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Introduction On July 29th, 2014 the last surviving member of the United States Army Air Corp (USAAC) aircrew that dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare died. Theodore Van Kirk, also known as “Dutch”, was the navigator of the Enola Gay the day it dropped the bomb.1 In interviews throughout his life Van Kirk expressed no regret regarding his part in the dropping of the atom bomb, saying it helped to end World War II (WWII).2 The 69th anniversary of that historic mission, Operation Centerboard

An Argument for Military Expertise Of the six chapters in Army Doctrine Reference Publication (ADRP) 1, chapter 5 is the most important with respect to the duty positions and responsibilities of a Captain in the United States Army. The Army Profession - chapter 5, titled Military Expertise – Our Application of Landpower, defines military expertise, outlines the three steps necessary to develop and maintain military expertise, and finally describes dominance in the land domain as what Soldiers actually

possible. Sun Tzu Wu, also known as Sunzi, was a military strategist and general who served the state of Wu near the end of the Spring and Autumn Period between 770 and 476 bc. His art of war earned him the attention of the Ho Lu, the King of Wu, and after a demonstration of his skills he was appointed general over the Wu forces. Sun Tu defeated the Ch’u state in the west and the Ch’I and chin states in the north which spread his fame abroad amongst the feudal princes. Flavius Vegetius Renatus

all government entities, including the army, under his control. A centralized form of government had the effect of controlling the activities of all governmental affairs, thus decreasing the power and influence of French nobility and the populous at large. Though King Louis XIV did not directly engage in armed warfare, he became more involved in drill, training and administration of the army, and constructed an administration that centralized matters of the state under his control. Seventeenth-century

1560 and 1660. The changes crucially influenced campaigning and combat in Europe during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The most influential alterations included transformation in weapons, growth in the army size, change in tactics and organization, and centralization of the states’ bureaucracies. There were many battles in the late 17th and early 18th centuries that were highly influenced by the implications of the military revolution, for example, the Battles of Hogue, Danube, and Blenheim

Profession of Arms? Professionalism can be deemed as a single individual or body of individuals seeking to perfect their expertise or field of choice. Although professions are oftentimes motivated by higher salaries, promotions, and benefits, throughout the Army it appears to be more of a vow or calling. As a Human Resources Sergeant in the Profession of Arms, we are not only responsible for yielding support that affects soldiers and their overall well-being but also in aiding them with the training and knowledge

bonded with comrades in a shared identity and culture of sacrifice….,” (U.S. Army Combined Arms Center. Center for the Army Profession and Ethic. United States. Army Training and Doctrine Command, 2010, p. 04). Posing that same question to a Human Resource Sergeant should bring about the same answer; with the exception that he or she would probably state that professionalism is the mastery of one’s skillset. The Army itself is a unique vocation, one that requires its Soldiers to be masters of many

learn Army doctrine, policy, and regulation by reading. Army Doctrine Reference Publication (ADRP) and Army Doctrine Publication (ADP) 7-0 will teach us structure and focus how to train. This will allow us to understand the procedures in training fundamental doctrine of developing leaders. Understanding these two publications will support how to develop programs in the Operational and Institutional domains. Recommending readings for Senior Leaders should be the following at a minimum: Army Regulation

1. The 2013 Army Strategic Planning Guidance (ASPG) describes an Army that is “globally responsive and regionally engaged — one building toward a regionally aligned, mission tailored force that can Prevent, Shape and Win now and in the future.” To guide this approach, the Army lists four imperatives that form the basis of the Army Campaign Plan: ● provide modernized and ready, tailored land force capabilities to meet combatant commanders’ requirements across the range of military operations; ● develop

the landscape charged from brown to green, the the army awakened, and began to tremble with eagerness at the noise of rumors..."), we can tell, that something exciting, in a dramatic way was going on. We can, also, begin to see, that the army seemed to be fighting for something big, since it is mentioned, in the text, that they were awakened, suddenly. The army was fighting, for something they, probably, wanted, badly, as we can see, that the army "began to tremble with eagerness"). The second quote