Introduction To date, World War II was the world’s worst event in human history. Colonisation is one of the reasons as to why World War II was the most horrific. Many Asian nations such as Korea, Vietnam and the part of China and so on were colonised by the European powers and Japan during World War II. And it had been raging for more than four years. Although several Asian nations were decolonised by the European powers and Japan after World War II, the wounds of the war were too serious; millions
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of armed forces personnel, be it man, specialist or officer. It is important for officers to manage the discipline of their men, and handle it well because of several factors. For one, a well disciplined platoon would perform their tasks with greater clarity, speed and conciseness than a platoon that is lacking in said field, and for good reason. Much of what the army does is grounded in basic discipline. From simple things such as keeping personal and common areas clean, foot drills, marching in
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through the situations presented to these military men, vicious inhumane behaviors become inevitable. Caputo does an amazing job at capturing the dynamic changes in behaviors, mental states, and attitudes, within individuals as well as within the platoon as a whole. "Most of all we learned about death at an early age when it is common to think of oneself as immortal. Everyone loses that illusion eventually, but in civilian life it is lost in installments over the years. We lost it all at once and
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does not just affect them; it affects the entire chain of command from the Squad Leader all the way to the First Sgt. When a Soldier misses an appointment the squad leader must answer for the Soldier, the Squad leader must answer to the platoon Sgt., the Platoon Sgt. Must answer to the First Sgt., and the First Sgt., must answer to the
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Malchijah Powell 19.9.17 English 4. A-10 Thunderbolt II US Marine 1st platoon was pinned down in a forest in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. There were Taliban forces surrounding them and the rest of their platoon. The Lieutenant called in Danger Close Air Support and what came streaking over? One of the most fearful inventions ever introduced to the US arsenal. The A-10 Thunderbolt II also nicknamed “The Warthog.” Who was the inventor of this fearful weapon? His name is Alexander Kartveli. Alexander
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1. Identify areas of environmental concerns. The type of terrain that our Sapper platoon will be encountering is what really sets the conditions of what we should be concerned about environmentally. The area of operation looks to be hilly, have wetlands, winding streams, a river, and marked-off archeological sites. The two most important environmental concerns would have to be the water sources and the archeological sites. I would be focusing most of my training in regards of these two environmental
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fight to the vietnam war, once he joins the marines he is sent to Vietnam where he learns how to fight and faces some conflicts along the way. When he arrives he realizes he does not like it here it is scary and grim in the text it says, “A guy in my platoon was saying you only have to be in vietnam for about 10 minutes to realize you never should have gotten on that plane, gone through boot camp or join up in the first place. It took me about 10 seconds.” This shows that Patrick is not enjoying his time
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Drill and Ceremony Terminology Element- This is an individual, squad, section, platoon, company, or larger unit formed as part of the next higher unit. Formation- This is an arrangement of the unit's elements in a prescribed manner such as a line formation, in which the elements are side-by-side, and column formation, in which the elements are one behind the other. In a platoon column, the members of each squad are one behind the other with the squads abreast. Front- This is a space from one side
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| | |Your call sign is Black 5 and your platoon leader/sergeant call sign is Black 2. | | |Your convoy consists of 4 vehicles and 16 personnel. | | |After completing your route reconnaissance, your platoon leader/sergeant ordered you to return to forward operating base (FOB) DOG
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no such recollection for any of my past coworkers. I have worked through most of my career believing that the Soldiers with whom I work have little, if any, influence on my life. Despite spending nearly a year as squad leader and another as a platoon sergeant, I have never held a position of direct responsibility over another soldier. The NCO’s with whom I have served have generally been peers or held leadership positions that required little more than standing in the proper spot in a formation
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