...This paper will discuss the idea of resiliency and how the United States Army (USA) has applied it over the years, as resilience is imperative to the US Soldier. The USA is a group, through whom land based military operations inflicts and suffers casualties on a regular basis. To kill another person or to lose a loved one is an extreme burden to bear, and many Soldiers throughout the years have not been able to cope with such a hardship. To explore this topic, one must consider the modern idea of resilience psychology, sociological necessities, the Warfighter through time, and the way ahead. The idea of what it means to be a resilient person has certainly changed throughout the years. Thinking back to the previous generations...
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...and until recently, no one lent importance to the issue. As leaders, we failed to realize the different symptoms and problems that our soldiers returning from combat were suffering from. Many returned with physical problems while others with mental problems. For us as leaders to help our soldiers with these problems, we must educate ourselves so we can identify these symptoms. That is where Master Resilience Training (MRT) comes into play. Until we get educated, understand how people react to different situations, then, and only then, can we help our soldiers when they need it the most. We have to care. We have to get involved. Our soldiers deserve good leaders, they deserve the best because they are the best and the future on our army. Our Leadership and Master Resilience Training Family problems, alcohol problems, drugs, suicides, and sexual assaults are some of the problems that our soldiers are struggling with when returning from deployments. To tackle these problems and to help our soldiers more effectively, the army created what we now know as Master Resilience Training (MRT). MRT teaches us how to identify the different symptoms so we can be able to recognize them in our soldiers and be able to help them to cope with those issues. That is what MRT teaches us. It gives us the tools to recognize our weaknesses and allow us to rebound from failure. The only way that us as leaders can help our soldiers is by educating ourselves in this matter and accept it as...
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...determination and resilience of the American forces despite facing overwhelming odds. When the Continental Army was founded after the Battle of Bunker Hill (it was fought by militiamen), George Washington was named the commander in chief of the army. However, the state of the army was really, really bad. It didn’t even have a name. Washington had sixteen thousand men, but less than fourteen thousand of them were able to fight. More than fifteen hundred were sick, and another fifteen hundred were absent. Another problem was that the army didn’t even have a proper...
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...I have several key takeaways about myself, others, and the Army from our lessons on ethics, self-awareness, and resilience. From a self-awareness and resilience standpoint, my Meyers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) score is the same now as when I first took the test in 2000, despite a multitude of experiences in different settings. So my outlook and temperate are very stable. Based on my experience with MBTI and other diagnostic tools, I have long embraced them as reasonably accurate depictions of how human beings process and communicate information. I have also embraced them as reasonably accurate predictors of likely how humans will react given the circumstances. The Army attracts people with diverse ways of thinking into it ranks and attempts to inculcate them with a set of shared values meant to guide ethical decision making. This paper will further explore the nuances of self-awareness, resilience, and ethical decision making. Myers Briggs has 16 type indicators. I am an INTJ (Introverted-Intuitive-Thinking-Judging). Given multiple deployments, multiple assignments, a plethora of interactions with various personalities in a multitude of settings, it has not changed in 17 years. Therefore, I am convinced my type indicator is hardwired....
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...Leadership Discussion Board What is the Army Center for Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Performance and Resilience Enhancement Program and what are its objectives? What are some of the benefits of using this training? Who would benefit the most from the training that (CSF-PREP) provides and why? Do you have any personal experiences you would like to share in which (CSF-PREP) has benefitted you? Explain in detail. Elite performers have always looked for ways to improve their “mental game” and gain a personal edge in competition. The most recognized arena for this has historically been in sports. In the past 50 years, a formal type of sport science has been recognized to legitimize the field of performance psychology. Comprehensive Soldier Fitness-Performance and Resilience Enhancement Program (CSF-PREP) is an organization that provides education and training, based on these performance psychology techniques. CSF-PREP works closely with the Warrior Transition Command (WTC), to provide training to Soldiers and cadre. CSF-PREP is focused on helping Warrior Transition Unit (WTU) Soldiers be at their best when it matters most, by building the mental strength required to reach full potential more consistently. In addition to performance education classes, CSF-PREP also assists Soldiers in the WTUs through adaptive reconditioning programs. Adaptive sports help WTU Soldiers learn to apply principles such as building confidence, energy management, and the use of imagery. Along with...
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...Discussion What is the relationship between prepares self and soldier development? The Army stands on its training and proficient leaders. Without soldier development our Army wouldn’t be as successful as we are. All across the world we influence other countries with or tactical skills, are technical skills and our professionalism. In order to be an effective Army, leader development programs must recognize, produce, and reward leaders who are inquisitive, creative, adaptable and capable of exercising mission command (FM 6-22). The Army serves to lead others, to develop the environment, themselves, others, the profession, and to achieve organizational goals (ADP 6-22). The Army is a profession and to grasp the relationship between prepares...
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...conditions seek it, but only slightly more than half who receive treatment receive adequate care.49 The Army suicide rate reached an all-time high in June 2010.50 In the 5 years from 2005 to 2009, more than 1,100 members of the Armed Forces took their own lives, an average of 1 suicide every 36 hours.51 In 2010, the Army’s suicide rate among active-duty soldiers dropped slightly (162 in 2009; 156 in 2010), but the number of suicides in the National Guard and Reserve increased by 55 percent (80 in 2009; 145 in 2010).52 More than half of the Army National Guard members who killed themselves in 2010 had never deployed.53 In 2007, 8 percent of soldiers in Afghanistan reported using alcohol during deployment, and 1.4 percent reported using illegal drugs/substances.54 Between 2004 and 2006, 7.1 percent of U.S. veterans met the criteria for a substance use disorder.55 Mental and substance use disorders caused more hospitalizations among U.S. troops in 2009 than any other cause.56 According to an assessment by the Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Veterans Affairs (VA), nearly 76,000 veterans were homeless on a given night in 2009. Some 136,000 veterans spent at least one night in a shelter during that year.57 Cumulative lengths of deployments are associated with more emotional difficulties among military children and more mental health diagnoses among U.S. Army...
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...Resilience Today, everyone have a strongly willing to be a successful person no matter in which area such as business, communities, study and family life. Although people can find lots of method to achieve the goal, there still are some characters should be aware and conscious cultivation if people want to better integrate with varied of fields. Resilience as a vital role to play in our life and it consist with different kinds of factors. In this essay, it will divide into three parts to discuss four important characters of resilience, including hardiness, adaptability, recovery and flexibility. Besides, in these four parts, it will also present these components how positive connect with communities, organizations, business or individual life. Hardiness Winston Churchill said that “success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.” It is a good explain and describe for the word, hardiness. Maddi (2013, p. 7) states hardiness can be as a channel to resilience when face the stress and resilience always as a component to keep individual performance and health no matter in psychological or physiological when they under the pressure environment. It is clear that hardiness has strongly connection with resilience and it is an important factor in our life. White, Absher & Huggins point out hardiness can help people to deal with the transforms from circumstance with high stressful level into less-stressful life events like activity of organization and business...
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...For many years, scholars have debated over whether the Profession of Arms is in fact a profession by definition. To truly understand, first it is important to define the criteria that qualifies a profession, and then analyze if the Army does in fact meet these standards. The criteria for being considered a profession are to operate within an ethical code, to make a lifetime commitment to professional development, and to maintain constant evolution to ensure the trust of clients. The Army of the United States meets this criteria, and to be a member of the Army means to commit oneself to a lifetime of learning, developing, and being a servant to the people of the United States. Within a profession, a moral or ethical code can be defined as “unwavering, deeply held values on which to base its Ethic. Those values, when well internalized, are manifested in the character of individual professionals.” The Army is designed to enforce moral and ethical standards among the ranks throughout the entirety of a Soldier’s career. This begins at basic training with the inculcation of the seven Army values, the Soldier’s Creed, and the Warrior’s Ethos. It is reiterated throughout a Soldier’s career through training on morality, equal opportunity, and a wide array of other topics. Furthermore, it is put into practice on a daily basis, and conduct seemingly unbecoming is a punishable offense. Finally, it is put into practice during combat, through the utilization of rules of engagement. These...
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...Holy war can be defined “as a war that is believed to be commanded by god or waged for religious reasons.” Holy war contains three main principles in the crusades, hebrew bible and the religious wars. The Christian holy war section of the text demonstrates a fierce idea about the Babylonian Empire as they decided to deport a significant portion of the Israelites that were currently occupying the land at the time. Because of the Early Christians plan to reject the “earthly power”, violence began to break out for years to come. Due to the Early Christians ignorance these holy wars were very violent and gruesome. The crusades time period caused a huge conflict between Early Christians and Muslim armies. Muslim armies at the time had conquered...
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...problems in families. It can contribute to marital problems, family dysfunction, and emotional or behavioral disturbance in spouses and children. The primary purpose of this research paper is to describe the effects of military deployments on a families and children. This paper will discuss the effects and they type of effects the military families and children are faced with. “Deployments in the United States have increased greatly in the past 10 years. Families and children are psychiatrically affected by these deployments and recent studies are clarifying these effects.” (James 2012, p.16) Deployments in military service entails the departing of men and women who leave their families and their homes with a group of other soldiers (Army, Air force, Marines, Navy) and go to another country for a period of 90 days to 15 months. During this time they earn what is called combat pay. This is given because of the danger they are placed in while in these other countries. “A soldier’s life exists on a...
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...Jun 2014 Layer 2 Switch The Army’s current force modernization proponent structure lacks the institutional unity of effort needed to effectively determine Doctrine, Organizational, Training, Material, Leadership/education, Personnel, and Facility (DOTMLPF) requirements, to execute force management responsibilities, and conduct integrated force and capability development for Cyberspace Operations, Signal/Communications Networks and Information Services, and Electronic Warfare (EW) across all domains and warfighting functions. The United States Army Cyber Center of Excellence (Cyber CoE) will train, educate, and develop highly skilled Cyber, Signal, and EW Soldiers and Leaders. They will also design, develop and integrate capabilities, concepts, and doctrine in order to build versatile Cyber, Signal, and EW Professionals that enable the Army of the 21st Century. The vision for the organization is to lead change in the U.S. Army and enable all warfighting functions by developing agile and adaptive DOTMLPF solutions that support unified land and cyberspace operations. According to Booz, Allen, Hamilton, “The US seems to have only a short window of opportunity remaining to prepare for major cyber incidents that, if successful, could be as physically and economically devastating as severe hurricanes or other natural disasters.” Key stakeholders & Combatant Commanders from Department of Defense (DoD) must come to the table with planning efforts and the way ahead for...
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...Positive Thinking Justin Bailey Expository Writing Positive thinking requires the strength to endure trials and tribulations in life while also having the courage to prevail over them. Keeping a chin up approach to life each day will provide the self-confidence needed to pursue goals and achieve them. Balancing life’s challenges such as becoming a teen parent is a difficult task, but if achieved creates long lasting positive results. A well-rounded approach to maintaining a positive attitude will always provide a constant form of overcoming life’s challenges. There are several different modal constructs such as the seven-element’s approach and the US Army approach (Harrington, 2012). Harrington (2012) suggests “Approaching life’s challenges in a positive, optimistic way by demonstrating self-control stamina and good character with your choices and actions” (p. 29). In other words, when faced with a challenge think of the glass half full instead of half empty. Always be optimistic in the thought process in order to keep the mind in a state of positivity. Keep emotions in check and think before speaking. It will produce a more positive outcome. There are many challenges to overcome when raising a child, but being a teenager with no job and trying to finish high school is even more difficult. My life was changed forever when my son was born in the summer of 2006. It was three days before the fourth of July and everyone was preparing to go on vacation while we were...
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...he had earned the nickname, The Torrance Tornado and caught the eye of the US Olympic Committee. Six years after he lost his first race he became the youngest US Olympian in track and field and traveled to Nazi Germany for the Olympic Games. In 1941, at twenty-five years of age he heard the news that America was going to war. Zamperini stopped his Olympic training to enlist as a soldier in World War II. He chose to do the one thing that terrified him as a youth. He trained to be an army bombardier. His days as a soldier were not glorious ones like his days as a US Olympian. I have told you some of Louis’ story, but through this video clip Louis speaks of the toughest days of his life. Resilience is the ability to be strong, healthy, and successful again after something bad happens.3 Louis Zamperini could bounce back from the days of his childhood and in fact those days of hardship gave him a greater ability to endure being a prisoner of war. However, he did reach the end of his human resilience. His body survived prison camp and he returned home a hero, but his mind was still replaying the tapes of his tortuous days at the hands of his harshest prison...
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...through Belgium and into France very quickly. The Germans were supposed to swoop around France and take the French army by surprise. This as time tells did not work out for the Germans. The French also had a plan called ‘Plan 17’. This was to launch a direct attack upon Germany through Alsace-Lorraine. On the 20th of August the German forces defending the frontier cut the attacking French troops to shreds using their artillery. The French lost 200,000 men within only 12 days and decided to abort ‘Plan 17’. 2) Explain the flaws in the initial plans There were many flaws in both the ‘Schlieffen Plan’ and ‘Plan 17’. The ‘Schlieffen Plan’ was a very flawed plan mainly because it was revised multiple times making it weaker and weaker. The ‘Schlieffen Plan’ was continuously revised and the wing to go through Belgium was considerably reduced in size so it can then protect Germany. This then meant that if Belgium gave any resilience then their numbers could then be further reduced. Unfortunately for the Germans luck was not on their side and Belgium held them back long enough for England to arrive and help them. This then made Germans army massively reduced and their plan was starting to crumble. They did eventually get through to France, but the Germans never made it to Paris. They retreated back into Germany. Then to Germans horror Russia had been able to get an army much quicker than expected, which meant that Germany had to take soldiers from the French front and over to Russia...
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