The United States has not had an established draft since it was dismissed in 1973. Since then one has not been necessary as there are many young volunteers for active duty. The more volunteers that are available keeps the necessity for a draft almost non-existent. The draft is an old way to get volunteers in time for war, and in today’s era it is still not necessary and should not be reinstated. Choosing to reinstate the draft would give the United States unwilling participants who would not be willing
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In the article, The Mongals: how barbaric do you think the Barbarians were? During the 13th century a small tribe from the grasslands or steppes of Central Asia conquered much of the known world. The Barbarians lived beyond the reach of civilization and they were also savage. Mongols had their brutal side. The Barbarians send a detachment of captives and mean of other nationalities who are fighting with them to meet the enemy head on, and some of the Tartars may perhaps accompany them (DOC 3). They
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They labored in silence until Watkins drew up from a task. “There is something more, James. The Captain seems to have suffered a lack of judgment with the tragedy at the falls. For one, he divided his forces. He sent a number of the dead back to Oswego under a small escort. Essentially this move betrayed his position to an enemy. It left the men open to attack where they escorted in all sincerity a convoy of mere corpses. A waste of manpower if you ask me. Second, he raided the village with the
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I most humbly recommend Lieutenant Colonel Lars B. Ostervold Jr for the Army Engineer Association’s Silver de Fleury Metal for outstanding service to the Army Corps of Engineers and the Army Engineer Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Lars B. Ostervold Jr completed the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Tulane University in May of 1994 and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. LTC Ostervold’s first assignment was a Platoon Leader of a horizontal construction platoon in Alpha Company, 94th Engineer
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Captain Heather L. Bates, United States Army, distinguished herself by exceptionally meritorious service to the United States as the Deputy G4 and Property Book Advisor, 201st Military Advisory Team (MAT), Train Advise Assist Command - East (TAAC-E), Gamberi, Afghanistan, from 28 September 2017 through 15 June 2018, during Operation FREEDOM’S SENTINEL. CPT Bates facilitated the Train Advise and Assist efforts of the entire G4 section which consisted of 9 different sections including 7 Army
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Dance within these walls, little male puppets. Google “The Citadel” and the images we are graced with are of young men, sharply dressed in Confederate grey, marching a perfect march. The Cadets are running with looks of joy, as they have earned the privilege of happiness. Arising like a mighty fortress from a pristine landscape of lush green are the huge buildings that will be school, home, purgatory, and one day a place worshipped by those that survive their years studying as cadets. Within the
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Similar to Ann Jones, Nancy Sherman analyzes the inner battle soldiers wage, digging deep into the moral conscience of soldiers. Using her novel, The Untold War, Nancy Sherman makes it her goal to bring more awareness and understand to the American public, the moral psyche of the soldier. As she puts it, “We need to begin to cultivate the kind of empathy that allows us to support our soldiers properly when they return home to our communities” (Sherman, Prologue). Taking more of a philosophical approach
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Lieutenant Carroll Character Analysis “Fallen Angel Warrior”, is a phrase stated in Fallen Angels, meaning young men killed in combat. This famous quote was stated by none other then the leader of Perry’s platoon, Lieutenant Carroll. Lieutenant Carroll was a gentle kind hearts leader, who lost his life saving a platoon member. Keeping in mind, Lieutenant Carroll had a pregnant wife at home, and gave up his life back at home for his men. Lieutenant Carroll is a laid back individual who cared for
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nation. Therefore, if you consider the US military, you will find plenty of examples of how it falls into “Peter Principle” around how a soldier gets promoted till they must find some dependence amongst their subordinates to meet his mission quota. Two examples of positive reinforcement within the military’s bureaucracy are: - Every soldier is taught the same trade within their desired profession following in line with “McDonaldization” of the military around each soldier know what the other one
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When women were wanting to help with the war, they weren’t given many jobs. The male military workers were still getting more benefits and better jobs, during World War ll. Women weren’t allowed to do everything the men were allowed to do. Many bigger roles were to given the men. During this war, women hardly ever got to do a big job or become a captain for the military. According to Karen Donnelly who wrote American Pilots of World War ll, “General Arnold ordered their plane reassigned to a male
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