ceremony sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign War. 2. Affectionately known as the “Voice of the Battalion”, SPC Smoot originally hails from South Hampton, Michigan. He joined the Army on 20 July 2008, attending Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri earning a Military Occupational Specialty as
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causes these soldiers to bottle it up and inflict it on themselves only to unintentionally inflict it on their immediate loved ones and daily lives, as mentioned earlier in the recount of Ann Jones novel (Sherman, 7). One of every five returning veterans from Iraq is suffering from PTSD and suicide rates and suicide attempts among soldiers is the highest ever recovered and has continued to rise through the course of
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Museum Review for Buffalo Soldier Museum The Buffalo Soldier Museum is the only museum in the U.S. dedicated primarily to preserving the legacy and honor of the African-American soldier. It houses the largest repository of African-American military history in the world. In fall 2012, the museum moved into its new 23,000-square-foot home at the Houston Light Guard Armory in Midtown. The historic armory space is seven-times the museum’s previous space, giving the national museum significantly
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| Introduction Ever since its declaration in 1993 under President Bill Clinton’s administration, don’t ask, don’t tell (DADT) has been a major dispute amongst the United States citizens; especially those involved in the U.S. Military. Questions such as: “Is it even constitutional?” and “What are the pros and cons?” and “Should the policy be repealed?” have been propound. Subsequent to all of the questioning, viewed opinions and assessments, this subject generally falls into three
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into civilian life (“normal” society). This starts long before they go to war. When becoming a soldier, the individual is stripped down and then rebuilt as one. Individuality and free thinking are not acceptable in the military. The group (the squad, brigade, branch of the military), is to function as one under the same rules and regulations. They are to follow and strictly abide by these. Each soldier will do as they are told by their commanding officer, and by not doing so will be punished. When
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February 2013 Military Tattoo Policies Hey! Do you have any tattoos? Does it affect your job in any way? Well I know if you are in the military it can affect you. Military tattoo policies vary in each branch. They choose the policy based on, if the tattoos are a distraction from good military order and discipline, where they are located, how inappropriate they are and how many they have. I agree with these policies yet disagree also. Are your tattoos a distraction from good military order and discipline
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assure a better and brighter tomorrow for your nation is something that should be taken into consideration more often when discussing the military. Unfortunately, as one can expect of course, the heroic elements of warfare are far from positive. Even in particular instances where a particular platoon or group of soldiers ultimately win a specific battle or military campaign, the necessary requirements are predominantly associated with mayhem and disorder. Quite often many cinematic scenes depicted on
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It has been said that there was somewhere between 400 to 750 female soldiers in the Civil War. “The fact that women were willing to risk injury, illness, maiming and even death to escape the kind of lives that were available to them at the time, tells you something about just how limited their choices were,” said Elizabeth Leonard of Colby College, an american historian specialized in studying american women and the Civil War era (Schulte). Women fighting in the Civil War was baffling to those living
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The Sequester Policy What is the sequester policy that you have heard so much about? Well, the sequester policy is a big package of policy cuts that is a part of the BCA act (Budget Control Act). This act was passed in August of 2011. The budget cuts are supposed to equal over a trillion dollars total! This is supposed to continue from the year of 2013 to the year 2021 divided perfectly in the 9 year time period. They are also evenly split between defense spending and discretionary spending,
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Optional Spending Opting for the Military (revise) In the American culture, value is often dictated through the money one has and the possessions one owns. There is a constant goal to have more. The more things you have, the more you are worth, and the more you can rest safe and assured that you are doing well. Like a bubble, your infinitive collection of things acts as a safety net. Perhaps this mindset contributes to the lack of equivalence in the discretionary spending of the national budget.
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