I would like you to consider me for the position of Battalion Commander. I will be the change that the Clipper Battalion needs. Please allow a few moments of your time to read the information below, which will assure you that I am the right candidate for the position. As a sophomore, I was the S5 of JROTC. My job consisted of: taking pictures for JROTC, organizing pictures by events, decorating the JROTC trophy case, and informing Clayton Announcements and Harry Chambers of upcoming events. Currently
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In an article written in the Wall Street Journal, Dion Nissenbaum delivers a thorough explanation of the constant disloyalty caused by an Afghanistan trucking company. Nissenbaum exhibits the relationship between John Sopko; Special Inspector General for Afghanistan’s Reconstruction, and Hikmatullah Shadman; an Afghan contractor in the trucking business, who is currently the prime suspect in defrauding the United States of $77 million. John Sopko accused Hikmatullah Shadman of setting up counterfeit
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How Video Games and Virtual Simulators Affect Tactical Skills of Military Members in Battle Michael Genthner National University Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 List of Tables 3 Abstract 4 Introduction 5 Background and History 5 Definition of Terms 6 Purpose and Objectives 6 Research Hypothesis 7 Method 8 Military Based Video Games 8 Shooting Simulators 10 Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer 10 Long Range Precision Shooting Simulator 10 Driving Simulators 11 Flight
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In the first major engagement of the war between regular U.S. and North Vietnamese forces, elements of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) fight a pitched battle with Communist main-force units in the Ia Drang Valley of the Central Highlands. On this morning, Lt. Col. Harold G. Moore's 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry conducted a heliborne assault into Landing Zone X-Ray near the Chu Pong hills. Around noon, the North Vietnamese 33rd Regiment attacked the U.S. troopers. The fight continued
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Early last week I was sent an email from the Marine Corps liaison here aboard Lackland Air Force Base, a Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant, regarding the rules and regulation for the Traffic Management and Collision Investigation School. The letter stated that Sergeants and below MUST stay in the barracks, where lodging is free, due to lack of government funding. It also stated in the letter that there would be no exceptions to this rule and if marines attending this school had already received funding
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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 2 NAVY ANNEX WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775 MCO 1500.54A C 469 16 Dec 02 MARINE CORPS ORDER 1500.54A From: To: Subj: Ref: Commandant of the Marine Corps Distribution List MARINE CORPS MARTIAL ARTS PROGRAM (Short Title: MCMAP) (a) MCO 3500.27, Operational Risk Management (b) Martial Arts Center of Excellence (MACE) website, https://WWW.TBS.USMC.MIL/PAGES/MARTIAL_ARTS (c) MCO P1020.34F, Marine Corps Uniform Regulations (d) MCO 1510.122A, Individual
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After many years, the author’s family persuaded him to publish these writings too. So, Sledge has published his war experiences by the name, With the Old Breed. In this book, the author has narrated his life, from the time of his admission in the US Marine, till the finish of the Second World War. In this report the overall evaluation and criticism of the book will be presented. The effects of this book on the thinking of general people about warfare and combat will also be analyzed. Major strengths
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MBA 623 United States Marine Corps The organization we chose for our project is the United States Marine Corps. We believe this branch of service can benefit greatly with the help of organizational behavior concepts. We will mainly be focusing on the relationship between the recruiter and the poolee (person soon to be enlisting). The process of enlisting can be long and tedious and there are a lot of details that should not be overlooked. When a civilian enters the recruiter’s office and
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billion decrease from the Sequestration. The military deals with lots of different manufacturers and suppliers that have to be able to get parts and supplies all over world fast. For example, “Hewlett-Packard (HP) is the creator of the Navy Marine Corps Intranet which connects more than 700,000 military and civilian employee
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fucking dead, kid. I can be anywhere, anytime, and I can kill you in over seven hundred ways, and that’s just with my bare hands. Not only am I extensively trained in unarmed combat, but I have access to the entire arsenal of the United States Marine Corps and I will use it to its full extent to wipe your miserable ass off the face of the continent, you little shit. If only you could have known what unholy retribution your little “clever” comment was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would
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