Military

before, during, and after the serve the military. One person I myself never asked about his experience until now was my brother-in-law Francisco Navarro. I still remember the day he left to basic training and come back on certain holidays to visit the family. Finally, the day came and I had to interview him for a project. Yes, never crossed my mind to ask him about the military experience; I didn’t know how too. To me, asking a veteran about their military experience would bring horrible and tragic

The sacrifices a soldier makes does not only happen on the battlefield, it happens in their home too. My dad is in the Coast Guard and sometimes would leave for months at a time while he was aboard a Coast Guard cutter. He is now at the MSST in St Mary's but sometime still has to go on deployments. It is amazing that these selfless people risk everything just for us. It takes a really couragous person to do that. These amazing soldiers are protecting us and our country. Veterans are courageous

Every unit has a Master Resiliency Trainer (MRT) assigned at every echelon. These individuals are specifically trained to teach individuals how to take care of themselves, and others, in very difficult times. These difficult times can be either military related or from their personal lives. Three Concepts Selflessness Selfless service is greater than one person. In serving your country, you are doing your duty loyally without thought of recognition or gain (Dees, 2013, p. 63). Selflessness doesn’t

Sexism. Something which should have disappeared by this day and age, right? Maybe in a utopia, but in reality not at all. For a prolonged period of time, women were not allowed to serve in military combat roles in the USA. The ban was repealed in 2013. But, many other countries around the globe still prevent women from being put in the same role men have been fulfilling for decades. According to CBS, the largest restrictions in the American army and navy are against women. Women were only able

There were also many military tactical training sessions which lasted all day and were always held in the open field. Under the hot sun, we had to endure many long, exhausting instructions and physically demanding drills. On each of those training days, we all wished to get under the cover and out of the torturing sun. We always prayed for rain, especially heavy and long rain, so we could just sit still under our big ponchos and doze off. In every one of those tactical drills, I always volunteered

Accountability is one of the many skills learned in the military which transfers directly to the civilian world, yet is crucially paramount while still enlisted seeing as the stakes are generally much higher. I was once told a story chronicling the account of an individual lost during a convoy operation which met with fatal results due to a lack of accountability on the behalf of his vehicle commander. From the beginning, the military brings you up with the mindset of each individual being accountable

Napoleon Bonaparte was a very great military leader. He was also an emperor who took over much of Europe in the early 1800s. Napoleon was born on an island called Corsica which is west of Italy. He had 8 surviving siblings including him who was the second. He later moved to France, attended school there and learned the French language. In 1785, he graduated from a French military academy. Napoleon started very small in the ranking of military but quickly rose through rankings. Napoleon fought in

When people think about the military, they first go to thinking about the men and women that fight for our freedom or they think about the husband and wives that they are leaving, or they think about big trucks and guns. Rarely do people think about the kids that get caught up in this world. They do not get to choose to live in the world like their parents, these kids just get born into it and there is no way out. People look at these kids and feel bad for them, but they should not feel bad for them

significant battle in World War I because the tactics used on both the offensive and defensive side caused one of the bloodiest battles in military history. The Battle of The Somme was an enormous battle that lasted from July 1st, 1916, all the way to November 18th, 1916. The Battle of The Somme is also known as the Somme Offensive and was actually one of the bloodiest military battles in history. On just the first day, the British had already lost over 57,000 men. In the battle the British, later to be joined

Routine of conduct. The leader has to apply and control a routine in both leadership environments. However, as Smith (2010) wrote “I think in many ways, leading Soldiers in a combat zone is easier than in garrison because there are minimal distractions, and the mission and focus are clear. Think about it; during a deployment a leader is constantly supervising his or her subordinates, and during time off the Soldier is not allowed to leave the cantonment area.” The wartime routine focuses on