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    The JROTC is a place where men and women of high ethics and values are forged with care and sturdiness; it is a second home for many. The JROTC, short for (The United States Army) Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, has been living in our school system for 100 years and has created various great citizens of our country since. The program has its roots in the National Defense Act of 1916 and its purpose has varied in the past 100 years from one thing to the other, yet the strive to make the best

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    Alexander Hamilton had immigrated to America and made a bigger influence than most natural born founding fathers. Hamilton joined the patriot army at a young age, and was quickly noticed by George Washington as a natural leader. Eventually, Washington chose Hamilton for his cabinet as the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. As Secretary of the Treasury, he devised a five part plan to replenish the economy and remove debt from Britain. By being Washington’s right hand man, Hamilton influenced

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    The excerpts from Navajo Code Talkers, and “What’s So Special About Secret Codes?” and the article “American Indians in the United States Army,” all have similarities and differences in the author's purpose. The excerpt from Navajo Code Talkers mainly focuses on what Native Americans had to do to become a code breaker, while the article “American Indians in the United States Army,” explains the effects of the code in the war. Finally, the excerpt from “What’s So Special About Secret Codes?” doesn’t

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    supported by history than that . . . victory will be on the side of those who have the best instructed officers.”1 Officers in the United States military carry a heavy burden to take responsibility for the lives they lead. As our Nation faces many unpredictable and complex conflicts in the operating environment, it is apparent that our preparation is essential. The United States Army Officer education program has a gaping hole in the current curriculum structure.

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    WHY BOWE BERGDAHL SHOULD DO TIME THE UNITED STATES ARMY SHOULD PROSECUTE BOWE BERGDAHL TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT OF THE LAW FOR HIS DESERTION AND MISBEHAVIOR. Robert Bowdrie (Bowe) Bergdahl is a United States Army sergeant who left his post in Afghanistan 2009 purposefully and intentionally. The Bowe Bergdahl case is an odd case that sometimes does not make much sense. He will be facing court-martial sometime this year for is desertion and misbehavior. The Uniform Code of Military Justice is very similar

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    The United States Army is in a state of decline. The Army’s senior leaders are either oblivious to the decline or only care about the popular issues such as sexual harassment or hazing. Today’s junior leaders are either incompetent, feel their hands are tied, or simply do not get the backing from their senior leaders in order to effectively make changes. Our senior leaders blame their junior leaders, and our junior leaders blame their senior leaders. The fact of the matter is that all leaders

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    globe that ignite a sense of patriotism and independence in its citizens, from France to Vietnam. A story that is passed down from generation to generation, though, is the story of the Screaming Eagles, or the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army, and no other time is more ripe for storytelling about these brave men, these Band of Brothers from the 506th Infantry Regiment, than World War II. From simple beginnings in western Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia and New York and Arkansas, to

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    mean treat people the way they should be treated. Treat others with dignity and respect while expecting others to do same. Respect is trusting that all people have done their jobs and fulfill their duty. Respect is one of the key values in the United States Army. Respect for your subordinates, peers, seniors and officers are highly regarded. Respect earned respect in the civilian world. But usually in the military, anyone who has a higher rank than what you are wearing, respect is expected, not that

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    Grant. He died on July 23, 1885 in Wilton, NY. Grant was a part of the Republican Party. Grant was a commanding general in the Army during the Civil War. Ulysses was the eighteenth president. Grant worked closely to Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army into victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. He was the 6th Commanding General in the United States Army. He was elected in 1876. Grant was president from March 4, 1869 - March 4, 1877. He was succeeded by Rutherford B. Hayes and preceded

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    My ideal leader I chose is; Sgt. Eric Ingram (E5) of the United States Army. I chose an old friend that I haven’t seen for over 25, because he represents the majority of what I have read in Chapter 5, and what I have seen through experience. I understand that anyone (besides you Ms. Brar) that reads this short story and what road I’m traveling down would assume I was describing a mentor-but I’m not and I know what an ideal leader is because of this man. My grandmother & older brother were my mentor’s

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