Essays on Army

Freedom of choice is one of the biggest problematic issues in the world nowadays. Young people’s right to choose when it comes to military is one part of this kind of freedom. This issue is controversial and opinions are divided: one thinks that it is …

The importance of accountability. In the military accountability is very important. Your NCOs need to keep accountability at all times, the need to know where you are going to be so they find you in case you have formations, or something else important comes up. …

Military Service is a course to create a fit and capable citizen with strong characters. For that reason we see that the majority of world countries obligate the young people to attend of the military service. Should men compulsory attend the military service? Are there …

Courtesy among members of the Armed Forces is vital to maintain discipline. Military courtesy means good manners and politeness in dealing with other people. Courteous behavior provides a basis for developing good human relations. Military courtesy is not a one-way street. Enlisted personnel are expected …

The Horror of war on the Soldier in Charles Yale Harrison’s Generals Die in Bed Eng 22 PB 963 Words Some people say that war can change a man. What exactly do they mean by this phrase? What are some possible things that a soldier …

Rifleman Dodd is a fiction war story based during the peninsular war around 1810 and Published in 1932. The main Protagonist of this book is a rifleman that goes by the name of Matthew Dodd. He served in the 95th Rifles for the English; underneath …

The Importance of obeying orders and being on time for duty. There are many reasons why a soldier, (doesn’t matter the rank) should obey orders from anyone above him or her in the chain of command. Sometimes its good to listen to people soldiers below …

Wars are peaceful than marriages but let him who wants peace never prepare for a war. I agree with the second part Military training is schooling of body and spirit in the art of killing. Military training is education for war. It is the perpetuation …

Cost Effectiveness and Intensity of BUD/S Navy SEAL Training         The U.S. Navy’s Sea-Air-Land Soldiers Teams encompass the service’s primary special operations capability.  The selection criteria for SEALs, are like those of U.S. Army Special Forces, although the endurance swimming constraints are much more rigorous.  …

Cost Effectiveness and Intensity of BUD/S Navy SEAL Training         The U.S. Navy’s Sea-Air-Land Soldiers Teams encompass the service’s primary special operations capability.  The selection criteria for SEALs, are like those of U.S. Army Special Forces, although the endurance swimming constraints are much more rigorous.  …

“The failure of Gallipoli was mainly caused by poor Allied leadership” Gallipoli is a peninsula in the Dardanelles in eastern Turkey. Gallipoli and the surrounding areas of the Dardanelles were the locations of some of the most contentious battles of the First World War in …

WHY DID GERMANY LOSE WW1 Germany lost WW1 due to a variety of military, socio-economic & political, and strategic reasons. The war itself continued for 4 years, inflicting various casualties and economic hardships on Germany. The most important reason why Germany lost WW1 were its …

Hannibal, argueably the greatest war hero of the Ancient World, second to Alexander the Great was both loved and hated throughout the Hellenic world and has remained a major historical character studied through ancient history circles today. Livy and Polybius two brilliant ancient historians have …

The Battle of Waterloo stands as a very important episode in the whole of Napoleon Bonaparte’s wartime adventures. It was the fierce fighting that occurred in the muddy field closed to Brussels in 1815 between the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon that finally sealed Napoleon’s …

It is important to keep your chain of command informed at all times, especially if you are in charge of the well being of soldiers. On the twenty sixth of January I failed as a Non Commissioned Officer to fulfill this duty. I was informed …

“They were beaten at all points and altogether; all that they suffered was great; they were destroyed as the saying is with total destruction, their fleet, their army; everything was destroyed and few out of many returned home. ” (Thucydides, Peloponnesian War, 481) The Sicilian …

The nation was split in two over the concept of slavery. The Northern abolitionists felt strongly against slavery while the Southern plantation owners were set on maintaining slave labor. South Carolina paved the way for Southern states to secede from the United States of America. …

Param vIr chakra: The medal is a circular bronze disc 1. 375 inches (3. 49 cm) in diameter. The state emblem appears in the centre, on a raised circle. Surrounding this, four replicas of Indra’s Vajra (the all-powerful mythic weapon of the ancient Vedic King …

I am writing this essay to provide information on respect and disrespect in the United States Army. The effects that it has on leadership in everyday life. The effect it has on your own self, and your reputation as a United States soldier in day …

Many historians believe that the success of the Canadian Corps in the Great War was a primary source in the development of Canadian nationalism and pride amongst citizens and soldiers. Canada’s identity and reputation evolved on an international scale as a result of Canada’s war …

What is Accountability in the Army: the obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate records of property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records. why is accountability important in the army? accountability …

Having wasted enormous resources on recapturing Allied prisoners of war (POWs), the Germans move the most determined to a new, high-security prisoner of war camp. The commandant, Luftwaffe Colonel von Luger, tells the senior British officer, Group Capt Ramsey, “There will be no escapes from …

What is OPSEC and Why Do We Have It What is OPSEC? It’s a process of protecting little pieces of information that might grouped together to give the bigger picture. It is also protecting critical information deemed mission essential for military commanders. It is simply …

Introduction This paper begins by outlining the definitions and what exactly is meant by international relations. Secondly, it tells the story of how and why the study of international relations emerged when it did, during the course of modern history. Even though, the history and …

Were the Americans justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945? The dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in 1945 by the Americans is a very controversial issue with no definite answer. Both sides of the issue …

The Fight for Freedom Neham Marwah CHC2D1 Ms. Ballantyne January 15 2011 Some may ask themselves, to what extent has the 20th century contributed to Canada’s autonomy? Canadian autonomy came as a result of the events that occurred within the 20th century. Without these vital …

Looking back on the history, people begin to ask questions about why things happened the way that they did. Looking specifically in the field of World War 2, a popular question is “how was Germany such a successful force on the battlefield? ” There are …

“With The Old Breed” begins with the start of the author’s military career. Eugene Sledge was a freshman at Marion Military institute, his family pushing for him to eventually become an officer in the United States Army. But the authors desire to serve his country …

Abstract This case study involves study of the largest government undertaking: NMCI (Navy and Marines Intranet) project, undertaken by EDS and analysis of whether it turned out to be a success or failure. NMCI aims to provide a seamless network to the Navy and Marine …

A non-commissioned officer is also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted member of an armed force. NCO is given authority by a commissioned officer. In general, the NCO corps includes all the grades of sergeant and, in some militaries, corporals and warrant …