Essays on Military

Threats to validity of a research design can lead the results of said research to be thrown into doubt. Both external and internal validity, in addition to construct validity, are factors that need to be considered when forming a research design. In this paper, the various threats to validity are compared and contrasted, and applied to my current research design involving second language interventions for teaching Arabic to military officers.

External validity involves the ability to link the current research in the sample to outside settings and situations. Threats to external validity include inferences that are wrongly inferred from Continue reading...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was signed in April 4, 1949. NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance, which has its headquarters at Brussels, Belgium, and it is based on the North Atlantic treaty or agreement. The organization has a collective defense system where member countries mutually agree on the defense mechanism in response to the external attacks (Andreas et al 76)
The presence of NATO in Afghanistan has been beneficial to the Middle East though some people argue that it has increased conflicts and misunderstanding than before. The NATO ongoing operation in Afghanistan and Iraq has enhanced strategic Continue reading...

After the end of the World War II, tensions developed between the two biggest nations of the world. The United States and the Soviet Union was involved in the most intense rivalry ever documented. This rivalry between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. would continue for the next twenty years after this war. The war was based on suspicions, sharp tensions and several global events that almost brought these two superpowers to war. These global events included the Cuban Missile Crisis, Hungary, Vietnam wars, and the Berlin Wall among others. The whole world was in fear as they could not imagine Continue reading...

The paper has outlined Hannibal's tactical manner of combating its enemy the Romans during the second Punic War (Gabriel, 2008). Punic war was one of its kinds. Enmity and grudges Hannibal and Scipio were the main reasons for antagonism between the two rivals. Hannibal was the commander of the Carthagena while Scipion headed the Romans military. Hannibal was an exemplary military commander and regarded as the most intelligent in history of the Carthaginian military. “Barca” was a title earned by the Carthaginian troop and general which meant lightning (Gabriel, 2008). Scipion as well was an outstanding military commander with Continue reading...

Afghanistan occupation: Take a pro or con position on whether the US should pull out of Afghanistan as it is today.

Thesis statement

Public opinion in the United States of America is for the government to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. I will not support the pulling out of the troops out of Afghanistan.

Introduction

There was information from the White House regarding a statement on the status of the available negotiations between Afghanistan and the United States of America with the main intention of keeping the troops in Afghanistan after the year 2014. The White House and the Pentagon have been Continue reading...

3.3 AIRPORTS/FACILITIES
3.3.1 Hangars
Considering the moderate number of annual enplanements fit for a regional airport, Lafayette Regional Airport features relatively fewer aircrafts compared to international airports, henceforth requiring fewer hangars for aircrafts. Nevertheless, construction of hangars must stand as a priority measure for improving the security of aircrafts inside Lafayette Regional Airport. Securing aircrafts inside hangars is a major concern of Lafayette Regional Airport, particularly with regard to maintaining the number of annual enplanements. Any untoward damage to any aircraft inside Lafayette Regional Airport caused by the lack of proper hangars may affect annual enplanements. Fully equipping hangars Continue reading...

The power and ability to govern comes directly from the people of a nation and not through the force of arms or through primogeniture.
- Body
- Quote from sources, support the quote
- Question #1: “What is the context for David Ramsay's observations about American government??” The basis of his views
- Question #2: “According to Ramsay, how does the U. S. government differ from earlier European governments? What makes the American government different from these earlier precedents?” what makes it unique?
- Question #3: What are the primary strengths in the American government that Ramsay identifies and Continue reading...

The United States government bears almost complete responsibility for the Massacre at El Mozote, as the U.S. President, Congress, and military encouraged the policies that led to the massacre, trained and armed the soldiers responsible, and covered it up. Apparently, the government of the United States played a key role in the massacre since its military trained the Atlactl Battalion, a unit of the Salvadorian armed forces, in order to combat the Salvadorian guerilla. The Atlactl Battalion was an elite unit and the government of the United States was extremely proud of having taken part in its creation. Therefore, Continue reading...

Anderson Air Force Base – Guam is a military port based in the United States of America located approximately 4 miles northeast of Yigo. Along with the Naval Base of Guam, they were placed under the Joint Region Marianas on the late 2009 that was in October. Anderson Air Force Base was established in 1944 as North Field and was a posthumous recognition in the name of the late of Brigadier General James Roy Andersen (Mulligan and Gibbs 2005). This base was built to serve as a bomber forward operating locations of the United States Air Force, which provides back-up Continue reading...

As a member of the Salt Lake City- Emergency Operations Center (SLC-EOC), I have always thought of ways of improving the operations of my department that can lead to rapid and timely response to emergency situations within the state of Utah. In my early days, in the program, I wanted to know why emergency situations in areas within the state could spiral out of control despite strong presence of both state and federal emergency personnel available. Within the state of Utah, for example, government employees charged with defense and safety of the citizenry are available in large numbers. There Continue reading...

The Theme of Captain America

Captain America revolves around the events of World War II and the emergence of a super-hero who is later assigned with the heavy responsibility of saving the world. Steve Rogers, the super hero, does not, however, gain his superiority and abilities under normal circumstances, but rather he is the subject of a scientific experiment to create super soldiers. Across Europe, the Nazi forces are anxiously seeking to enhance its power through the discovery of better weapons and energy believed to be hidden within a castle in Norway in the form of Tesseract. The extreme enmity and fear between the Continue reading...

President George Washington, born on February 22, 1732, was the eldest son of Augustine Washington's second marriage. When he was eleven, his father died, and the hopes of his mother were to take him to England to pursue education but the wish never came true. George's half-brother took the young teen to Lord Fairfax where he got employed among groups of sixteen boys to survey the lord's land. George was strong, handsome and good in mathematics. When he was seventeen, his brother fell sick of tuberculosis that led to his death. Before his death, Lawrence was the leader of Continue reading...

Exoskeleton is a device designed to increase human muscle strength due to external skeleton. It replicates human biomechanics to scale up efforts in movements and can be integrated into a suit. Actual working models are now developed in Japan and the United States.
The first exoskeleton was co-developed by the General Electric and the United States military in the '60s, and was called Hardiman (Kong and Jeon, 2006). It could lift up to 110kg with a force applied at the lifting of 4.5 kg. However, it was impractical because of its considerable weight up to 680kg. The project was Continue reading...

LASER is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Laser is a powerful source of light with properties that are not found in normal light sources. Laser sensors offer long ranges of detections and high resolutions. They are good at accuracy, speed and reliability. They work at temperatures irrespective of variations. Lasers occur in various mediums such as solid, liquid, gas and semiconductor.
Laser is an electronic diode that converts an energy source into a thin and concentrated beam of light, which is used to detect very small objects or to reach very high distances. The Continue reading...

The Reduction of Forces in the US Army

Killo Gibson
Excelsior College
- Introduction
The case study of organization behavior that attracted me to investigate on is the “Reduction of Forces in the US Army”. The problem statement I want to specify is that the financial cost of US army has upsurged. The managerial issues are primarily being identified as the cause of this situation. While we want to cut off the military budget, we cannot ignore that the army is a cornerstone of one country that cannot be bargained. Therefore, it comes to strategically analyze the organizational problems in its leadership style, culture, communication and organizational Continue reading...

Abstract:

Only a handful of total wars have been fought in the past, the most notable among them being the World War I, World War II, the Civil War in America, the conflict between Iran and the United States, among others since the cost, both for the loser and the victor, is too high. Not only is there a considerable loss of resources, even complete depletion, but the well-being and security of the citizens also come under question. Most of the total wars have been fought before the Great War, but recent events on the global arena have increased the Continue reading...

Introduction

The end of World War II has introduced an era where human rights were not only appreciated, but also considered inherited entitled. They were addressed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, as part of the International Bill of Human Rights, in December, 1948 (United Nations). According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 9, no person should be subjected to “arbitrary arrest, detention or exile” (United Nations). However, during wartime, the Fourth Geneva Convention is used, so to define detainees. There are many contradicting viewpoints, as to whether an Continue reading...

Abstract

This research is about the reasons why there is continued survival of the North Korean Country despite the harsh domestic and International conditions that have affected it over the years. The paper highlights the various problems that the country has gone through over the years especially as a communist country. The paper then focuses on the different survival strategies that the country has relied on in an attempt to survive. First, the paper looks at the conventional military brinkmanship strategy. The paper then focuses on the use of diplomacy as used by North Korea as a survival strategy. Here Continue reading...

(Course/Major)

On the 15th of December 2011, American troops lowered the US flag from their base in Baghdad, signaling the end of the American military and peacekeeping mission in Iraq. After a year short of a decade of military missions in the country, the dismantling of the regime of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as well as the explosion of sectarian violence and civil disturbances, the situation was further aggravated by the continuing involvement of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization.
In this light, the official departure of American troops from Iraq, and the cessation of active US participation in keeping the Continue reading...

Abstract

The strong abilities of Romans to manipulate their physical environment via the development and use of strong military forces has led them to acquire several tracts of land across Europe, with its end as the Roman Empire having become memorable in scholarly works due to its sheer expanse. The magnanimity of the Roman Empire is perhaps best measured by the largeness of its territorial acquisitions. This study finds that the strong military forces of Rome has enabled it to two more consequential forms of physical manipulation – the slaughter of many people supporting Roman rivals and the systemic acquisition of Continue reading...

Essay Outline: Assessing the Success of Ancient Rome through the Manipulation of the Physical Environment by the Romans

Thesis Statement
The success of Ancient Rome in its efforts for territorial expansion and establishing the Roman state lies on the proficiency of Romans in manipulating their physical environment, made through their immensely devastating military power and the effects of their devastation in terms of eliminating population and transfer of land use.

Supporting Point 1:
Immense military power has enabled the Romans to conquer several lands within Europe – first, by conquering the whole of the Italian Peninsula and then by spreading throughout the rest of the continent.
Ancient Rome was divided into three eras – the Kingdom, the Republic and Continue reading...

Introduction

Being a brigadier general, a lot of interest surrounded his case. People were curious on how the court would handle a case against the former U.S commander in Afghanistan. He was facing charges of sodomy, adultery; general social misconduct to mention the least. Jeffrey Sinclair was required (by the court) to pay $20,000 and an additional $4,157 as restitution fee. All this happened amidst constant concerns being raised by the public on how well (or otherwise) the military performs in as far as addressing harassment targeting women and sex crimes are concerned (Zoroya, 2014).

Ethical issue

Brigadier general Jeffrey Continue reading...

United States of America was dragged into a war and invasion in Afghanistan in response to the attacks conducted against the World Trade Center (Mepham and Cooper, p. 56). It has been over twelve years now and the war is far from over. There are multiple dimensions to the analysis of the war. These dimensions range from analysis of the success met, to the economic costs incurred, the loss of human life on civilian front, and also the military casualties suffered.
Over fifty thousand troops were originally stationed in Afghanistan and with time they have seen phase wise withdraw. Continue reading...

The question could ever war be justified still possesses the minds of contemporary scholars and philosophers, as it is still one of the most controversial questions nowadays. The decision of starting a war has always been one of the most difficult for politics not mentioning the evident reasons for it. A useful guidance for all the people that will be affected by war has always been provided by the just war theory; however, it is too subjective for modern society.
Just war theory is the result of thoughts and ideas developed by various philosophers through all the history of Continue reading...

Should ―Military Sexual Assault‖ be prosecuted by those outside of the armed forces?

Should ―Military Sexual Assault‖ be prosecuted by those outside of the armed forces?
Sexual violence is an increasing yet invasive issue of public health in The United States. Unfortunately, the devastating impact of the malevolence has inflicted the profession as divine as military. The scope of sexual assault or violence is encompassed the act that consists of unwanted sexual advances against a person, regardless of the relationship status or setting and place. The coercion of the force can be segregated into various categories that fall under the segmentation of physical force, psychological intimidation or other such acts of forgery. Continue reading...

The Challenges Faced by Military, Naval Support Transportation and Flow of Support During the Past Wars.

Lack of Navel Vessels that were Fast
The Navy is a key branch of the military. This arm of the military specializes in water combat, and it is essential for all nations across the globe to have a well trained and equipped naval force. This is because it serves to compliment the efforts of all the other branches of the military (Creveld 2004, p. 12). In fact, a well equipped naval force facilitates the putting up of a formidable fight when the need arises. Over the years, countries have engaged in a broad range of naval warfare. As a Continue reading...

The War on Terror which is also referred to as the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) is applied to an international military campaign that was initiated after the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks in America. As an international military campaign, it was intended to eliminate militant organizations such as al-Qaeda, and other terrorist groups so as to end terrorism. The war on terror has taken different directions and phases. Although the results have been good, a lot is at stake (Gardner 624). Nations such as the U.S have spent billions of dollars to end the menace. As a result, Continue reading...

It is widely accepted that the men and women accepted into American’s military are upstanding citizens. They are the best and the brightest the country has to offer. As such, there are rules that they must adhere by while they are in uniform to ensure that they give off this quality. They must look neat, clean, and orderly. Hair must be cut evenly and in a timely manner. Men growing facial hair may only grow mustaches that do not exceed the width of their lips; no beards, long hair, or shaggy sideburns are tolerated. If a woman wears Continue reading...

Introduction

Civil war is a conflict fought among organized groups within the same state. The war may be fought for several reasons, which include the need to gain independence and it may also be fought so as to control a region, and change the government policies governing a country (Blight, 45).

Thesis

Having read his brother’s bibliography, George Armstrong became interested in his life since he had been awarded two congressional medals for having fought and defeated the enemy nation during the civil war. Thomas Custer, a brother to Armstrong, was born in 1845, in Ohio. He was six years Continue reading...

The Turkish independence war led to the birth of the Republic of Turkey. The post-colonial government was expected to be a bastion of freedom and civil liberties. The Ottoman Empire had been defeated in the First World War, and the Sultanate abolished. The Turkish people formed the Turkish National Movement to wage war against the allied nations to grant independence to Turkey. A nationalistic government was formed in 1923 after the Treaty of Lausanne, which led to the establishment of the Turkish Republic. After independence, the government was considered to be despotic in relation to the human rights. The Continue reading...

Impact of Technology on the Military

Impact of Technology on the Military
The American civil war was fought from 1861 to 1865 in many different locations around the USA. Approximately, six hundred thousand soldiers died in the war. In that war between the Union and confederacy, it was the union states that won the battle. The secession of the southern states was due to the differences in ideologies between the slave and free states (Lovelace, 1997). The major forms of weapons used during the American civil war were smoothbore cannons, rifled cannons; crude forms of grenades, and ironclads were also used for naval battles.
The Continue reading...

Tim O’Brien’s work is a revelation of the Alpha Company’s men lives during their days in the war. It is a reflection on the memories of old yet which is portrayed with a great sense of symbolism and style. It revolves around the lives of soldiers at work and who carry several items which they require during the period that they are away on war and missions. Among these are the usual military necessities such as guns, ponchos, packed food, camouflage material. The author engages necessity yet mentions love as Lieutenant’s Cross weightiest baggage. It Continue reading...

Introduction

After the end of World War One, countries decided to come together, and this led to the creation of the League of Nations. Among the leaders who called for its formation was the American President Woodrow Wilson who believed such a body would bring peace to the world. It was headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and was given the mandate of resolving international disputes that might arise between member countries. The main function of this organization was to avoid a recurrence of the disturbing war that had just been witnessed. It was to ensure universal peace within the basis of Continue reading...

US as the Policeman of the World: Outline

Thesis: Currently, America’s capability to intervene in international issues as world police is questioned considering the ongoing strife within the failed states of Iraq and Syria due to the presence of both insurgent forces and oppressive dictators. If America utilizes military force in these areas, there is a possibility these states would not be able to recover, and it may be seen as an indirect form of American expansion in the Middle East.
- After the Civil War, America has believed in foreign interventionism in order to prevent war, terror and as a means to introduce international law Continue reading...

Opposing view: Aristotle versus Plato in Ancient Greece

Aristotle has made more lasting contribution to philosophy as compared to Plato. This statement can be justified on the basis of facts that Plato has envisioned the concept of just society as consisting of three classes, which are the producers i.e., craftsmen and farmers, the military i.e., warriors, and the rulers i.e., philosophers and kings. According to him, each class maintains justice and every class performs its proposed function (Santas, 2010). Such as the the it is compulsory for the king to rule, the producer should produce obediently and perform all the skills he possessed and the military should Continue reading...

History

The Edinburgh Festival is the largest cultural festival in the world held annually starting from the month of August in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, and formed by several organizations not affiliated with one another. Officially, the Edinburgh Festival is formed by various events separate from one another, yet visitors from around the world treat it as a single large event. Two of the component festivals of the Edinburgh Festival – the Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (EFF), came together in 1947 to “flower the human spirit” by refreshing cultural activities in Scotland and the rest Continue reading...

The Chicago Tribune article titled High ranking US military officer goes on trial for sex charges had been published on March 4th 2014. The article is on the trail of Army Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair, who was earlier the deputy commander of the 82nd Airborne Division. Sinclair’s court martial is one of the few occurrences in the US armed forces that involved high ranking officers. He is only the third army general in over half a century to face court martial proceedings. The general, aged 51, is accused of forcing a junior woman officer to have sex and Continue reading...

Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) In Iraq-Afghanistan Wars

Abstract
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are homemade bombs that are constructed and deployed in certain ways. Since October 2001, IEDs have been responsible for over 3000 combat deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. These devises are designed to specifically kill, harass, or injure people or groups of people. In Iraq and Afghanistan, IEDs have been widely used. They are hidden behind guardrails and signs, inside animal carcasses, and under roadside debris, these encounters are very dangerous as they are causing thousands of death in Iraq and Afghanistan annually (Tanielian, 2008, p. 11).
This strategy has taken a different direction where Continue reading...

Introduction

Drones refer to the remote-controlled aircrafts used in carrying missiles or bombs in order to attack the terrorists and facilitate the security of the U.S. The drones are used by the U.S to kill the terror suspects in Pakistan and the Middle East countries like Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia. The use of drones started after the 11th September 2001 attack on the World Trade Centre in the U.S. The U.S claims the use of drones while, on the other hand, some proponents argues that the use of drones makes the situation very dangerous.
One of the advantages of the Continue reading...

Introduction

The captain in the middle of the war is in a moral dilemma. He is considering following orders and dropping a bomb into the enemies’ town where the enemies are hiding, or just approaching the town with a troop of soldiers. The captain has a decision to make revolving around his conscience. How sure is the captain about whereabouts of the enemies? Is he using the weapon he has rightfully? Who are the occupants of the town? These are issues of consideration in the justified ethic and war.
The concept of reciprocity and ethical justification defines the very idea Continue reading...