Essays on Military Training

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On the fateful afternoon of December 10 1981, during the Salvadorian war, several units of the renowned Atlacati Batallion, a section of the Salvadorian Army stormed the small village of El Mozote. They were all out on a mission to counter the guerilla insurgents in the region after a clash. The army embarked on interrogating the El Mozote residents for some time before they started brutal execution of the men on account of being sympathizers with the insurgents. The ordeal that lasted for three days left approximately 800 people dead, Men, women and children. (Danner, 2016) The events and ...

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Introduction The fight against the ISIS has elicited numerous controversies with different nations taking sides in the war against the global menace. To start, the emergence of ISIS has been a global concern and considered to a matter of gravity. Every rational nation finds it necessary to condemn the security threat that ISIS continues to pose on the local and international arena. It is critical to highlight that the war on ISIS continues to divide opinion and also create the danger to certain countries. However, the worrying situation is the devised method to combat the extremists group that have ...

Differences between Athenian democracy and modern democracy Athenian democracy. The Athenian democracy is one of the oldest democracies in the world and serves as an inspiration and cautionary tale to designers of modern democracies (Rhodes, pg 4). It is inspirational in the sense that it empowered its citizens in a unique way that the world has ever seen. In the same way it is cautionary in the sense that it was a direct democracy that led to excesses and not applicable to large populations and the geographical extent of modern nations. The Athenian democracy happened during the period of 490 BCE, ...

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Botswana is a very beautiful African country. She hosts some of the best wildlife and is a hot tourist destination in the Africa since it is located on the southern side of the continent.

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Promoting Stability in Africa International Law Enforcement Academy Fighting HIV/AIDS

Military Training

Diamond Interests Trade Interests Conclusion Through Food aid and medical supplies, the government of Botswana has greatly benefited from the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR). As such, the country is of utmost interest to the US Introduction Botswana is a very beautiful African country. She hosts some of the ...

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As engraved on the tombstone "A Soldier of the Revolution', Joseph Plumb Martin was indeed an ordinary soldier who died amidst poverty in 1850. He was an ordinary person who served bravely in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He is best known for his memoir titled 'A Narrative of Some of the Adventures, Dangers and Sufferings of a Revolutionary Soldier', which was first published anonymously in 1830. In this memoir, he gave a vivid account of all that transpired in the battlefield in front of his eyes. His account of war is devoid of any embellishment of war heroes. ...

The legacy of the cold war and the struggle between the USSR, and the United States continues to flourish in large portions in developing countries. The two world powers had different ideologies, and were in a battle for supremacy. The Cold War pitted an American led alliance against the Soviet Union that divided the economical and political world into two major blocs. The cold war involved a contest of ideologies that intensified after the two great powers, America and the Soviet Union started competing for friendship from dozens of new sovereign states that had previously been colonial powers. The super powers ...

The rapid advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against Iraqi forces represents yet another critical milestone in Iraq’s turbulent recent history. The policy options available to the United States are complicated by the regional dimensions of the conflict and the divergent interests of key players, most notably Iran, Syria, Russia, a loose coalistion of Western countries and Sunni-regimes in the region. While most of the policy options may be framed as a search for the “least bad” policy to address this quagmire, there may be a path worth exploring to transform the situation into a rare opportunity ...

Throughout the semester, I have learned about the security, and security is one of the most important issues in the world. Many people think security means safety and peace as same as I thought, and I thought security is like a password. Nowadays, many people have a password to protect their information in the world. When we use the internet and bank service, they always require a password, and many people have different passwords each other because of protecting personal information. Of course, it is one of the security issues, but security divided by three parts. According to the “Global Politics,” security ...

For several years, the relationship between USA and Saudi Arabia has been difficult due to the 9/11 attacks. However, Saudi Arabia is a key U.S ally due to the volatile security situation in the Middle East. Saudi is a central player in the Israel-Arab peace negotiations, stability in Iraq, and security issues focusing on Iran. USA uses the relationship with Saudi Arabia to promote a peaceful vision of Islam, which is associated with jihadist violence. The Arab revolts of 2011 caused serious disagreements between the two countries, but they did not affect the strategic and economic relationship (Lippman, 2012).

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Virtual reality or simply VR is a technical term used to describe various types of computer simulated scenarios which simulate the real environment and also makes imaginary worlds look real. Most virtual reality experiences are visually transmitted and supported by sound and other sensory stimulations. Virtual reality is presently used in medicine, military training and gaming applications which have become very popular. This paper will identify the disadvantages attributed to virtual reality and compare them with the known advantages of this technology. We will establish whether the technology is beneficial to continue with the development of the technology or not.

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United States Army Academy

Various scholars and academic experts have defined ethics differently at different times. It is a discipline that cannot be assigned a single definition because its embraces many principles and philosophies and its application is in almost all fields and professions. The concepts of ethics can for instance be applied in the practice of law, medicine, and the military. As a general definition, ethics can be said to be a set of pre-determined guidelines that govern the conduct of the parties concerned in the context of the institution or profession where such principles are designed (Barlett, 2011). The role of ethics is fundamentally to ...

Risk of Future Mobilization and Difficulty in Transition to Normal Life

Most service members coming home from international war duties, most of them injured or ill face challenges that include marketing their acquired skills, and convincing employers their military value in order to secure job opportunities. It is undeniable that employers prefer not to hire war veterans because of the increased risk of future mobilization, veteran’s inability to successfully transition from military to civilian life, and uncertainties associated with the health and personal life stabilities of war veterans. The reasons for the increased trend include increased levels of individual needs and risks from war veterans, lack of the requisite ...

Risk of Future Mobilization and Difficulty in Transition to Normal Life

Most service members coming home from international war duties, most of them injured or ill, face challenges that include marketing their acquired skills, and convincing employers their military value in order to secure job opportunities. It is undeniable that employers prefer not to hire war veterans because of the increased risk of future mobilization, veteran’s inability to successfully transition from military to civilian life, and uncertainties associated with the health and personal life stabilities of war veterans. The reasons for the increased trend include increased levels of individual needs and risks from war veterans, lack of the requisite ...

During the existence of the Napoleon's French Empire there emerged a couple of revolutionary war against the regime. These wars were perpetuated by organized coalitions that had the common ain of disbanding this French Empire. One of the reasons as to why these series of opposition wars became significant is because European nations at the time had began to develop their weapons using modern technology therefore resulting in massive and large scale destruction of the affected areas. After a long struggle between the Napoleon Empire and the opposing coalitions, there was growth of a nationalistic feeling between nations as they felt the ...

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Plato proposed that the ultimate form of government was either an oligarchy or kingdom. Pericles held the belief that democracy was the form of government under which prominence grew. Plato was a revered and eventually became well respected teacher in Classical Athens, his way of thinking and his views of a perfect society show him to be somewhat of an idealist more than a realist, as Pericles himself proved to be with his actions and achievements throughout his lifetime. In Plato’s time, he valued reason above all else, and through thought, he sought to change the way a city state was run ...