Soldiers At The United States Army

The United States Army National Guard is currently faced with the significant task of helping its troops stay alive not only on the battlefield but also at home. Since 2011, the Army National Guard has buried 614 troops who died by their own hand. These men and women have come from every state and territory across the Unites States with the exception of the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. States such as Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Minnesota have suffered the most loss with each state losing 29 people to suicide. These deaths are not on the battle fields of Afghanistan or Iraq. In fact, the combat deaths during the exact same time frame for Army National Guard troops only adds up to 447.

To this day, many Vietnam veterans suffer and feel forgotten, unappreciated, and even discriminated against. Combat experiences or physical disabilities have ruined some of their lives. For more, returning to normal life had not been easy. "Imagine if you had just graduated out of high school and were sent to a guerrilla warfare far away from your home. During the war, you were exposed to a lot of stress, confusion, anxiety, pain, and hatred. Then you were sent back home with no readjustment to the lifestyle in the states, no deprogramming of what you learned from the military, and no "welcome home" parades. You are portrayed to the public as a crazed psychopathic killer with no morals or control over your aggression. You find that there 's nobody you can talk to or who can understand what you 've been through, not even your family. As you re-emerge into civilization, you struggle to establish a personal identity or a place in society because you lack the proper education and job skills. In addition, there are no supportive groups to help you find your way, which makes you feel even more isolated, unappreciated, and exploited for serving your country" (Thompson 279). This situation is like what many Vietnam veterans had felt upon returning home from war.

Imagine walking around in a densely overgrown forest. The weather is so hot and humid that the clothing sticks to skin and it feels as though there is a thin film covering the entirety of the body. It rains often and the worst part is that everyone is are carrying around eighty-five pounds of equipment on their backs at all times. These conditions were extremely common for most of the soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War in the 1960’s. The Vietnam war began because the United States government wanted to protect the South Vietnamese government from being overtaken by the communist government of the North Vietnamese. Most American citizens did not even understand why we were fighting the war and the war itself was not heavily supported. The

During the Vietnam War and Spanish Civil War, the war affected the American soldiers in many ways. Soldier’s perspective going into war is not the same perspective they had as they returned home. War is difficult for any person to handle because after the actual combat, it affects one’s normal life as one is trying to recover from the trauma that war has caused. Warfare taught the American soldiers how precious human life is and how worthless war is. In the book, “Bloods” by Wallace Terry, Edwards, the main character, gave an idea of how his experience was at warfare and how it affected him after war and in “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Ernest Hemingway, Robert Jordan explained the process of planning an attack

They were trained to eat meals in under a minute and were drugged before going out to battle.

MRT is part of Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness, CSF2, program. It is designed to build the resilience and enhance the performance of those who serve by giving them the skills to thrive, not just in the Army life, but also within their personal lives. This is all accomplished while meeting a wide range of operational demands. MRT has often been misunderstood and overlooked as a program in the Army. When implanted properly it provides Soldiers skills that can be applied in a day to day capacity. Resiliency

The reception station is your first stop at your basic training post. You'll most likely be in military buses that will pick you up from the airport or the bus station. Many times you'll be arriving in the evening, and you'll be dead tired, hungry and a bundle of nerves! Once you arrive at the building, you'll be met by personnel who are assigned to the reception station. You may or may not see any drill sergeants. Even though this new place may be a shock to you, keep in mind that it isn't anywhere as stressful as your basic training company. As soon as you arrive, you'll be introduced to some of the personnel and procedures, as well as what you will be doing. There will be tons of paperwork initially and once they set you up in your

Webster’s dictionary defines the word profession as a type of job that requires special education, training, or skill. Many Soldiers would not consider the Army as a profession but a way of life. Some think the word profession belongs to everyday jobs like a plumber, mechanic, or doctor. Dr. Don M. Snider stated “the Army is a profession because of the expert work it produces, because the people in the Army develop themselves to be professionals, and because the Army certifies them as such” (Snider, D. M. 2008). In October 2010, the Secretary of the Army directed the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) to lead an Army wide assessment of the state of the Army Profession. We have been at war as a Country for over a decade and the Army

Observation 1: I have observed that some of these facilities have absolutely no security for the parking lots, or the buildings where the doors remain unlocked due to the in and out movement of Soldiers throughout the weekend.

Two nuns were kneeling down in front of a soldier. One nun was holding her rosary tightly, probably urging the soldier not to shoot them or just reciting her prayers loudly. The other nun was in a contemplative mood, one hand touching her chin, the other arm crossed below her chest. In front of them was a soldier brandishing a belt of bullets, his M-16 rifle held at slope arms. The contrasting image of the nuns and the cold harsh rifle of the soldier was the focus of this photograph. A huge crowd was behind the nuns. They were ordinary street Filipinos, men and women, parents and children, students, employed or unemployed, rich, middle-class or poor. I was part of this crowd - more people coming and going, military tanks and cannons with their

As a Army Junior ROTC cadet, I should always strengthen my body physically. In the Let 1 year, I didn’t did a great job on the Cadet Challenge because I didn’t prepare myself physically and mentally. In the Let 2 year, I decide to exercise everyday and set a goal specially for the Cadet Challenge. Before being successfully achieve the goal, it need a detail plan to achieve the goal. I plan to run and walk one mile everyday. I plan to run half mile in 10 mins at the first week. I do 20 curl up last year, I plan to do curl up 10 per day. I did 30 sit up last year, I plan to do 30 sit up per day. I did 10 pull up in Let 1 year, I need to do 10 pull up every single day. In all this exercise, I need to spend most time to do pull up and 1 mile running.

The control group is to continue normal daily activities as before. Training sessions will take place twice a week for 60 minutes. Both the HIRT and PRT group will begin an exercise session with the same warm-up composed of 5 minutes on a stationary bike. The HIRT exercise program consists of 3 sets of 7-10 repetitions of a pull down, dip, row, chest press, leg press, knee extension, and knee flexion performed at 80% of 1 repetition maximum (RM) on exercise machines. One to three minutes of rest between each set will be given. The workload will increase once participants can perform all three sets or every two weeks. The PRT exercise program consists of the same exercises, except at lower intensities at the start of the study. The PRT intervention is as follows: Week 1-2: three sets of 10 repetitions at 15 RM, Week 3-4: three sets of 12 repetitions at 12 RM, Week 5-6: four sets of 12 repetitions at 12 RM, Week 7-8: four sets of 10 repetitions at 10 RM, Week 9-10: four sets of eight repetitions at 8 RM, Week 11-12: three sets of eight repetitions at 8 RM. Between sets, 1-3 minutes of rest are allotted. All exercise sessions will be supervised and completed in groups of four

Your physical training program will begin with an assessment of your present physical condition, which consists of:

The proper physical fitness training for the Soldier in the Brazilian Army is the responsibility of the commander. The commander have to provide infrastructure necessary to the practice of the physical exercises with their Soldiers and plan, prepare, and execute the activities as a team. The commander is also responsible for provide time and demand the correct performance of the exercises. Furthermore, the commanders continuously assess the results to make changes, recognize possible transitions and create new opportunities for training (Ministerio da Defesa, 2002). In other words, the command provides the opportunity to the practice of physical exercise and it is responsible for the results. In any moment, the Brazilian Army regulation

- Requested by name from Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads’ CMC to serve as the Base FY-16 CPO 365 Phase I and II Physical Training Lead. As the Physical Training Lead, he provided safe, effective, fun and interesting workouts to over 500 CPOs as well as proper nutrition guidance for weight loss. In addition, he trained and led 10 Chiefs in the professional development of 24 CPO selects.