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The US Navy is the largest navy in the entire world and was founded in October 13th, 1775 by the Continental Congress, according to Mental Floss. Due to the Navy's massive size, you probably have family and/or friends who have been or are part of its members. Maybe you possess membership in some sort of fashion. If so, your willingness to serve this country is appreciated.
Although you may know a lot about the background of the US Navy, there most likely are some very interesting facts you aren't aware of. Why not take some time to get to know some of those facts?
3 Surprising Facts About the US Navy
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I learned many things from the different naval experiences that these men were confronted with, but what had intrigued me was the vast majority of naval technology used during the war and its particular job as well as who had control over the vast majority of it. The future Fleet Admirals were appointed certain jobs, and were each given different naval ships they had to command with knowledge, and each played a role in the Allied victory in the sea. Before the war each officer held on a variety of vessels, battleships, submarines, aircraft carriers, and how the development of each type of vessel influenced the course of naval warfare. While battleships had reigned as the most reliable and preferred vessel of the seas, their supremacy was soon challenged by the uprising of the carrier. Leahy was the oldest of the four who had clung to his view of the vessel he felt was reliable and he believed strongly in the battleship's power. Nimitz was an advocate of the submarine as a strategic and very effective weapon as it could be evasive to vessels on the sea’s surface. Halsey was a devotee of the destroyer but eventually came to under...
Roosevelt had been influencing the United States Navy to be stronger ever since he wrote The Naval War of 1812, while he was at Harvard. Theodore Roosevelt’s book puts the war in a whole new perspective. Roosevelt with the help of Captain Alfred T. Mahan and Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce identified that their common ground was that America had great power in her deep ocean waters and needed to use it. Those oceans needed a capable water fleet to operate them (The Naval Strategist). In 1890 Congress approved the building of the first modern steam-powered, steel-hulled ships. Out came the most excellent warships anywhere; they were named the Indiana, the Massachusetts, and the Oregon. Roosevelt was impressed with these ships, but he wanted more. Roosevelt wanted a two-ocean navy capable of attacking the Pacific and the Atlantic simultaneously (Grondahl 2015 246). Congress agreed and Roosevelt got what he wanted. Mahan and Roosevelt campaigned to strengthen the navy through their speeches and writings. The Navy was slow, bulky, short-haul monitors guarding the home shores and swift, light cruisers that shot out of protected ports to attack enemy ships. Theodore and Mahan’s writings and speeches changed that part of the Navy for the better (Grondahl 2015 246-247). Theodore changed the Navy several ways and not all by
William Fredrick Halsey, Jr. was born on October 30, 1882. He was born and practically bred to become a sailor. His father, Captain William Halsey, raised William Halsey, Jr. on stories of his naval career which led to his interest in joining the navy and later attending the United States Naval Academy. In the two years waiting to gain admission to the Naval Academy, Halsey had decided to study medicine at the University of Virginia and try to enter the Navy as a doctor. He finally received admittance in 1900. Halsey was not the strongest in academics as he finished forty-second in a class of sixty-two, but he was athletic and participated in many clubs.(1) During that time in history, the Navy was in need of officers as it was expanding, so the class of 1904 graduated on February 2 instead of in June.(2) Upon graduation he went to serve his mandatory two years of service aboard his first ship the battleship USS Missouri. He was commissioned as an officer on February 2, 1906. (3) In 1907, Halsey was aboard the battleship USS Kansas as the “Great White Fleet” of Theodore Roosevelt set out of Hampton Roads on its expedition across the world. During World War I, Halsey commanded the destroyer USS Benham and earned a Navy Cross for his anti-submarine patrol actions. In 1922 he became ...
The U.S. Navy nurtured into a challenging power in the years previous to World War II, with battleship construction being revived in 1937, commencing with the USS North Carolina . It was able to add to its fleets throughout the early years of the war when the US was still not involved, growing production of vessels both large and small. In a conflict that had a number of amphibious landings, naval superiority was important in both Europe and the Pacific. The mutual resource...
The United States Marine Corps, established in 1775, is known for their production of the strongest offensive soldiers that defend our country. Their training includes amplified endurance, multiple styles of hand to hand combat, and artillery accuracy. Marines are trained to be the steel of the front lines that cut through and push back enemy lines. The branch rose to this dedication primarily in the 1940-50s thanks to one warrior-leader’s dedication to his country and men in his command. Lieutenant Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller is the prime model of every marine due to his dedication to service, desire to better his men through training and education, and the instilment of esprit de corps.
The Civil War consisted of many legendary battles over the soil of the United and Confederate States of America, which will be retold for generations in history books. Although these land battles were indeed great, the concept of this paper will be the Naval warfare of the Civil War, paying certain attention to the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac.
The United States Marine Corps has values drilled into our head at day one at recruit training. A marine lives by the Values of Honor, Courage, and commitment. Honor covers a lot of traits such as ethics, moral, integrity, respect, and maturity to name a few. Courage covers our mental, moral, and physical toughness. It focuses on doing what is right. It requires high personal standard and to lead by example with making decisions. This relates to the inner strength that tells us we can go further. Finally, commitment instills professionalism, discipline, pride, and concern for others. We must carry these values at all times 24/7.
responsible for claiming some of the most decisive battles during the Civil War, in addition to being the youngest officer to ever serve in the navy. These and other actions earned him the rank of admiral, a rank never before used in the Navy. In December 17, 1810, Farragut started his Naval service as a midshipman. At the age of twelve, he emerged a prize master of the Essex and continued to ascend the ranks during his near sixty years of service to America. Farragut dedicated his life to the Navy, to protect American lives, and to unite north and south of the U.S. fighting under the Union. Nonetheless, Farragut recognized that uniform to other war heroes he
In World War II America played a major role in the Allies naval production. America is responsible for combatant ships of all types. This includes battleships, aircraft carriers, escort carriers, submarines, destroyers, and supply and auxiliary ships. The United States was able to build its naval force due to its economy and its neutrality in the early years of the war. After deploying a majority of their ships into battle, the production line already had twice the amount ready to be shipped
United States Merchant Marines were first established under the Coast Guard, but soon came to grow as its own organization in only a few years. Many of the first recruits came in 1938 and were apart of the Civilian Conservation Corps. These patriotic men of all ages came forward to serve in the growing U.S. Maritime Service. Young men even at the age of 16 joined to help their country in the time of need. The country at the time had 37 Official U.S. Government Recruiting Offices set up to recruit the men of all ages. Newspaper ads and the radio really helped spread the word to find the thousands of men. United States Maritime Service offices were specially placed next to Navy and Coast Guard Offices for competition. Men who went into the Navy and Coast Guard offices to sign up...
The Military defends its country and citizens by any means necessary. The power structure of the military is the most well known aspect to civilians, but there is much more to the armed forces than that. Each tear of the power structure has a responsibility to watch over the lower tears, making sure they are doing their job correctly and build their individual records. Each service member relies on his/her record to dictate how they are treated and advance in the military. In addition to the rank system and individual record, there is a code of conduct in the Military, that is specific to each branch, which must be followed or severe disciplinary action will be taken. The practice of panopticism is most prevalent in the Marines, the strictest
Professionals in the United States Marine Corps stand apart from others engaged in particular careers in the civilian world.While many vocations contain some of the characteristics of professional, a lot of careers do not include all of the elements necessary to distinguish themselves as being as close to a professional as a marine. Professionalism grows depending on the time and service they have in the Marine Corps. A professional has specialized knowledge and skill which can only be acquired through prolonged education and experience. Such skill and experience form the basis of objective standards of professional competence that separate the practicing professional from their peers and measure the competence of such professional. This professional knowledge must also be intellectual in nature.
Abrashoff begins the book by informing the reader of how his story begins; when he is given command of the USS Benfold. The Benfold was the Navy’s most advanced guided missile destroyer the Navy had in 1997 and its command was to be one of the Navy’s top innovators. Unfortunately, Abrashoff points out some flaws with the Navy’s personnel management that I found to be shocking. First, was that “nearly 35 percent of the people who joined the military annually, wouldn’t complete their enlistment contracts.” (p.2) Such turnover can be understood by many business managers in the service industry, but unlike the quick and cheap training process for them, the cost for the military (taxpayers) is astounding. Abrashoff estimates that it cost roughly “$35,000 to recruit a trainee and tens of thousands more in additional training costs to get new personnel to the basic level of proficiency.” (p.2) Curbing this trend on his own ship and eventually helping to achieve a decrease overall in the mil...
In my organization I have notices there are two specific cultural differences which include age differential and classification individuals are place into which includes: government civilians, military, and contractor. The military leaders are younger, while the civilians are becoming older, therefore it has causes a communication barrier because of the age. As Hackman and Johnson (2013) stated “Leader can run into serious difficulties when dealing with followers who prefer a different communication style” (p.304). As civilians, most of us understand the lifestyle of the military culture and how they communicate to one other, but some civilians doesn’t like to be treated as a battle bubby. Sometime it is difficult for other colleagues to
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