ESSAY #1: Write a description of how you or someone you know responded to cultural variation Setting the scene: It’s December 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. I was a 21-year old Private First Class that had graduated from the United States Army’s School of Infantry at Fort Benning, Georgia in May of that year and now found myself in a completely foreign, hostile, and culturally varied population just seven months later. As I was to find out, going from Ft. Benning, Georgia to Baghdad, Iraq was a rather
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a USMA Cadet is a crucial quality to utilize as an Army Officer. Both must make sure they’re in the right place, wearing the correct clothing, at the right time, and properly make sure their platoon of soldiers is taught to do the same to ensure that they’re setting the correct example and that their platoon is following safely behind. As an Army officer, being accountable for the actions of one’s troops, will provide order, safety, and potential leaders. The Honor Code of West Point states that
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Windou Mimy November, 24th2014 Vietnam: a 20th Cent. Experience HIST-415N-71123 Donald Burnette President Johnson’s Rules of Engagement During the Vietnam’s War, President Johnson has implemented the Rules of Engagement (ROE) in order to maintain control of the war and also to prevent its escalation into global nuclear warfare. The Rules of Engagement precisely dictated who and when the American soldiers were supposed to attack. Thus, from the first junior rank and up to
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of them all. However I do remember some of my favorites. One of the main generals played by John Wayne was in charge of the men dropping down on their airplanes. He instructed his platoon to carry clickers so when they land they will send one click out, which will receive two clicks if it is another member of their platoon. If not they were to open fire. Another of my favorite characters was Major Howard, who was instructed with an important duty of capturing
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l EN 105/First Year Writing Seminar I April 15, 2012 Brainwashed War Fighters Marines are brainwashed, this is not an uncommon phrase to hear coming from someone’s mouth. In fact, aside from being called crazy that’s probably the most common thing to hear about us Marines. Once during an interview a Marine was asked about the ins and outs of recruit training. How’s it work? What happens in the process? After responding to these questions one man said, “But Marines are brainwashed.” Being the
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Network Extension Platoon February WIN-T Exercise (JNN/STT/HCLOS) Subject of Instruction: * Provide Internet Connectivity, Data/Voice over IP. & Video Services * Configure Line Of Sight Services (HCLOS) Instructors: SPC Woolls / SPC Poirier Assist- SGT Diaz Duration 8 hrs. References: Student Guide. Student Handout. WIN-T-INC1-STT-O&M-SG-A02 WIN-T-INC1-SHLTR-O&M-Vol2 Cisco SWITCH & ROUTER CONFIGURATION CISCO CALL MANAGER (CCM) & SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
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brought up in containers from the field kitchens and the weapon cleaning would be done in shifts, with only a portion of the men cleaning their weapons at any one time. Inspection Breakfast would be followed by the daily inspection by the Platoon Officer and Sergeant. Weapons would be checked to ensure that they were clean and serviceable as would the men's clothing. Often this inspection would include a ‘foot inspection' looking for signs of ‘trench foot'. Trench Foot was a medical condition
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responsibility of keep your uniforms and mannerisms to a professional level. Job Performance: SPC Boatwright you are one of the hardest working soldiers in the platoon. You continue to accomplish any or all assigned missions without fail with little or no supervision. Good Job. I would like you to start training other soldiers in the platoon on your knowledge about MOS related subjects and any vehicles that you've operated and are licensed on. This will start you on the training phase of being a good
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the Running Man. CHARACTER DESCRIPTION Tom Leyton- is a very silent type man who does not interact with any person, he experienced the deaths of his friends (when returning home with his platoon, they all meet a little boy in trouble and decide to help him, but the boy leads them to a trap and all of his platoon and mates die. He gets injured and makes his way to a forest where he meets the boy and kills him). This experience made him made and he then takes a job as a teacher. He meets a same looking
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Combat High In Sebastian Junger’s essay Combat High, he uses many techniques to effectively explain and support his arguments. He does this through his vivid and detailed descriptions of his experiences and tone of concern which makes him a credible writer. The reader is able to grasp an understanding of the techniques Junger utilizes to engage the reader and support his argument. In his essay, you can clearly establish where ethos, logos and pathos are being utilized to support his argument
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