Military College Essays Samples For Students

The Vietnam War was costly, long, gruesome war fought between the pro communist North Vietnam and the US backed South Vietnam. During this war, a number of civilian were involved in the formulation of policies that had great implication on the war. Besides, there were military leaders whose ideas changed the course of the war. This paper discusses these leaders.John F. Kennedy Kennedy was the US president between 1961 and 1963. He signed US military and economic aid with South Vietnam in 1961. This treaty increased the US funding of military activities of South Vietnam. He also the number of ...

Over the past 13years, hundreds and thousands of our youths have been deployed to various countries to maintain peace. These deployments involve long stays in the war zone areas separating them from their family and their loved ones. Unfortunately, the past and the current government administrations have not been able to aide in the effective delivery of the service members and the Quality of life for these armed youths. With these adverse conditions, it can be observed that the rate at which the service members have been conducting suicide is ...

The World War I with all its hostilities brought death and destruction across Europe. Millions of people died for the sacred purpose – to end all possible wars by getting involved into one massive war. In 1954, the Veterans Day received its official recognition (initially it was called Armistice Day) and became a national holiday that calls people to remember those soldiers who paid with their lives to ensure peace in the US. Without hesitation I would say that celebrating the Veterans Day is not only necessary, but also useful for the US to ensure its history and traditions being passed ...

Schmidt’s tenets majorly described as the Ahimsa principle focus on the need to shun violence in our society. The principle primarily means not to cause injury or circumvent behaviors or activities that lead to pain on human beings as well as the animals. Though the principle pays more attention to the Hinduism religion, it is multidimensional and applicable to all regions. The principle assets that a human being possesses the divine spiritual energy, this means causing pain on fellow human being is tantamount to hurting yourself (Maschike 109). The principle went further to admonish the nation that violence on ...

Question 1

Ex parte Miligan was a Supreme Court case in the United States that ruled that applying military tribunals to citizens was unconstitutional, when it is evident that civilian courts are still working. The case was about Lambdin Miligan and four others who were accused of stealing weapons and invading Union prisoner of war camps. The accused person was arrested and in 1864 and was charged with aiding a confederacy, inciting insurrection and conspiring to free Confederate prisoners. Miligan was arrested in his home in Indiana by the Union general the accused person was active at the time in the secret society ...

1. A "Virtue of anarchy" (or a positive effect of the constant threat of the use of force) in the international system according to Kenneth Waltz. (From Anarchic structures and balances of power, mainly Virtues of Anarchy)

Kenneth Waltz argues that countries reside in a state of war. Nation-states are guided solely by self-interests both internal, such as economic and military power, and external, by forming alliances and counter blocks. Some countries may have military potential and can use it anytime they want as a means of self-interest. K. Waltz implies that this violence is due to the anarchy, or chaos ...

This was a proxy war in the Cold War-era, which took place in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos between 1956 and 1975. It came after the First Indochina War and was a battle between North Vietnam that was backed by the China, Soviet Union, as well as other communist allies and the South Vietnam government that had the U.S. backup together with other anti-communist nations.

The Viet Cong, common front from South Vietnamese communist that was directed by the North, battled a guerrilla war against forces of anti-communism in the area. The North Vietnamese Army was involved in a more conventional battle, sometimes ...

The predominant academic agreement is that gunpowder was invented in China, but no one scholar in the whole world could tell us the exact date of the creation of gunpowder. However, I researched different articles and found out that there are several major versions of the origin of gunpowder and each version assumes different time it was firstly received by people. According to some authors, for instance Joseph Needham, China used gunpowder in rockets and fireworks in the VII century B.C. (9), another theory tells that gunpowder came to Chine and Arabia in the 1st century from India and ...

Summary

The battle to defeat IS militants has extended to the Syrian territory. Backed by five Arab nations, the US launched overnight attacks on IS positions overnight in northern and Eastern Syria, including the militants headquarters in Raqa town. Dozens of militants were killed, and eye witnesses say that residents are fleeing from the city. The Syrian, government was informed of the attacks. According Abu Ibrahim, an activist with the “Raqa, is being Slaughtered Silently” Campaign, 18 airstrikes by four US was planes hit the city from 5 a.m. The targeted positions were military/security installations, including checkpoints, government buildings and ...

Schmidt’s tenets majorly described as the Ahimsa principle focus on the need to shun violence in our society. The principle primarily means not to cause injury or circumvent behaviors or activities that lead to pain on human beings as well as the animals. Though the principle pays more attention to the Hinduism religion, it is multidimensional and applicable to all regions. The principle assets that a human being possesses the divine spiritual energy, this means causing pain on fellow human being is tantamount to hurting yourself (Maschike 109). The principle went further to admonish the nation that violence on ...

The history recognizes the Vikings as one of the greatest warriors with the most advanced and developed weapons, armor and methods of war. The reputation of the Vikings states that these were one of the most brave, strong, technical and dangerous and this reputation is obviously supported by the various historic facts about their weapons and warfare, which will be described in the next paragraphs.

First it should be stated that the Vikings were the true sea masters, as their fleet has become one of the most famous through all the years and ages. Their famous wooden longships, well-known for ...

Andre Jackson was the seventh president of the United States of America. Following his biography, he was orphaned at a tender age of fifteen and had his life to live without the care of parents. According to Remini, Jackson could not have existed if not for the Native Americans, but his life was connected to the Indians. It is evident that he fought alongside the Indians and on other cases he fought them (Remini 14). He was the key negotiator of the Indian lands and contributed in advising negotiators how to get the land from the Indians. Jackson had two ...

The espionage Act and the National Defense Authorization Act, though were enacted for different purposes, serve the common goal of national security. The espionage act of 1917 was enforced during the earlier part of the twentieth century, when the entire country was under the grip of the fear towards Bolshevism, and there were widespread apprehensions regarding the possible spread of communism. The country had just recovered from the civil war, and the emotions of patriotism and nationalism towards the newly united America, was at its peak during the First World War. Russia had witnessed the Bolshevik revolution, and people ...

Leadership theories have evolved as human behavior practitioners and scholars continue to examine different facets that influence and affect this intriguing concept. In the concepts of leadership, excerpts from the book of Clark (2005) have emphasized that “good leaders are made not born. If you have the desire and willpower, you can become an effective leader. Good leaders develop through a never ending process of self-study, education, training, and experience” (Concepts of Leadership , 2012, par. 2). As such, through appropriate theoretical framework on leadership theories and with application of these concepts in actual work settings, leaders transcend from being ...

Chinese martial arts are traditional sports that have developed over a long period of time. The unique features of these arts as suggested by Taoism are conquering the hard with the mild, bigger force by the smaller one and turn slow speed into a faster one. People from ancient china discovered some very useful techniques to attack and self defence as punching and kicking even in exceedingly antagonistic situations. In order of exercising these techniques they were also aware of dealing with the weapons bare handedly which could have been used against them. The Chinese martial arts emerged as very popular ...

The North Atlantic Alliance (NAA) was formed on April 4, 1949. The NAA is an intergovernmental military partnership headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, based on the North Atlantic pact. Under collective defense, member states mutually defend against external attacks (Andreas et al 76).

The NAA's presence in Afghanistan has benefited the Middle East, though some argue it has increased conflict and misunderstanding. NAA operations in Afghanistan and Iraq have enhanced strategic importance in the Persian Gulf (Priest 65). NAA nations recognize instability's dangers and promote stability in Afghanistan and the Gulf. The NAA assists new Iraqi authorities to control defense and security themselves. As a populous state, NAA support has helped Iraq emerge as a regional power (Priest 67).

Iran's ballistic missile and religious extremist capabilities pose a threat. The NAA has not convinced Iran to halt these projects. This failure underpins critiques of the NAA's ineffectiveness in containing dangerous missiles and bombs, jeopardizing Euro-Atlantic security (Andreas et al 86).

The NAA's role in promoting regional stability and addressing Iran's nuclear program is significant. While some critics say the NAA overreaches into politics over peacekeeping, human rights advocates support the alliance's humane approach toward achieving Middle East stability and unity (Priest 69) (Kaplan 125).

Iraqis are rebuilding, but Iranian extremists like Mogtada al-Sadr promote instability and chaos to undermine emerging powers, maligning the NAA as ineffective (Kaplan 125). NAA presence has reduced deaths and boosted economic growth in Afghanistan and the Middle East overall, while curbing property destruction from prolonged regional war and religious conflicts. The NAA has established electoral leadership to replace Shiite infighting in Tehran (Kaplan 127).

The NAA engages influential clerics to limit political clerical power and promote strong nationalism over religious sectarianism. In May 2010, NAA officials and Pakistan's President Zardari and Army Chief discussed Afghan strategy, benefiting citizens through conflict resolution efforts (Priest 75).

Expanded NAA counterterrorism training aims to build mutual benefit and cooperation, including with the U.S. and other continents, to make the NAA a global body countering Middle East terrorists like Osama Bin Laden (Andreas et al 87).

Conclusion

While playing a key role in the Middle East, NAA members should pursue comprehensive solutions for lasting peace (Kaplan 128). Working with U.S. intelligence, the NAA can coordinate policies to dissuade Iran and terrorists from jeopardizing Middle East stability with nuclear and missile programs. Though contributing significantly in Afghanistan and the Gulf, the NAA's primary political purpose is to avoid military complications in stabilizing the region politically and economically.

With its mandate, the NAA can develop a new collective, coordinated regional security mechanism focused on Iraq, Iran and Yemen as the most affected states (Kaplan 130). It should address military issues and promote internal stability and reform in the post-Hussein period. Given the lack of evidence that the NAA has worsened Middle East conflicts, its Afghan presence has been beneficial overall (Andreas et. al. 90).

Works cited:

Priest, Andrew. Kennedy, Johnson and NATO: Britain, America and the dynamics of alliance,
Contemporary security studies. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2006 (2): 65-75.
Kaplan, Lawrence. NATO divided, NATO united: the evolution of an alliance. New York:
Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004 (3): 125-130.
Andreas, Wenger, Christian Nuenlist and Anna Locher. Transforming NATO in the Cold War:
challenges beyond deterrence in the Middle East. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2007 (7):
76-90.

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 ...

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 robust ...

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 advocating for a ...

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 with ...

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 ...

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, the government ...

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 are the ...

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 American forces and ...

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 a militia ...

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 ...

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 possibility of ...

(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 peace ...

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 land as “war ...

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 Sinclair is a high ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 result, nations have sought to ...

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, death, anger, ...

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 her hear ...

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 Kurdish ...

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.
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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 would be right ...

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 the fundamental ...

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 ...

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 of ...

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 ...

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 of ethics; there ...

Neocolonialism is a major them in Emma Larkin’s travel chronicles in Burma. Larkin’s observations reveal similarities between the current military control and the former imperial control. The first similarity is that just like the British colonialists, the military have a virtual monopoly of power. The opposition has been suppressed by all means including criminalization of parties and protracted imprisonment of the leaders such as Aung San Syu Kyi. Secondly, there are gross human rights violations because there are no institutions to check the government. The military regime has been ruthless in suppressing and eliminating perceived enemies of the state. ...

Based on Political Decision Making Models

Introduction
For many years, the United States and its allies have been hunting for justice. Numerous bombings and terrorist attacks were recorded not just in the United States alone, but also in many countries around the world. Most of these attacks were being blamed against the terrorist network groups that are all connected to one leader: Osama Bin Laden. He was the United States’ and the world’s most wanted person because of the numerous destabilizations and bomb attacks that claimed many innocent lives. He was the leader who provoked his terrorist network group to spread his teachings ...

Introduction

This essay provides reasons why a mandatory period of national service (either civilian or military) for all young U.S. citizens is not a good idea. The concept of universal service arises from time to time, and in this instance surfaced following remarks made by General Stanley McChrystal at the 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival. He is quoted as saying that “our notion of ‘service’ had become dangerously narrow, with less than one percent of Americans serving in our military, and challenged us to explore new pathways and opportunities for service to country.” Those remarks of his triggered the Aspen Institute to launch a ...

Introduction

The paper is a review of the writings of Kenneth waltz and Alexander Wendt.
The two differ in the approach of discussing the anarchical realms of the world.
They agree on the use of force as a method of survival for the states.
Thesis Statement
The main argument of the paper is the contention that anarchy is relative a states. The paper takes the social constructivism approach is discussing anarchy in the world. International political arena is equated to a jungle where there are no rules.

Body

The paper delves into the discussion of the three principles of political structures ...

Military marriages face a lot of challenges due to the nature of work the military personnel are involved. It is, therefore, difficult for a couple to have enough time to spend together in building up their families or marriages.
The nature of activities that the military personnel engages in like war activities are associated with a lot of depression and traumatic stress. This stress that results from the war makes the military personnel difficult to handle their marriages and families. The stress may lead to domestic violence between the couples. The domestic violence from the traumatic stress may consequently lead to ...

The history of women in the United States Military can be traced back during and about the year 1776 during the Revolutionary and Civil wars in the United States. Just like in many nations of the world, the roles played by women in the United States military were limited. Women mostly served with the armed forces as volunteer nurses, cooks and laundresses and some went ahead to serve in disguise as soldiers (Foner). Due to the chauvinistic nature of our society women were not allowed to serve officially in the US military until the Army Nurse Corps and Navy ...

Part 1

Mass media is extremely useful in defining how certain issues are handled in the society. The flow of information in the media has influence various activities and decisions in the past following the sensitivity of the kind of information that members of the society release. However, different people will have variant views on certain issues as they are reported by the mass media. Recently, there have been extensive reports on revolts in North Africa, as well as the Middle East. These reports have led NATO interventions as the solution to the rising levels to a country like Libya.
Based ...

Introduction

Human beings tend to negotiate at one point or another in their life, on one matter or another. Some however do it more effectively those others. Human beings have been able to not only survive but also thrive as a species mainly because of this ability (Alfini, 2010) of all methods of conflict management; the negotiation process is the most efficient, flexible, eminently sensible, and economical in the human repertoire to manage differences and controversy. In early human history, disputes occurred mostly within families, tribes, communities, and individuals. Yet, despite past successes and the dire necessity of negotiations for human ...

Veteran Kazuo Fred Yamaguchi grew up in an isolated community with little idea of his ethnic background. Unfortunately for him, he grew up just before World War II as a second generation Japanese-American, or Nisei, in New York City. Until basic training for the Army, he did not know that the United States government was confining ethnic Japanese in concentration camps on the west coast merely because they were suspected traitors. Once discovered, this fact would impact his entire military career and chances of survival through World War II.
Born in New York City into an Italian-American community, Yamaguchi ...

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. 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 cold war conflict in Korea started in ...

Structural realism or Neo-realism is a well recognized theory of international relations, in the book of “Theory of International Politics”, outlined by Kenneth Waltz. His argument favoured a clear and systematic approach of the international relations structure. Considering Neo-liberalism, the topic of neo-realism is considered a great and influential approach to the discipline of international relations (Keohane & Robert, 1986). These perspectives have had a great dominance to international relations over a long period. The topic of neo-realism came from North America as a discipline of political science, and continues to reformulate and dominate the tradition of classical realist of Hans Morgenthau, Reinhold Niebuhr, and E.H. ...

The term administrative policy has different meanings as it applies to the field of public administration depending on the person using the term. Conventionally, administrative responsibility involves both the behavior of public servant, and certain expectations people have with respect to that behavior. If the behavior closely matches the expectations, public servant is to be responsible. On the other hand, if the said the behavior of the public servant does not conform to set standards, the public servant is to be irresponsible. Additionally, an individual, legal entity, or group can strive towards achieving greater responsibility from others by using ...

Human security is described as the protection of vital human freedoms. It entails the protection of people from critical and pervasive situations and threats by building on their aspirations and strengths. It also entails the creation of systems that provide the people with the building blocks of livelihood, survival and dignity. States, non-state actors and intergovernmental organizations all have a role to play in enhancing human security. States promote and protect human rights through internal and external mechanisms. In terms of domestic human rights protection, states are required to comply with the 1990 CSCE Copenhagen document through various initiatives. They ...

Since the close of World War II, the US has remained committed to transatlantic security. The North Atlantic Treaty was signed in 1949 and saw the transatlantic nations become the core of world security. It is in this light that NATO has emerged as military alliance that remains important to the US. There are about 80,000 US military personnel located in about 28 operating bases in Europe. These are mainly in the UK, Italy, Germany and Spain. While the Cold War led to the setting up of these bases, America defends Europe due to a number of various reasons. ...

Proliferation of nuclear weapons is a global threat that calls for a global approach. Therefore, effective strategies that seek to counter nuclear weapons including their usage and further spread is an integral part of any national security agency. One of the essential elements in addressing nuclear proliferation is the use of diplomatic tools. The use of diplomacy is critical since it ensures that solutions are reached at amicably without the need for military intervention. For example, there was a proposal in the year 2002 to form a global partnership against the spread of WMD that was aimed at instilling a global responsibility regarding nuclear ...

Introduction

The mission of the US Navy is to train, maintain, equip combat-ready Naval forces that are capable of deterring aggression, winning wars and maintaining the freedom of the seas. As it is dictated in their tasks, the Navy certainly goes to the sea. From a human perspective, there are obvious uncomfortable aspects and factors that await the individuals in the sea. One of them is the fact that there is limited space in the sea. It hereby follows that, at times, they have to share a bed, meals amongst other essentials. Some of the jobs the Navy ultimately engages in include, ...

The paper seeks to explore the scope of war, trying to explain how powerful nations of the world, ironically escalate war and terrorism while claiming to cease it. The paper seeks to explain how these nations dismiss peace movements in times of war. The paper enters into murky depths to explore the justifications these nations give like stamping out terrorism, installing democracy, and eliminating fascism. These nations also claim that the y have good political wills to “get rid of world of evildoers”. This paper tries to analyse how Gene Larocque speaks to the Studs Terkel about “The Good ...