agree that Washington's real genius was in fighting a defensive rather than an offensive war. That is, Washington did not wage a fierce campaign to wipe out the British army [which he knew he could not do with his smaller, ill-equipped army]. Instead, he kept the British generals from cornering, capturing, and defeating his army.”(American Revolution) Washington’s Revolutionary battles began with the Battle of Long Island in August 1776 in which the Continentals incurred great causalities as they
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development of nursing science by 1) citing specific years, theories, theorists, and events in the history of nursing, 2) explaining the relationship between science and the profession, and 3) reviewing the influences on nursing science of other disciplines such as philosophy, religion, education, anthropology, social services, and psychology. History of Nursing In the 18th and 19th century modern nursing began to take shape. The Catholic’s recruited congregation females committed to the care
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“No branch of the Army has suffered a greater identity crisis than Field Artillery, as a result of transformation, COIN-centric operations and non-standard manpower demands of OIF/OEF. The once-mighty ‘King of Battle’ has been described by one of its own officers as a ‘dead branch walking.’ This statement was published in a white paper entitled “The King and I” authored by three ex-maneuver brigade commanders. This paper was recognized widely by the senior leaders of the Army and everyone understood
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Abstract Leadership Development is a key characteristic in today’s Army. Anyone can be a follower; few can be effective, and or an efficient leader. This is the most valuable and successful skill a person could have in their military or civilian career. It is the one factor that sets individuals apart from each other. We can have many things in common but one thing we do NOT want to have in common is being a follower. Therefore, in order to be successful we train, BE, KNOW, and DO. General
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responsibilities of outcomes are based solely on standards. These standards apply to the development of soldiers and to the evaluation of their performance, self-discipline, and their integrity. Each soldier is accountable for his/her own actions because at any time we could be alerted to go to war. Accountability of personal items teaches young soldiers discipline there will be times when said soldier will become care free and begin to think it is ok every now and then but it is not the standard and the sanction
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Why I Want To Stay In The Army They way society is today…being in the Army is one of the wisest choices I’ve made in my life, many people take being in the Army for granted and have no clue how beneficial the army can be. Your rent is guaranteed paid every month, money for food and your basically approved for anything in the world as long as you serve in the Army or any branch of service. You also gain free knowledge and experience that many outside people in the civilian world do not have the
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(1997) wrote about horrible events in her book, which were also one of the reasons for her mental illness. General Matsui Iwane led the Japanese army and treated people badly. Through violence, abuse, and rape. Several people suffered and were affected, including men, women and children. The reasons were mainly due to military battles, lack of order, and discipline. But there were good actions from John Rabe.
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and processes that would influence the adoption of the change initiative. The Need for Change The Army Nurse Corps has a program geared toward new graduate Registered Nurses (RNs) that are entering the military health care system called the Clinical Nurse Transition Program. It is a discipline specific, (clinical nursing) structured, 6 month program that is mandatory for all new graduate Army Nurse (AN) officers. Some of the goals of the program include: providing an environment for continued
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science is the application of quantitative methods to decision making in all fields. Operations managers use operations research in their decision making and deal with the same issues as Industrial Engineers. OR/MS is applied mathematics while IE is a discipline of engineering. What factors account for the resurgence of interest in OM today? * Effectively consolidating the operations resulting from mergers. * Developing flexible supply chains to enable mass customization of products and services
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This chapter argues that “the mercenary and auxiliary are useless and dangerous; and if one holds his state on the basis of mercenary arms, he will never be firm or secure; because they are disunited, ambitious, without discipline, unfaithful…” (p. 45) but rather that one’s army be made up of citizens from the principality. Machiavelli has stated that killing one’s citizens is not virtuous, yet is willing to send those same citizens into battle where they may be killed in defense of the
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