Victorian Military: Rising Through the Ranks The British military was involved in some form of combat consecutively from 1837 to 1901. Consequently, military was a vital part of the life of a soldier or a young man looking to join the military profession. In order to join as an officer, a man had to purchase his position. However, those who entered as common soldiers could join for free. These men, however, were seen as the “lowest of the low.” If a man hoped to maintain his status in the military
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
followed in the department and to allow officers to focus on their individual responsibilities. The Chain of command is a series of administrative or military ranks, positions, etc., in which each has direct authority over the one immediately below (dictionary.com). With each new rank comes new responsibilities and duties that must be done. Each rank has direct responsibility for the ranking officers below them. This allows for a more structured and disciplined department. Lower ranking officers can
How does one define themselves? Do you define yourself by nationality, occupation, and race or perhaps by your family ties? Everyone has multiple facets and to define oneself by just any one of these is to do an injustice unto yourself. The “hats” you wear define who you are and, at times, you may wear one hat or several hats depending on the situation and surroundings. In forty-five years, I have worn numerous hats, many of them worn briefly and then set aside on the shelf. The experiences
Military Decisions Making Process Commanders are overall responsible for the mission as subordinate units and subordinate staffs, we are responsible for being Commander success. As a staff member and subordinate unit assigned to contribute to many factors in the planning process. These basic steps are receipt of mission, mission analysis, course of action development, course of action development (war games), course of action comparison, course of action approval, orders production, and execution
enthusiastically recommended for meritorious promotion to Staff Sergeant. His management and organization skills, steadfast leadership, and impeccable professionalism are the characteristics the Marine Corps expects of a Staff Non-Commissioned Officer. I rank him 1 of 6 Marine Security Guards on post and the top Assistant Detachment Commander I have worked with. While on the Marine Security Guard Program, Sergeant GonzalezEstrella received two letters of Appreciation, both demonstrating his commitment
The United States Military has always had a high standard of only accepting those who are willing to follow strict orders, always obey authority figures, and have complete conformity. In the movie “A Few Good Men,” directed by Rob Reiner and released in 1992, the impacts that obedience and disobedience have are prevalent. In the movie, Lance Corporal Harold Dawson and Private First Class Louden Downey accidentally kill a member of their unit, William Santiago, during a code red, a way to punish misbehaved
Duty Night Reflection I completed my duty night on October 22nd, which was also concurrent with the wild and extremely entertaining Penn State vs. Ohio State football game. I arrived at 7:45pm at Brill hall where I met with Cheryl and Mitchell, who were the two RA’s I would be accompanied with for the evening. They discussed why two RA’s are on duty (football game); the times we would be rounding, and retrieved the “Duty Bag” from the residence office in Brill. We began the first round at 8:30pm
sergeant gets up and renders a salute, but the captain does not salutes showing disrespect toward the major. The major expresses his jealously and gives him his assignment adding that if the captain wished, he could give it to someone else of lesser rank.
Chapter Twenty Three Maria I sent the soldiers to join their comrades and took Nathan and Peter into my cabin aware Nathan was looking at me greedily. He knew The Major was away and if he wasn't back by dark I would be calling for him to join me in my bed. He was no substitute for my Major who made me feel alive and sent me to a place no other man could, but it was an efficient way of keeping Nathan at my beck and call. He thought I was grooming him to replace The Major partly because I had led
First time out of the wire and on patrol but not with first platoon, First Sergeant moved me to second platoon just the day before. The night insertion that we conducted that night went without a hitch. The soldiers that were in my truck took turns throughout the night behind the weapons system which was an M-240B. At zero eight in the morning of the next day patrols started around the bazaar by the dismounted troops. I was coupled with the PL* and conducted familiarization patrols so that I could
Eventually, and without encountering even a single hostile Dweller partisan, the High King, the High Queen and their entourage of bodyguards reached the pathway leading to the meeting area where the five emissaries were expecting them. As soon they got there, the Dweller bodyguards used their trucks to block off the tunnel up ahead, exposing any potential threat to heavy gunfire. Furthermore, from the direction that they came, the area was given sufficient cover, perhaps as much as what was provided
For Esme- With Love and Squalor 1) In “For Esme- With Love and Squalor,” J.D. Salinger addresses a part of every person’s life. Everyone experiences periods in their life when they question the world and what is happening around them. Most people probably do not experience it quite as dramatic as the writer of the story, Sergeant X, does. He finds himself in the middle of the pure madness of war, and is having a hard time coping with the realities of the situation. Eventually, people
that fatal order. A similar scenario develops in the article, “The My Lai Massacre: A Military Crime of Obedience,” where authors Herbert C Kelman and V. Lee Hamilton investigate whether or not Lieutenant William Calley was justified in organizing
Twelve O’clock High Review “Hard luck.” This is the term used to describe the United States Air Force 918 Bomb Squad during World War II. At a critical time in the war against the German Luftwaffe, the airmen are subjected to a new strategy dubbed “daylight precision bombing.” As a result, the bomb squad’s accuracy increases, as well as, their casualty rate. Morale of the 918 is continually sinking along with their performance. At this challenging time, command-orders demand “maximum effort”
While their storylines are extremely different, both movies Patton and A Few Good Men have central themes of military, discipline, and conflict. Patton, released in 1970, focuses on World War II General George S. Patton’s wartime accomplishments and controversies. Actor George C. Scott plays Patton in this biographical film and Jack Nicholson plays Col. Nathan R. Jessup in A Few Good Men. Released in 1992, A Few Good Men instead focuses on the death of a Marine in Guantanamo Bay and the following
Personality assessment of the two main characters in the movie Crimson Tide, Lt. Commander Ron Hunter (Denzel Washington) and Captain Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman Both men are leader but taught in different ways. Capt. Ramsey was among the very few commanders remaining in the Navy with experience in combat. Capt. Ramsey interpret things through what he has experience throughout his navel career he did not have a family life the navy was his life. Lt. Commander Ron Hunter is highly educated family man
I Became a Model Cadet Dr. Laust’s Comments: This student's assignment was to write a personal narrative essay describing an event that dramatically affected her life. Her choice of narrating her rise in the ranks of JROTC is unique, interesting, and very appropriate for the assignment. She does a very nice job of using specific details to describe aspects of the experience as well as employing dialog to accent her account. The reader gets a clear sense of the impact this event had on her
The movie I chose to watch was A Few Good Men directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin. A few good men is about military law primarily. The case that the movie revolves around starts off with two marines stationed at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. In the first scene of the movie it show’s marine Lance Corporal Harold W. Dawson and PFC Louden Downey beating up one of their fellow marines on base. The movie begins with the scene of the crime. The marine being beaten was PFC William T
Twelve O’ Clock High is a movie about an American Air Force unit in 1942 that is experiencing problems. The 918th squadron is a squadron of men who fly mission for the U.S. Army Air Forces. Members of the 918th are Colonel Keith Davenport, Lieutenant Ben Gately, General Frank Savage, Major Cobb, Lieutenant Jesse Bishop, Major Kaiser, Lieutenant Birdwell, Lieutenant Zimmerman, and Major Harvey Stovall. At first glance many people see this movie as just another old World War 2 movie, but if you look