The Third Dimension Of Civil Military Relations

“For the Common Defense, a military history of the United States from 1607-2012” is a military historic book written by Allan R. Millet, Peter Maslowski, and William B. Feis. Millet is a historian and a retired colonel of the Marine Corps. Maslowski is a professor at the University of Nebraska. Feis is a professor at Buena Vista University. This book was published in September 2012. It focuses on chronologically describing the changes of the United States military for over 400 years. Even though that is the main purpose, it does include political information. Although this book does not have an exact thesis, its purpose is to inform readers of the creation and enhancements of the US military. At almost 700 pages, this book educates about

Being a soldier is one of the most effective and honorable carriers a country could have. Citizens have always appreciated soldiers due to their importance in saving and protecting them. However, soldiers’ path consists of many struggles that might threaten their life. Wrong move can cause solders to lose their life and that shows how serious being a soldier is. Brian Turner in his poem “What Every Soldier Should Know” talked about soldiers’ life and gave some instructions regarding soldiers’ security. The poem also described the environment surrounding soldiers in wars and how the battlefield was. The poet concerned about American soldiers since the writer is American. The poem also concerned about the American soldiers’ experience in an Arab country. The poem was written in 2005 while the war of Iraq was in 2003, which explains the Arabic phrases within the poem. The poem main point was to show that soldiers’ life in Iraq was dangerous and full of non-expectable surprises that could threaten soldiers’ life. The poem was powerful in conveying how American soldiers felt during the war of Iraq because of the many strategies that the poet used such as his choice of words, his usage of Arabic phrases and the way of describing citizens of Iraq.

Since the beginning of time, humans have sought after power and control. It is human instinct to desire to be the undisputed champion, but when does it become a problem? Warfare has been practiced throughout civilization as a way to justify power. Though the orders come directly from one man, thousands of men and women pay the ultimate sacrifice. In Randall Jerrell’s “The Death of a Ball Turret Gunner”, Jarrell is commenting on the brutality of warfare. Not only does Jarrell address the tragedies of war, he also blames politics, war leaders, and the soldier’s acknowledgement of his duties. (Hill 6) With only five lines of text, his poems allows the reader to understand what a soldier can go through. With the use of Jerrell’s poem, The Vietnam War, and Brian Turner’s “Ameriki Jundee”, the truth of combat will be revealed.

War is one of the most controversial topics in today’s society. However, because poetry tends to focus on the experiences of the author, it is quite widespread. Grief, fear, and pain are some of the most prevalent emotions in literature. In his poem, “Facing It,” Yusef Komunyakaa tells his experience with war and how it has affected him. The poem begins with the author experiencing a loss of identity as he is at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Then, he experiences nostalgia whilst reminiscing his past. Lastly, he experiences flashbacks that deter his ability to distinguish the past from the present. Komunyakaa wastes no time in loading his poem with themes. He touches on grief, war, gaining control, acceptance, and sentimentality. The

Over the years, the American people lost trust in the Army Profession. We, the Army professionals, convinced ourselves it was incompatible to society. Furthermore, the “lack of trust in civilian officials as well as significant distrust of the media by members of the profession posed additional risk. Distrust of elected officials and the media exacerbated the Army’s separation from the society it served. The indicators of mistrust pointed to potential challenges for civil-military relations and the trust placed in the U.S. military by society.” (Allen, C.D & Braun III W.G. (2012). Trust: Implications for the Army Profession, Unpublished manuscript) The convincing incompatibility stood firm and caused not only the American people (external population) to lose hope; but the Army professionals (internal population) as well. We succumbed to the controversial stigmatism and plague the American people instilled throughout the Nation.

Is one entitled to risk their life for their country? Is war full of glory and romantic? Throughout the past centuries, the perspective on war has changed through a new understanding of reality. Writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Tim O’Brien provide a realistic presentation of war through their respective narratives, “What I Saw at Shiloh” and “The Things They Carried.” Both authors effectively evoke a sense of sympathy through their tone and diction.

From a civilian’s perspective, a soldier risking their life in war to protect their country is viewed as heroic, honorable, and fearless. However, what most fail to realize is that soldiers risk more than only their lives, but as well as their childhood, future, and most importantly their innocence. These devastating losses ultimately result in society alienating veterans out of pure ignorance. The drastic transformation that soldiers undergo often causes them to become outsiders in their own home. As a response, some veterans attempt to aid civilians in grasping the effects of war through poetry, art, and literature.

The Army White Paper, The Profession of Arms, presents an overview of the Army as a profession from the end of 2010, after almost ten years of war in the Middle East. The paper does not aim to provide a clear plan nor a defined end-state for Army professionals; rather, it establishes a common lexicon and foundation for professions, provides examples from the Army for these foundational principles, and then goes on to craft an abstract ideal to strive toward. The paper then offers a short list of desired characteristics for the Army profession to support the two primary purposes of the Army Ethic: to be a trusted and respected service embodying the will of the people and the tenets of the Constitution and to be an expert force able to achieve

To understand the argument of Cohen to civil-military relations, we must go back to the influential study, The Soldiers and The State, published by Samuel Huntington in 1957, where the latter sets the foundation of the civil-military relations and how a civilian government controls its military. Huntington presented the concept of “objective control” where military professionalism and civil supremacy are the

The military has always been a reflection of the American people, as social trends change; the military adapts to reflect these changes. However, change in the military is usually a slow moving process. Many formal and informal actors play crucial roles in creating change in the military, and the repeal of the Ground Combat Exclusion Policy of 1994 was no different. When examining the events that led up to the repeal of the policy, it is clear that it follows John Kingdon’s three streams, problems, politics, and policy format. Due to there being such a clear issue with the current policy within the public eye, it allowed both formal and informal actors to push Politian’s and members of the Department of Defense to act swiftly and repeal the

Great input concerning the use of the bombing of civilians and non-combatant targets such as field hospitals during this conflict. While I was aware of such occurrences, and completely agree that Klemm was almost guaranteed to have endured bombing campaigns, I chose to focus on the context of poems and the subsequent mood set forth. Klemm mentions no concern for his personal safety or even eludes to such, his focus was based on the men in his care and the dire environment that the Clearing Station represented. Accordingly, I am sure that his personal safety was at times threatened, but his poetic representation was one not concerned with personal safety. The assignment was to assess the mood and message of the poems, based on that I stand

Sending the best men to war, holding back your pride, taking profit of learning from the mistakes made by others, getting rid of famine and diseases, not stopping for any less, and figuring out your manhood, and by not being childish anymore should be kept in mind in order to Imperialize Europe. This poem was Kipling’s response for the speed of imperialization in

A Comparison of Dulce Et Decorum Est and Exposure Traditional war poetry gives the idea of patriotic idealism of war. This style of poetry implies that war is patriotic and that people who fight for their country are honorable. But many of the poets do not portray war as it really is, by glossing over the gory details with attractive images. Many traditional war poems were written before the war to persuade and encourage young boys to become loyal soldiers.

Although Samuel P. Huntington brings forth the idea of military professionalism in a contrasting manner which conflicts with the American liberalistic attitude, he considers it an imperative solution to the “Civil-Military Problematique” and focuses on the idea of “objective civilian control” in order to maximize civilian control and military power. He also argues that by recognizing military personnel as autonomous professionals, it will strengthen military functions and lead to voluntary subordination. Similarly enough, Morris Janowitz describes military professionalism as “military ethics,” but rejects Huntington’s idea of division of labor and rather focuses on the importance of international relations in order to establish a stronger and

Within this essay, I will be comparing two very different poems; the propaganda and pro-establishment poem ‘Who’s for the game? ' written in 1916 by Jessie Pope which attempted to recruit men to the army by creating an unrealistic, glorified image of war and 'Dulce et decorum est ' written by Wilfred Owen in October 1917 which provides a horrific yet realistic insight into life as a solider.