schedule). However, there were opportunities to achieve a better outcome. These opportunities were failures by the program manager, vendor team, and management stakeholder expectations.

For some people it is a really wonderful reasons for people to join. In the military those troublemakers can learn discipline. Some people in the world today just can not figure what they want in life or they may can’t find a job. So going to to the military maybe a really marvelous for many people like that

Cadets at United States Military Academy (USMA) are the leaders of tomorrow. They aspire to a higher purpose, and are called to put their country and families first. The shared values and characteristics of a cadet and military officer are integrity, confidence in their ability to lead, and a commitment to teamwork. It is these attributes that make some of the finest officers of the United States Army.

The United States Service Academies include illustrious and storied histories, including a proud tradition sure to endure with each successive generation. Extraordinary students possessing a sense of urgency, competitive drive, and the desire to become part of a storied tradition await serious preparation beginning as early as one’s sophomore year of high school. Excepting the Merchant Marine Academy, those earning admittance to these incredibly competitive institutions receive both scholarships and salaries for their entire academic tenure. Graduation earns each student cadet a Bachelor of Science degree and a commission in a branch of the United States Armed Forces. As showcased earlier with our hypothetical law student, many academic parallels,

In recent years, the Army Corps of Non-Commissioned Officers has exhibited signs of decline in both effectiveness and professionalism. The Corps of Non-Commissioned Officers has faced many challenges that are unprecedented in the history of military service including a core shift in the societal values toward a confused and submissive populous creating a pool of potential Soldiers entering service without the mental or physical toughness to make the transition to military life and be successful. This creates a series of new and difficult challenges for the modern military attempting to integrate, train and successfully produce a quality NCO to lead the Army in the coming years. The Army has begun the recognize changes in the civilians entering military service and is struggling to develop and integrate doctrine and training standards that will produce a viable group of NCOs capable of continuing the leadership and traditions developed in the Army during its existence.

The Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer is, to some, just words that must be uttered during ceremonies and those times when new sergeants earn their stripes. To others, there is no higher thought. These Soldiers live their time while in uniform trying their best to uphold everything written in those three paragraphs. Some choose what those words mean; others make little effort in deciding but let others decide for them. When I entered the service of my country 6 years ago, I had no clue that such a creed existed. My family included wartime veterans; my grandfathers served in korea. And my great Grandfather in world 1. They All served honorably and passed down many stories of both tragic and valorous deeds. They all know and have told me

Professor Burke claimed that, “Basic training is a highly ritualized military rite of passage designed to transform identity, one that will allow its members to execute violence on command in the name of the state.” In Full Metal Jacket, this dehumanization of soldiers is epitomized in Private Pyle’s transformation from a joyful, goofy soldier who has a hard time performing tasks correctly into a sullen soldier who excels at following commands. The drill sergeant and soldiers’ harsh treatment of Private Pyle eventually drives him to abandon his individuality and concentrate on perfecting shooting, running the obstacle course, and the like. In my interview, Joseph admitted that during training, “There was so much yelling going on that sometimes it makes you crazy a little bit. You got people yelling at you and then you end up yelling like they do ’cause it makes an impression on you.” I thought it was interesting that in Joseph’s experience, “their power [is that] they [can] write you up and they fine you.” In addition to the verbal abuse, they added another powerful incentive to get soldiers to obey their commands: money. Based on all of these representations of army training, it does seem like the commanders and drill sergeants aimed to drive the soldiers to the brink, break them down, and reconstruct them as depersonalized killing machines, as Professor Carol Burke addressed in

The United States Army exists to serve the American people, protect vital national interests and fulfill national military responsibilities. The Army’s mission is to fight and win our Nation’s wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations and spectrum of conflict in support of combatant commanders (Diversity Roadmap, 2010). In order for the Army to continue to achieve their mission in their all-volunteer force, they must continue to recruit from a pool of diverse and talented individuals that the United States has to offer, so that we can maintain our competitive advantage against our enemies. The strength to accomplish the Army’s mission rest solely on their Soldiers.

The cadets that have influenced me the most are cadet ensign Reardon and ex-cadet Lt. Cmdr. Lanham. They have influenced me the most because they were the ones that had motivated me to do my best in the program every day, ex-cadet Lt. Cmdr. Lanham had helped me with athletics by supporting me in the Raider program, and they both have inspired me to shoot for high positions in the program.

I am writing this letter to respectfully ask for your support in helping me become one of the many distinguished cadets at the United States Military Academy. I have achieved so much in my 16 years of life and being appointed into the academy will be very well-deserving and forthcoming to all the amazing opportunities that the academy has to offer. I have worked tremendously hard to obtain a 4.0 gpa and maintain a class rank in the top 100 of my 1000 person class. With your help I can hopefully be appointed as a West Point candidate for the class of 2022.

This training will also prepare the adult for employment in the civilian world. It can also place them well on their way to a college degree in a field related to what their job in the military is/was. If the individual desires to make a career change, one can also use many of those credits as elective credits. No matter what the situation, the military training and college credits will not go to waste!

There are many job oppurtunitiesin the army. Anyone one can join and be anything he wants. In the army everyone has the chance to travel the world. The army has certain benefits and requirements. All of them will be explained.