...that a person is born with such as male/female or race. A person can also have an achieved status, which is a status that a person can change such as student, wife, or occupation. With each status that we hold, we also have roles to play. “A role is a set of expectations for people who occupy a given social position or status” (Witt 2011:105). For example, we expect teachers to be great with students and lawyers to know the law. Unfortunately, this is not always the truth. For the duration of this paper, I would like to share important ascribed and achieved statuses that I myself hold in society. Status and Roles Achieved Status and Corresponding Roles For the past seven years, I have been enlisted as a soldier in the United States Army. Not everybody can or even wants to be a soldier, but this is a position that I hold near and dear. I intend on making this a career by continuing to reenlist and not just decide to quit when an enlistment time frame is over. Currently as soldier, I am holding two...
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...Training "What's your name" asked one of two men in camoflauge uniforms standing in front of me. "Moore, Drill Sergeant" I shalf stuttered. The other man flew into an angry rage and started to scream at me "Soldier, he is not a Drill Sergeant, look at him now private! What is gi rank now that you looked? "He is an officer" I said trying not cry, my lower lip trembling slighlty. "Moore now start pushing and don't stop till I come back, because im the command sergeant major of this base." Screamed command Sergeant Major Lopez. After highschool I decided to go and serve my country in the United States Army. I signed up in December of 2013, my senior year of highschool to be a 92 Alfa which is human resources. My official first day in the army was June 10th 2014. I arrived in Michigan, St.Louis at 12:00 a.m, after riding two hours on a cramped bus i arrived at Ft.Leonarwood and the in proccessing station. On June 12th, after getting stuck with needles, countless interviews, pushups, and the first affects of homesickness. The real fiirst day of basic training hovered over me like a dark cloud of death. "Open your eyes and get ready to go" the drill sergeant yelled from the front of the bus. Grabbing our issued green duffel bags and getting ready for pending doom of our first meeting with our drill sergeants. The bus came to a quick stop, immediately the drill sergeant in the front of the bus started pushing people off the bus yelling "GO,GO,GO" running off of the bus I had only...
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...As an Army veteran of 30 years of military and contracting serve, training Soldiers have always been my passion. My expertise has always been military training. Although training Soldiers can be dangerous, it can also be very rewarding. I have witnessed the positive benefits of proper training and the dire consequences of poor training. I have continued serving the Army in the capacity as a government contractor when employed. Therefore, I am fluent with current training and doctrinal methodology. I am aware of areas in which the Army could use immediate assistant in the training of Initial Entry Soldiers (IET). Marksmanship training has always been an area in which the Army have continued to struggle. The basics of being an effective combat Soldier is to qualify with your assigned weapon (M4 carbine). All Soldiers must qualify with their weapon in order to graduate from basic training. The Army has infrequently placed a high precedence on marksmanship proficiency. The Afghanistan conflict is winding down. The Department of Defense will continue draw down the active duty forces in 2014. The goal of the reduction is to reduce the Army's manning structure to 490,000 in two years. These initiatives have effective the availability of much-needed training resources for all Soldiers. Meanwhile, Army commanders are charged with the tasks to develop plans and solutions that will enable the Army to maintain a high state of readiness. Providing services to the Army through...
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...Ashley Zerr Heather Altfeld English 130 18 December 2012 Inquiry Ashley, It’s about ten o’clock here and I couldn’t be anymore exhausted. We were prompted to wake up about four o’clock this morning. We’re all done with the days where all we do is stand in formation and learn how to march correctly, thank god. We have actually been doing some real training but it’s just the basics. Tomorrow (Monday) we get to go through the gas chamber though! So we will see how that goes. From what I hear you stand in there with your mask on, and then you have to take it off for about thirty seconds before you can exit the room. I guess people tend to pass out and throw up everywhere. So it could be some fun! I wish we could do some more repelling or shooting, but that’s not for a couple weeks. I just want to be out of this stupid place and get my phone and everything back. But I just have to be tough for a few more weeks and then it will all pay off. Guess what? I tried to steal a piece of pie in the dining hall at dinner because I wanted something sweet, but I got caught. So now I get no pie at all. They are so strict on what you can eat, you can’t even but Gatorades out of the vending machines. It’s so lame! And as soon as I get off the shuttle to the airport I am buying some candy and a coke. I can’t wait! I feel like I’m in prison. Not a day goes by where I don’t think about you. You’re the one thing keeping me going and all I look forward to when I get leave. I’ve been counting...
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...In the United States Army, leadership is one of the core values, and it is impressed upon all soldiers to learn the science of leadership. My experience with the Army in terms of leadership and followership when I first enlisted was a feeling of confusion. As a specialist in the Army, not a day went by when I did not hear a superior chastise a fellow soldier for lack of leadership, yet this is an organization that perpetuates the idea of "do as you are told". I remember in basic training, a fellow soldier had tried to be creative and innovative by initiating to do something in an efficient way better than what our Drill Sergeant had instructed as to do. I remember my Drill Sergeant yelling at him and I quote "Private, you are not paid to think, I do the thinking and you just have to execute what I tell you". As I progressed in the Army, I realized that it was equally important to be a follower as being a leader. Star followers are encouraged in the Army so as to help guide their leaders who are confronted with difficult decisions every single day. In the Army, comradeship is one of the many paths used by followers. According to Hickman comradeship happens when people are working together for a good cause (Hickman, p. 187). With respect to informal leadership, soldiers are trained to take up leadership mantle instantly especially in combat environment when their leaders are killed or wounded. Even though they may be followers, soldiers are trained with leadership instincts and...
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...Army Reserve Training and Readiness Sergeant Major Kenneth Fenstermacher United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Class 63 Ms. Evelyn Hollis 20 November 2012 Abstract Never in our Nation’s history has the United States Army Reserve been more essential to the United States Regular Army. The United States Army Reserve has evolved into a fundamental part of the total force with modernized deployable forces and Citizen-Soldiers that exemplify the warrior mindset, culture, and ethos. Increasing demand for Army Reserve capabilities has introduced a new benchmark of dependence on the Army Reserve. The Army Reserve has become a critical part of our national security architecture and a positive investment for our nation. Transforming the Army Reserve from how the organization operated prior to 2001 to a solid contributor for unified land operations is remarkable. Senior leaders of the Army Reserve recognized the need for transformation in order to support the changing roles of a reserve force for the Active Component commanders. Supported by patriotic employers, resilient families, and caring communities, Army Reserve Soldiers are “Twice the Citizen.” Army Reserve Training and Readiness The United States Army Reserve has served our nation since 23 April 1908 as the Federal Reserve force of the United States Army. Peacetime Army Reserve leaders implemented a wartime trace for the first time in 1980. CAPSTONE professed to align every Army Reserve enabler with the active...
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...Officer and Noncommissioned Officer Relationship MSG Terwan Crawley United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Class 63 SGM Johnny Williams March 29, 2013 Abstract The disparity between officers and non-commissioned officers (NCO) in the military still prevails on the social and professional levels. The major issue of the relationship between these groups of men is considered an issue of class structure which is attributed to the differences in the educational levels between them. NCOs are treated in the same manner as a low category enlisted men and as such do not serve as a bridge between the enlisted men and officers. This wide social gap tends to make the learning process imprudent and ineffective. Many of the NCOs usually complained about the unwillingness of officers, or even unfortunate, of a senior NCO to listen to them. In the United States and other Western forces, the non-commissioned officer corps bridges it with a professional NCO corps critically essential for the American military’s training programs to work at its best as the primary trainers in a professional army, and to the enlisted men’s sense camaraderie. Commissioned officers and NCOs share the same goal, which is to accomplish their unit’s mission, and it is apparent that their responsibilities are associated and must be shared. The ability of commissioned and warrant officers to work together with the NCOs is an important aspect of effective leadership; and to enhance this effective working...
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...reason about something. In order to think, one must use their senses. The sensing process allows us to use our senses to process our thoughts. There are five senses that everyone has, and they are sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste. Memory is another vital feature of thinking. Memory is the processes that one uses to gain, collect, recollect and eventually recover information. The medium of thinking it the final part of thinking. The medium is considered the most dynamic part of thinking. It medium is transmitted into the brain. Language is a part of the thinking medium. If a person is without language, they will be incapable of expressing or interpreting information to recall or to think. When I was 19 years old, I joined the United States Army. I was so nervous when it was time to leave my loved ones and go to basic training. I had heard so many horror stories about basic training. Even though I was nervous, I knew that God would give me the strength to make it through basic training. When I first arrived to basic training, the first week was pure hell. I kept asking myself what have I gotten myself into. I cried my eyes out very first day when it was time for bed. I could not believe that I had to do without numerous things that I thought that I just couldn’t live without before going to basic training. We were not allowed to have electronics, make up, candy...
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...I think disrespect is one of the biggest issues in the united states military. Respect is something everyone wants, not many have, and few want to give. Unfortunately, respect is not something that is given all the time. Maybe this is because respect is not clearly understood. What is respect? The Webster’s Dictionary defines it as an act of giving particular attention or high or special regard. Another definition shows respect as a feeling or attitude of admiration and deference toward somebody or something. And disrespect is defined as the lack of respect. This does not explain completely what it is, but at least it gives us an idea about what it may be. As a matter of fact, there are many forms of respect. There is physical respect. Physical respect is shown through body language. The way you might move your arms and hands while talking to someone, or the way you might stand, and even your facial expressions. People have different definitions than others when it comes to respect, so when it comes to physical respect, you have to be careful on how you present yourself. In the army, when talking to an NCO, lower ranking soldiers should always stand at parade rest. This is part of the army standard. Another form of respect is mental or emotional respect. This is the way you perceive someone. Verbal respect is also a form of respect. This form is the one that is most abused. When a lower ranking soldier is speaking to an NCO, they should always be professional and respectful towards...
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...The United States Military Police Corps History and steps to being a Member of the Military Police Corps Why do we study history? the answer to that question is a three-part answer, one not to repeat the mistakes of the past, second to understand how the past affects today and the future and third to see where we are going as we must know where we have come from. The Military Police Corps was established The Military Police Corps is one of the youngest branches of the United States Army. It was officially established on 26 September 1941. It is traditions of duty and service is unsurpassed in our armed services. Soldiers have been performing police duties from the time of the Revolutionary War, when these duties were assigned mainly to a mounted police force called the "troops of the Marechaussee.” Soldiers as the Veteran's Reserve Corps and Provost Corps performed military police duties during the Civil War. MPs served with distinction in the Spanish American War, WWI, WWII, the Korean Conflict, and in Vietnam. Because of their distinguished service in Vietnam, the Military Police Corps was designated a combat support and service of the Army on 14 October 1968. Whenever the United States engaged in warfare, some form of police element emerged to assist its leaders in maintaining various aspects of discipline. Surfacing when necessity dictated, the Military Police Corps evolved through several phases, each meeting the needs of a particular period in American history. Assuming...
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...TUI UNIVERSITY Michael Jackson SLP: Moral problems in the U.S. Army ETH501: Business Ethics Dr. Kimberley Loar 8 July 2009 Introduction The Company that I have chosen is the one that I have been employed in since November 1985. That Company is the United States Army. The Army has changed a lot since my 24 years. The biggest change I see these days is the quality of soldier that we are allowing to join the Army. When I took the test to come in the Army the Recruiter did not have the quotas that they have these days. The U.S. Army recruited more than 2,600 soldiers under new lower aptitude standards this year, helping the service beat its goal of 80,000 recruits. The Army recruited 80,635 soldiers, roughly 7,000 more than last year. Of those, about 70,000 were first-time recruits who had never served before. The moral problem is allowing soldiers to enlist, that under any other situation besides the war on terror would not be allowed to join the Army. Utilitarian considerations The recruiters have a job and obligation to put bodies in the Army and that they are doing. The Moral worth is meeting and exceeding the Army goal of 80,000 recruits. Deontological Ethics The Army has decided to give out Moral waivers that allow new recruits to enter the U.S. Army by lowering the standards that were set in place to recruit quality Soldiers. Recruiters are all about quantity over quality recruits because of the need for more soldiers due to the...
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...ENG105 Essay #2 My military community While thinking about what communities have specific languages it was easy for me to think of the United States Army. I served in the U.S. Army for 5 years until I was wounded in Afghanistan and had to medically retire. As I look back at my short military career I would call it a community, or organization that had its own language. The army has a main focus on discipline and structure. The language is spoken through the discipline and structure. The Army has maintained a strict structure of rank to ensure that operations and maintenance run smoothly in stressful environments. In fact rank structure is one of the most defining characteristics of the military and serves a number of purposes. In order for the army to build and maintain this discipline, newer soldiers often need direction and correction from more experienced members in the military. To do this soldiers are assigned ranks according to their experiences in combat or through training. Soldiers are then placed in command of those who are less experienced and hold a lower rank. They can use this authority to enforce disciplinary measures and ensure order and discipline. New soldiers are also sent to basic training when they first begin. You have a drill sergeant that is your leader and guides you in everything you do. His job is to discipline and unify you as a group. They place you in groups durning your training. Now when I was in basic training I was 28...
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...The Army Organizational Life Cycle Model has eight phases that capture how a piece of equipment or a Soldier will experience at one time or another. The Force Management, Acquisition, Training and Distribution phases’ detailed discussion follows hereafter. The first phase, defining Force Management is developing a combat force within resource constraints. The Force Management phase underlines all the phases. Since the Army exists today, we have to take into account the future force based on capability needs and strategic guidance. Then a resource constrained analysis takes place to develop the best way to migrate the future force from the current force (Department of the Army, 2015). The second phase, defining Acquisition is obtaining...
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...The United States military maneuvers in austere environments at a high operational tempo. Operations and training are accomplished in harsh environments pushing the warrior to their physical and mental limits. One vulnerable group of service members are initial entry trainees (IET). This cohort steps into a realm of physical, mental and emotional stress applied by drill sergeants, extreme physical training, high operational environment, and unpredictable circumstances.1, 2 One specific environmental injury at basic training is rhabdomyolysis. This has been observed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, the leading IET/basic training facility for the United States Army.1 Rhabdomyolysis is an unforeseen, temporary roadblock for young men and women...
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...Being selected as an Army Soldier is an honor and a privilege for selected Americans. About 1% of Americana service in the United States Armed forces. It also provides opportunities Based on the values and attributes that are instilled in each man and woman they are heroes of this nation. The history that formed this distinguished organization goes back several generations. The Army was formed on June 14, 1775. There are several entities of the organization to include infantry, adjutant general and engineer corps. Congress authorized enlisted riflemen to serve under the United States of America. The purpose of the Army is to protect and serve the constitution of the United States from all enemies foreign and domestic. There are several elements that form the organization. The Army is designed to create leaders that training and defend regardless of the sacrifice. In addition to education and training the Army is also known for its traditions, custom and courtesy. Military customs and courtesy is a simple form of displaying manners and politeness in dealing with others. Traditions such as rendering the hand salute and addressing superiors as Sir or Ma’am are a few examples of military customs and courtesy, Moreover the life in the Army is not easy and it can be a challenge for many individuals. When preparing for the military and its demanding career one must be prepared physically and mentally. Therefore it is imperative to know the challenges and be prepared to face them....
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