US Army Corps Of Engineers

The U.S. Marine Corps’ is thought to be one of the five free standing military departments, but in all actuality there is only three departments. The U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy are the only branches of the military that are correctly recognized as their own departments. There are two other Branches of the military that are under the U.S. Navy, one is the United States Marine Corps’. They were created to protect, but now they need protecting from budget cuts and disbanding. In order to protect the Corps’, they need to become their own U.S. Department, with their own funding and supplies.

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, in World War I is going to be the topic that will be covered. How the Engineers had a invaluable impact on World War I. The areas and job fields that the engineers had diversed in. Facts will be covered on the reasoning why the United States had entered the Great War of Wars. The twenty-eighth President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson and what was going through his mind as the Commander and Chief. United States Engineers in World War ,I was very important, because it changed the battlefield for that war and future wars to come.Building of a Corp from low numbers to thousands.When the nation was in need of numbers many patriots answered the call. The goals of this paper is to give a full viewpoint on the labor and many accomplishments that the Engineers had succeeded in.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers has built a number of dams within the United States. The Bonneville Dam and other dams along the Columbia River provided local citizens with jobs during the Great Depression and hydropower after their construction. These dams assisted in powering the Manhattan project during World War II. The Turtle Creek Dam, as it sat in 2005, was susceptible to failure if a substantial earthquake were to strike. The Corps of Engineers was contracted to upgrade this dam. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers developed a reputation of excellence throughout their existence.

The United States Marine Corp (USMC) was founded in 1775 during The Revolutionary War. From it’s inception, the ranks of the USMC were filled exclusively by males. Over 143 years later, in 1918, women were finally allowed to enlist. At first, women couldn’t participate in combat and were restricted to a limited number of jobs. As was common at the time, they were not respected by their male counterparts. It took several decades for women to gain respect and to be a allowed the full spectrum of opportunities within the ranks of the Corps. Opha M. Johnson was the one who helped immensely with this. It was because of her that women found and inspiration and a model female marine to follow. She made an impact that was forever-lasting and

While a commander’s staff conducts planning at any level, whether it is strategic, operational, or tactical, the importance of identifying both theirs and the adversary’s center of gravity (COG) is a critical part of the planning process. Three factors should be carefully analyzed in order to gain a full understanding of the COG; they are critical capabilities, critical requirements and critical vulnerabilities (U.S. Office of the CJCS 11 August 2011, III-24). Although a COG can be attacked directly, the indirect approach which seeks to destroy or neutralize the COG by attacking an adversary’s critical vulnerabilities can be a more efficient use of available resources. The United States Marine Corps’ Warfighting publication MCDP 1 draws a direct correlation between a COG and its critical vulnerability by stating, “we should focus our efforts against a critical vulnerability, a vulnerability that, if exploited, will do the most significant damage to the enemy 's ability to resist us” (United States Marine Corps 1997, 47). The Marine Corps favors the indirect approach to defeating an adversary’s COG because the functions assigned to them by the Department of Defense (DoD) require expeditionary operations and expeditionary forces typically are limited in size, assets, and resources driving them to target an adversary’s critical vulnerabilities.

The United States Army National Guard is currently faced with the significant task of helping its troops stay alive not only on the battlefield but also at home. Since 2011, the Army National Guard has buried 614 troops who died by their own hand. These men and women have come from every state and territory across the Unites States with the exception of the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. States such as Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Minnesota have suffered the most loss with each state losing 29 people to suicide. These deaths are not on the battle fields of Afghanistan or Iraq. In fact, the combat deaths during the exact same time frame for Army National Guard troops only adds up to 447.

            Joining the United States Marine Corps is one of the most important decisions someone may make in their entire life. Although becoming a United States Marine is not easy. The first steps are often the most difficult, but once you set your mind to do what your heart desires the process becomes a lot easier. The transformation from a typical civilian to a Marine soldier is remarkable. Only one who decides to take the challenge knows the wonderful feeling of their accomplishment in the end.

I believe the United States Marine Corps is one of the greatest organizations someone that can be a part of. Since 1775 the Marine Corps has served to protect our nation both at home and abroad. One of the main aspects that makes the Marine Corps such a remarkable organization is its culture. This culture has served the Marine Corps and this nation in two ways. First, the Marine Corps has frequently found itself at the mercy of politicians who would take the utilitarian approach of dissolving or merging the Corps with the Army. This threat has caused the Marine Corps to develop a sense of organizational mortality which has led a sense of urgency in validating its existence by striving to constantly meet and

The United States has become a very advanced and intimidating force to be reckoned with. Many different factors have led to a more efficient and effective fighting force, but one factor that stands out amongst the rest is the evolution of how the military communicates. One person is limited and can only do so much without the help from others. When you introduce another individual, you drastically increase productivity and safety. One famous scripture from the Bible is “Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand, and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.” (New International Version, Leviticus 26.8) Having more than one individual working together is good, but the most important thing is communication. The military understands these two concepts and because of this the military has created a unique and complex way to communicate.

In Canada, individual regulating bodies are in place to licence and regulate practitioners in their respective professions. It is in the public’s best interest that these professionals are knowledgeable and driven to progress society in a responsible manner. This includes acting in an ethical manner that aligns with the personal and corporate standards expected of members in a particular profession. The Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) is in place to regulate such behavior among engineers and protect the common interest of the Ontario community. At the end of this paper it will be evident that public welfare is paramount. This will be shown by how it ought to be enforced under the PEO, and how failure of the Ford Pinto was fueled by

Engineering Inspection & Insurance Company (EIIC) was founded in 1952 by Warren Rodman. Before 1990, they was a small but highly successful company that offers machinery and insurance services. After years of above average growth and profits, they are moving backward from the industry average, policy delivery times are excessive and morale is low. They need to change their current strategy as it is no longer effective. The issues they are facing is not only internal but also face the challenges from the external environment.

Halliburton is one of the largest Drilling companies in the world. This company has over 50,000 employees and operates in more then 70 Countries including North America, Central & South America, Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Oceania. Halliburton consists of two company divisions-(1) Drilling and Evaluation and (2) Completion and Protection This paper will go over the various aspects of Management planning within Halliburton.

In October and December 2009, there was online survey conducted to quantify the frequency of each BIM Use along with the perception value for the BIM Use and the survey results represent that the largest percentage of respondents were the architects (36%), Design consultant(13%),General contractors(14%),and CAD consultant (14 %) and the least respondent were specialty contractors and facility managers (4%)

Over the past few years, the construction industry has been changing dramatically. One of the most important stages in the construction management and business management is the planning phase. They share similar two main levels of planning which are the strategic and operational planning. However, business management planning to decide in advance what should be done, and how to do it, when you do and you are done. On the other hand, Construction management strategic planning is to deal with selection on a high level of overall objective of the project, including the scope, procurement methods, schedules and financing options but the planning of operations, including the

The industrial change in New Zealand and the effects of adopting BIM in the construction projects are explained by taking case studies. Comparison with the other countries who uses BIM with New Zealand is done to analyses the global changes. And the report is made with help and reference from many BIM surveys conducted.