...to market country road. My mother joined the US Army when I was four years old. The first eight years of my life I was raised with my grandparents and my seven aunts and uncles, surrounded by family and the quiet open country. I went to a small 2A school with tons of Lion pride. We learned how to fish and hunt and enjoy tractor rides at a very early age. Everyone knew their neighbors and we all went to the Friday night football games. My mother deployed to Iraq when I was five years old and continued on missions for the next four years. She was away...
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...Gear It is very important at all times for a soldier to know where their weapon ,headset or any equipment are. Especially when at war. A soldier without his/her equipment is handicapped, he she can not defend him or herself from enemy fire without having their weapon ready ,nor communicate with people in their convoy without their headset. Having your weapon and headset secure is also a matter of safety. Going out on any mission in the military without necessary equipment is dangerous. A soldier can not be ready to engage the enemy without his/her necessary equipment near and ready. Also when you know where your weapons, headsets, and other equipment are you are providing a good example to other soldiers on how to always keep track of important items. Keeping track of important items is part of a soldier’s many duties. Accountability in the Army is very important. Whether it be with people or with items and weapons. A good military can not function without always having accurate accountability. That also applies to individual soldiers and their gear. I personally appreciate my M16 rifle. It is powerful and efficient. I know that I can use it to protect me if my life is ever threatened. When I have it with me i feel protected. Whether I have a round in the chamber or not. I do not like neglecting to have it with me when I go out because it’s like a part of my body is missing without it at my side. I think the policy of having soldiers carry their weapons with them wherever they...
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...critical reflection and development. Research conducted on adult learning theory helps to understand how adults learn better and activities can be developed to enhance their learning skills. Adult learning theory is a self-directed learning based on the assumption that education should focus on the development of the adult learner (Merriam, 2008). It enables the adult learner to become more in control and free. Today’s Army is composed of Soldiers who have chosen to serve voluntary to achieve various goals in life (Wilson & Smith, 2012). Soldiers may pursue education to get promoted to the next rank or to be able to get a job when they transition to Civilian life (Wilson & Smith, 2012). Recent studies conducted show the unemployment rate among veterans higher than non-veteran unemployment rates. Many Soldiers transition out with no intention to go to college although that was their intention when they joined the Military. Academic counselor have resolved that adult learning theory as a part of life mission is important in advising Soldiers make career based decisions (Wilson & Smith, 2012). Advisors use developmental academic advising, intrusive academic advising and prescriptive academic advising when they have to let students understand their academic goals and expectations (Wilson & Smith, 2012). Adult learning theory focuses on the individual learner, how he processes information and how different learning factors enable him to be in control and independent (Merriam...
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...“provide purpose, direction and motivation to accomplish the mission," but I think there’s more to that. The army definition is for providing leadership to the soldier in front of you but not to the masses and that’s the leadership style I wish to have. I want to be able to inspire the masses in believing what I am preaching. When I first arrived at Fort Sill I was assigned one soldier then over time I began to have more soldiers that wanted me as their team leader. I always believed that all these soldiers wanted me as their team leader because I was still a young specialist and I still remembered...
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...Hero’s Project A hero can mean a lot of different things. But what is a hero really? In my eyes a hero is basically someone you look up to. They accomplished or achieved something that was a goal. A hero can also be someone who went out of there way for the better of someone else. My father David Hernandez II is a wonderful example of a hero. Not only my father but every person that serves for there country in the U.S Army. The American soldier goes out of there way and risk’s he or she’s not a hero then I’m not sure what is because risking your life for other people’s protection sounds like a hero to me. One thing that is absolutely required to be in the U.S Army is bravery. Knowing that your career requires you going over sea’s from time to time and the risk that you just might not end up coming back. That all would require bravery at the most. The average soldier goes on about three tours every 10 years. My dad has been in the army for exactly 16 going on 17 years and has gone over seas 5 times, also will be going once again in February of 2010. He had served in Bosnia in 1996 thru 1997 also in Iraq from 2003 to 2004. The third place he served was Afghanistan from 2005 to 2006 and also Afghanistan from 2006 to 2007. Being a soldier comes with responsibilities such as being sent overseas. When being sent overseas a lot can occur from tragedies to blessings. My dad had made a comment in the interview I did with the Hero’s Project that “Every day you wake up...
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...I should take my Leader to the side and ask her if we can talk. When we have our talk, I will ask her about what is going on in her personal life. Typically when a once motivated, straight as an arrow Soldier starts to lack in those areas, something from their personal life has an affect on her job. I would start the conversation off with the positive notes, and then I would tell her that I’ve noticed some changes recently. I would ask specific questions, “How is your family doing? How is their living arrangement? How is your financial situation?” Etc. If she is open to talk about her personal life, then I would make sure I am listening. I would also make sure that others know what is going on as well. I would also ask around our section to see if any other Soldiers have noticed a change of behavior. I would direct her to some resources that will help her in any way. I would periodically check back in with my Leader to ask her how things are going. PARENT POST I would have a personal conversation with the Soldier to ask her why her performance is degraded. If she decides to tell me what is going on I would see if it’s an isolated incident or if she needs to speak to someone that can help her with her issues. If the issue is of a more serious nature I would refer her to the appropriate counseling agencies on post that can help her. I would inform my Platoon Sergeant of the Soldier’s performance problems and of the conversation that we had, so that it can be elevated to the...
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...person. Respect is an important first step in building a relationship and I value my relationship with the Army. Respect is not something that is done when it is convenient, it is done at all times. The Army teaches this as part of the 7 Core Values for many reasons. Even though the Army teaches us that respect is something that is given to the ranks, it is important to have respect for every soldier that I am in contact with whether or not I like them and whether or not they are ranked above me, below me or with me. It is not about respect for the individual as much as it is about respect for the rank. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect but especially those I am serving my country with. We all have to be part of the same team and treat each other the same way we expect to be treated. It is what keeps us a strong and unified. By having our superiors teach us the value of respect, they are uniting us for when we have to do combat. We have to rely on fellow soldiers as well as our superiors and without respect we would not care about helping each other. I can not expect others to treat me with respect when I am not showing them the same. This is taught to us in boot camp and we are expected to maintain the 7 Core Values at all times without even thinking about it. The 7 Core Values are: Loyalty (Bear true faith and allegiance to the U.S. Constitution, the Army, your unit and other Soldiers.), Duty (Fulfill your obligations), Respect (Treat people as they should be treated)...
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...An NCO in my eyes is first most a leader, someone that has his soldiers back, there to protect and defend them, mentor them, and guide them into being NCO's themselves one day. As an NCO you need to be able to share your knowledge with younger soldiers, teach them the ways of the Army, let them not only learn from their mistakes, but from the ones we have made along the way as well. An NCO needs to be able to trust in his soldiers, but more importantly, soldiers need to be able to trust their NCO's. How can a soldier follow us into battle if they cannot trust us with the smaller things? How can a soldier turn to you in confidence with an issue that they have if they can’t even trust you, as an NCO, to have their back about something small or petty. As an NCO it is our job to instill that trust, to earn that trust, from our soldiers. We do that day in and day out. Not just by how we treat them, but by the things they see us do, the way that they see us handle adversity. In many ways being an NCO is like being a father. Soldiers look up to us for guidance, much like our children do. Soldiers look at how we handle situations, and they learn from that. They may not agree with us on the way that we think, but it is our job to show them the right way. I have looked up to my NCOs for guidance on many things, some simple, and some more complex. I feel an NCO should be that father figure, or older brother type, to our soldiers. Be there to help guide them. Every soldier looks at an NCO...
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...Why do you want to risk your life for others? What is it that inspires you to go Infantry? Why don’t you just live a normal life and go to college? I thought that through over and over in my head, till finally I came up with everything, and found an answer to tell everyone. What I want from the military is to not only put my life in danger for the people of the United States, but to be a hero in my own eyes and my families’ eyes. Some of them will never support your decision on joining, but others will at all times stand behind you through it all. Somebody has to do the job that others either cant or choose to not try in life. If it wasn’t for us, who knows what would happen to this country. I joined for the simple discipline of society to be shown that I can make the hardest task become the simplest task, the most ineffective way of doing anything, to produce it into being the highest efficient way of getting it done. I joined as a kid, to become a man, to be the best at anything and everything, to be taught skills that most people in this world would never learn. I was broken down once I joined; they cut my hair, gave me tags, assigned me a weapon, and said “I will train you to be a Soldier, someone that can withstand the most stress in any situation, to become stronger, not just physically, but mentally, and emotionally as well. I will train you to be someone you never knew you could become, as well as someone you know you can become, a Soldier.” At this moment, I finally see...
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...Maya Conroy 12-12-14 2nd and 5th Valley Forge:Do or Die Death, injury, sickness, and cold plagues us, the soldiers at Valley Forge. Will you stay or leave? In December of 1777 General Washington of the Continental Army brought me, you, and all of our comrades. We set up camp here in Valley Forge to fight in the American Revolution. You are a soldier at Valley Forge will you quit? Do you want go home and not re-enlist? Do you want to re-enlist and stay to fight? Don’t desert the general if you don’t re-enlist he’ll understand. He is a good man. Listen to what I have to say or listen to Paine to decide. I have decided to not re-enlist for three reasons which are death and sickness,...
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...Washington is how will he get his men to re-enlist. For me, I must decide if I should quit or if I should re-enlist. After a long, hard thought, my decision to whether re-enlist or quit comes to a conclusion. I will re-enlist for three reasons: the need for healthy men, support from Congress and out of all things, I’m not a summer soldier. The first reason I will re-enlist is healthy men are needed. In Document A, Winter Quarters, the statistics claim that in December 1777 nearly 3,000 men suffered from illness at Valley Forge. Within a few...
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...nursing during war time. It will then move on to explain the multiple ethical issues within the overall situation, the decision making model that the author has chosen to apply to the dilemma, and the stakeholders with their possible interest in the decision making process. With this information defined, the paper will move on to state the author’s derived solution to the situation, as well as a moral justification for the plan of action to be implemented. Overview The ethical dilemma I have chosen to address in this paper is that of battlefield nursing as addressed by Janet Kelly in her 2010 article. As the author so aptly states, “This article offers a critique of the concept of military nurses owing a duty of care to wounded soldiers on the battlefield (where direct contact with the enemy takes place owing to hand-to-hand fighting or...
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...adapting to the prolonged and seemingly indefinite absence of a father, and how a relationship between a father and child changes over the long period of time until the veteran returns. Moreover, they collected data from 42 families of returned prisoners of the Vietnam War and attempted to identify a combination of factors that could explain the variability in the quality of the father-child relationship subsequent to the returning from the War. This information from this book will help convey emotional lives that these children have to endure. This book will strengthen my research by pointing out how children are affected when there is a nonattendance of one of the parents for a long period of time. Bowen, L. Gary, Dennis K. Orthner. The Organization Family: WORK AND FAMILY LINKAGES IN THE U.S... New York, NY: Praeger Publishers, 1989. Print. This book depicts how marital relationships get torn apart because of soldiers that come back from the war with post traumatic stress and have the need to have an aggressive and physical attitude towards their wife. The aggression these women have to face forces them to determine if they will stick by these veterans or get a divorce because these men don’t know how to control this disorder. Bowen...
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...heading. Dulce et Decorum est reveals the hidden truths of the past century’s war, by uncovering the cruelties the soldiers were left to face. The poem is authentic as Wilfred Owen was ‘there’ to experience the atrocities of the First World War. The poem begins with a glimpse at the soldiers’ living conditions and their lifestyle, which provided them with untimely age. The poet then describes a dreadful gas attack that follows along with its horrid outcomes. The poem resumes eventually, the poet confirms the present propaganda to be “the old Lie” – as the glory of war is a myth. Reading this poem, made me realize my own luck and circumstance: I have been fortunate to avoid the Wars and brutalities that were brought on by World War One. The appalling conditions the soldiers were left to face made me appreciate that my own life has not been disturbed. I am devastated by the fact that even today, many innocent people are exposed to such horrors. The poem is started unexpectedly: in the middle of action as if halfway through an incomplete event that has already started. The soldiers are trying to escape the enemy’s fire but their terrible health conditions dismiss them from strong and immediate action. “Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, knock-kneed, coughing like hags” This statement provides the reader with an unexpected view and appearance of soldiers, as the army cadets are usually pictured as strong, healthy and...
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...for the United States soldiers as they aided South Vietnam during the war. Source 1: Elshtain, Bethke, Jean. Women and War. New York; Basic Books, Inc., Publishers. 1987. Women who were voluntary nurses during the Vietnam War cared for the soldiers physically but also mentally. Often some soldiers late at night would come to the nurses and talk to them about their families at home or their significant other. These talks would help get the soldiers mind off the war and help them relax as they were stressing over the battles in Vietnam. Sometimes soldiers would ask nurses to even marry them so that they could die as marry men. This relationship between nurses and the soldiers was not perceived well by other people at the time. Many nurses were called “sluts” because of their late night visits with the soldiers. After the war nurses were viewed negatively by the public. It wasn’t until years later where women where seen as heroes during the Vietnam War. In this source of information it tells you more about the personal relationships the nurses had with the soldiers and how they helped the men cope mentally. This is also a pretty reliable source because it states real life situations and relationships that actually happened during the Vietnam War. This information is not biased and the fact that the source is relatively old does not matter to its main objective. The main objective of this source was to let people know how nurses also helped the soldiers mentally as well as physically...
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