sergeant, SGT Day, seems to know just about everything. You know you have big shoes to fill when SFC Sharp leaves because everyone seems to like and respect him. You’ve heard people say that he knows more about infantry operations than most infantry platoon sergeants. SFC Sharp has cleaned out his desk and tells you to make yourself at home. Later this afternoon he is receiving an award for his service to the 99th. His farewell party is this evening at the club. As you are setting up your things in
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Raising Children with Corporal Punishment By Lynn Collier With my head hung between my knees, I sat on my bed dreading the sound of my dad’s beat up, old pickup truck rumbling down the dirt road to our house. I was caught smoking cigarettes with my friend Chuck, and I sat waiting for the punishment that followed. At that time, I honestly wished Mom had dealt with me instead of Dad. Being the deviant child that I was, I knew what was coming. First, I’d get the lecture from Mom as Dad would
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While this is being conducted I will monitor each soldier and identify specific problems that need to be worked on and adjust the training schedule accordingly. As far as the soldiers that are overweight they would conduct physical training with the platoon as well as take part in special population PT the same day. This would be emplaced to help push those soldiers to get within standards in accordance with AR600-9 that much faster. The overweight soldiers need a special separate plan to get where they
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Adjustment Case Study Emmanuel Chamberlain Prof Hayes PSY 100 November 28, 2014 One of the articles I choose to summarize for this assignment was titled, “Bomb Techs Work Through ‘Dark Spots’ To Brighter Lives”. The article depicts an Army bomb technician who relies on the support of another bomb technician while he is going through a traumatic experience in his life. In the interview, retired Sergeant 1st Class Max Voelz recalls of how he had to pull the plug on his wife, who subsequently
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He was the main medic for the platoon and when battles would happen he would work on the battle field treating the wounded soldiers. His job was very crucial and he was loved by all of the soldiers, but a person can only see so many dead or near dead bodies before it starts to take a
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Ambushed In “Ambush,” Tim O’Brien portrays his regret and uncertainty to a war memory in which he instinctively kills an enemy soldier (MS 7). O’Brien recounts a night when his platoon moves into an ambush site shortly after midnight. Around dawn O’Brien recalls the moment a young enemy soldier emerges out of the morning fog. Without thinking O’Brien pulls the pin on a grenade and throws without aim. Seeing the grenade, the enemy soldier drops his weapon and begins to run, with a puff of smoke the
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In Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried”, soldiers are faced with challenges that change them throughout the story. O’Brien shows how the war can change the most stable and courageous men, but also help form unbreakable bonds that can lead to regret and guilt. Although the characters change a lot during the story, most of the emotions they feel occur in attempt to deal with the things they see during the war, especially when a friend dies or is badly wounded. Rat Kiley is very upset
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Medal of Honor Recipient Colonel (RET) Bruce P. Crandall Eli A. Bullard Engineer Senior Leader Course Abstract Lieutenant Colonel (RET) Bruce P. Crandall is a well-known Medal of Honor recipient. His actions while serving as a helicopter pilot during the battle of the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam are well documented in the book, “We were Soldiers Once…and Young” written by General (RET ) Hal Moore. What is less known is that this was not his only act of heroism. He was
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Book Report on The Art of War by Sun Tzu Military Science 2020 “Stimulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; stimulated fear postulates courage; stimulated weakness postulates strength” (Tzu, pg. 20) “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu is a book that contains leadership lessons for everyone. The book was first written in 490 BC in the Kingdom of Wu. In 512 BC, he became the general for the King of Wu. The book contains thirteen chapters showcasing strategies to face challenges and overcome
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Much about the Second World War is a mystery to most Americans. Technology was at a crucial point in history, weapon systems like Tanks, aircraft, and destroyers had evolved from World War I but little was known about the Artillery weapons systems. At the end of World War I the United States military suffered from one of the largest downsizes and budget cuts in American history. From these setbacks came extensive training and modernization for the Artillery. From the experiences suffered during
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