A paper on serving in the army 1. Statement of the various views on serving in the army presented in the three texts. Each text gives its own opinion and view on serving in the army. Text 1 is an autobiographical text written by Sarah Palin in 2010 named “Why They Serve”. She tells that her son Track enlisted in the American army. She feels proud of the young men and women, who want to give up their freedom and risk their lives for the benefit of others. Sarah explains that the society asks
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corrupt and the people did not get benefits from the government and the loss of GMD from the peasantry can be substantiated by the 1947 rebellion in Taiwan in direct response to the corruption. In addition, the GMD army decreased from 4.8 million in 1946 to 1.5 million in 1949 while the PLA army increased from 1.2 million 1946 to 4 million in 1949 which shows the support of the peasantry wavered because
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Introduction The American Revolution divided the colonies in an inconclusive campaign for over five years. A better-equipped and numerically superior British opponent struggled to control a Continental Army composed of professional soldiers who heavily relied on the aid of militiamen along with international allies. General Washington recognized the dire conditions and fragile morale of his men, and used gallant leadership tactics and mission command repeatedly for inspiration. Although Washington
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Matthew Lawler Period 2 The Forge of Nationhood 1776- 1178 Definitions #1: Mercenaries: Those who fight not for the cause itself, but for the money in fighting. #2: Egalitarian: The belief that all people are created equal and they all possess the same rights. #3: Emancipation: Being set free from legal or political restrictions. #4: Peers: Those that you associate with, such as colleagues or friends. #5: Sovereignty: Ruling entirely over a region, without question. #6: Republic: A type
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are three ways by which a commander can bring disaster to his army. One, he arbitrarily orders his army to advance or retreat when in fact it should not, thus hampering the initiative of the army. Two, he interferes with the administration of the army when he is ignorant of its internal affairs, thus causing confusion among the officers and men. Three, he interferes with the officers’ command; unaware of the principle that an army should adopt different tactics according to different circumstances
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the platoon, company or unit as a whole. Being accountable by Army standards, means being dependable-arriving to work and appointments on time, meeting deadlines, being in the right place at the right time, doing the right thing at the right time, IN THE RIGHT UNIFORM. The Army depends and runs on the discipline and the ability to be accountable for your actions and equipment. By forgetting my I.D card, I showed a lack of discipline. Regardless of personal problems, as a Soldier, it is my responsibility
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Currently, the Brazilian Army is going through changes, mainly in its human resources. Nevertheless, it still has difficulties to identify some ethical dilemmas. The objective of this paper is to show ethical conflicts between officers and noncommissioned officers (NCOs) in the Brazilian Army and presents some proposals for solving them. This paper will show the difference between officers and NCOs in relation to access to medical system in the Brazilian Army. This paper will bring the difficulties
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Duties of a NCO As a Non Commissioned Officers we need to seek what is best for our soldiers. It is our duty to guide them through this Army process. How are we going to do this? By maintaining discipline, training soldiers and ensuring welfare. Maintaining discipline, by ensuring that the soldiers are doing the right thing on and off duty like when we are in the motor pool and you see soldier not helping others to accomplish the assigned task. Ensure Preventive Maintenance Checks and Service
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Topic: Explain in your own words what you understand either by the term ‘disciplinary society’ Discipline means agreement to a superior authority. Accommodating the norms of the family, society, the instructions of elders and obeying them is also discipline. Yet, discipline means accepting punishments for violation. The discipline in addition means training of mind and character, rising self-control and the custom of obedience. We live in a democracy. Democracy is based on the willpower of majority
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in the British Army that are involve with training, welfare and discipline of an organisation, troops of over 120 soldiers. They act as a senior mentor to major command of sub-unit and soldiers have an opportunity to be chosen for commission as an officer. Warrant Officer Class 1 [WO1] Highest Rank in the British Army that takes 18 years of service to be able to get this rank. They are the senior advisor of a unit commanding officer that has responsibilities with the discipline, leadership and
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