Stay Awake, Stay Alive!

Article 92 of the uniform code of military justice is when a solider fails to obey an order or regulation given to them by an NCO, officer, or someone pointed above them in section or squad. Article 92 is perhaps the most important article in the entirety of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Any military member, whether in the Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, or Coast Guard who fail to obey a lawful order of their superiors risk serious consequences. Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice makes it a crime to disobey any lawful order. It lays down the ground law, the absolute line which may not be crossed. Everything else in the uniform code of military justice is explanation of the various forms that disobeying an order can

Refusing to follow an order or not following it precisely indicates a soldier's unwillingness to compromise for the general good of the military and presents one's actions to be more self-centered and selfishly motivated than should be for a successful soldier. An individual who does not understand the gravity of orders in the military is one who can quickly become a hindrance to others' ability to execute tasks smoothly and quickly regardless of any persona factors and emotional sate during any given day. This is of course

Deceased philosopher Bertrand Russell once said, “War does not determine who is right- only who is left”. Those left are the soldiers of the 1-502nd, specifically Bravo Company 1st plt, and the Janabi family and to a greater extent, the ever-changing global world we all live in today. The tragic events that conspired in a small Iraqi village became a microcosm of how leadership failures at every level shaped the actions of a few soldiers who committed atrocious acts. One can also see how a high operational tempo, along with prolonged violence and death, has on a person’s psyche. It is the ugly side of war that the average American citizen may not want to hear or talk about. For a soldier, it is inevitably what they train their

(2) willfully disobeys a lawful command of his superior commissioned officer; shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, and if the offense is committed at any other time, by such punishment, other than death, as a court-martial may direct.”

I would give the order to send in a squad of Rangers to search and retrieve Private Ryan, based on family virtues. Rangers are trained to go behind enemy lines undetected. They are highly skilled soldiers, able to take on unconventional

I could have died over there in France, at the battle of Belleau wood. Instead, my Marines did. They died with honor and valor. Let us not forget, for some of us cannot and will not.

I know it has been a while since I last wrote you, but I have been quite busy down here in the trenches. They have been giving us tasks to do to keep us busy. If we are not watching no-man’s land then we are “sleeping”. I use the word sleeping lightly because it is something that often doesn't happen. Most men, myself included, lay there with our eyes closed, but wide awake listening to all that goes on around us. It is very hard to sleep with that rats that are always crawling around you, even on top of you, they get up under the blankets and chew on our uniforms and anything else they can get their teeth into. Other causes for our lack of sleep is the fact that enemy fire causes the earth to boom while we sleep, the explosions are so loud that they wake us up and after that it is a struggle to go back to sleep. I cannot wait to sleep in my own bed again where I can actually get a good night's sleep.

Staying awake while on post is important for many reasons. First of all, the marine could endanger not only himself, but also the post he/she was supposed to protect. The purpose of a sentry is to protect and defend tactical areas and from guards in riot duty and other special situations. 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. Should an enemy pass without the proper authority or malicious intent while the marine was sleeping, they could detonate an IED, steal confidential information or weapons, or even kill. In the event of a fire or gas leak, an un-alert Marine wouldn’t be able to sound the alarm.

Researchers at Brigham and Women 's Hospital examined sleep disorders and how they affected the health and safety of 4,957 state and local law enforcement officers in the United States and Canada. the researchers found that just over 40 percent of

Killed-in-action and litter urgent Soldiers are difficult to carry. The collective physical training level of Soldiers cannot be overemphasized. Strength, endurance, and minimal body fat composition are critical components to efficient evacuation. Communication methods should be cross-trained between vehicles, aircraft, dismounts, internal units, and international units (Tomasso, 16, 22). Furthermore, if injured and you find yourself in enemy hands because of a failed rescue attempt, be prepared to face the enemy and provide only the minimal required information (Durant and Hartov,

Michael Carome, director of Public Citizen's Health Research Group mentioned that based off of a 2008 report on resident duty hours from the Institute of Medicine, there is an analysis of existing data which found that sleep deprivation of doctors contributes to increased errors and accidents during patient

Studies have shown that sleep disturbances are extremely common in individuals that suffer from PTSD as well as those that suffer from primary insomnia. Although a few studies have been done separately that show the consequences of sleep disturbance in PTSD patients and Insomnia patients, there is little known about how they differ. Some sleep problems reported in PTSD are very similar to those of primary insomnia, but issues that are unique to PTSD suggest that conditions may be worse or different than they are for insomniacs. These additional factors may contribute to sleep variability more heavily due to the fact that it could cause sleep patterns to be unpredictable and different from patient to patient

For some that is a very small risk considering the circumstances, for others risking or ending their own life to save another’s may not be worth that much to

Desertion is a very strong offense in the military and receives the highest of punishment which is equivalent to espionage. Sergeant Bergdahl is possibly guilty of desertion due to his actions. The rescue of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl has been all over the news as of recent. It has been a very hot topic of discussion. There is so much chatter of him breaking laws of the uniform code of military justice (UCMJ) pertaining to desertion and absent without official leave (AWOL) due to his disappearance from his Afghanistan American forward operating base five years ago. Investigations are currently being done internally by the United States government to try and clarify if he is innocent of either crime. The facts will come out eventually and it will allow us to draw our own final conclusion or opinion.

What do you do? Consequently, wars tend to lead to important moral and ethical dilemmas. Choices like whether to attack a terrorist, if you know in doing so you'll also hurt civilians. Or, whether to follow orders, when you know that doing so could lead to your own death. These are ten films that offered interesting, fascinating, or just downright fascinating moral and ethical dilemmas. Personally, I see no honor in dying in the trenches. If I knew death was certain, I would most likely do anything I could to get out of the situation. Honor suddenly seems a bit overrated. (At least, I hope I would do this. There's a good chance that like a lemming flinging itself over a cliff, that I'd be swept up by the paralyzing fear of the situation and simply find myself doing what all my other fellow soldiers were doing.) Basically trying to come up with another alternative without having any blood shed involved. In this situation I would try to let the civilians know that were not bad people and that we only want the best for them and I would advise them to let go the herd just so less people would get hurt in the