Essays on Military Organization

Q. 1 The preparations by the American forces in anticipation of the Spanish-American war revealed many weaknesses about the US military organization during this time in history. It also showed how unprepared America was for the war. This is notwithstanding the victory that the US registered in the war through the final liberation of Cuba and Philippines. The American civil war had rendered the US Navy weak and lacking in many critical military machines and weapons of war. Most good troops had also been lost in the previous war hence the need by President McKinley to prepare an active ...

Abstract

This paper talks about the difference between hard and soft skills. It also aims to define soft skills as well as emphasize the importance of soft skills, particularly in the military. Regardless of one’s profession, soft skills are needed to succeed in life. In fact, in almost all aspects of an individual’s life, whether in work or in dealing with people and personal relationships, soft skills are always at play. The military organization is particularly in need of soft skills, both in an individual and organizational level. In fact, the success of a military operation could not ...

Abstract

Women and veterans have long been ignored as far as combat is concerned. Health issues associated with women could easily be controlled, if the issue of women and combat was carefully legislated. However, recent changes in the United States military organization have stressed that women should be given equal opportunities to participate in combat as men. Therefore, this research paper aims at analyzing various constraints to organizational behavior that led to such legislation. Furthermore, analyzes of the best organizational behavior theory that can best enhance the performance of the organization, and hence eliminate cases of women and veterans facing ...

Introduction

There has been a cold war between the United States and Cuba since the island was under the rule of Spaniards. Cuba lies only ninety miles of the coast of Florida, and this proximity has lent a viewpoint of many American decision-makers. This proximity to the United States also meant that their harbors were of strategic importance. Cuba's harbors could be used by enemies to threaten the US, and conversely, the US could use the harbors as its first line of the defense against its enemies. This island was factored into the United States economic system, and its economy ...

Question 1

The context in which leadership is being implemented in organizations is changing constantly. The problems and challenges faced by most organizations are becoming also complex. This is certainly the case for military organization. This is so because not only the threats to the nation’s defense more difficult to predict, but the very nature of the mission have changed, from traditional warfare to humanitarian aid and peacekeeping. Therefore, the necessary approach to military leadership should be considered. The environment and goal should be a starting point when considering the military leadership. Currently, the military leaders have opted to adaptive ...

Part One: Analysis of the Military

The military is a key area that deserves to be given substantial attention in terms of the nature of the choices made by the leadership. The military leadership should be robust and should only further courses that promote learning and improvement within the defense entity. Questions as to whether the military entity is a perfect learning organization has been posed to by many critics. Criticism has clouded the operations of the army as to the credibility of their activities and operations in the war fields. Many lives of soldiers and innocent civilians are lost in absurd circumstances. The situation is not ...

US Military and Japanese Military

Military power has long been seen as a very crucial aspect of government around the globe since the early civilizations. Countries spend billions of dollars to improve their fighting advantage, which would be spent in weapons, training and research. The military also serves as the first line of defense in times of threat, and the last option for governments if they cannot resolve disputes peacefully. In the 21st century, the military image still remains as a respected entity, but now varies on how the country utilizes its power and how it is seen by society. Two notable examples of two different ...

Police forces are immensely essential; in all countries across the world. The role played by the police is great and indisputable. However, many people across the world have a negative attitude towards police forces and hence they do not take time to understand what they go through. They sometimes work under harsh conditions while their health is put into risk for the best interest of the people. Social order is an important aspect of a stable country. The police are usually at the front line to ensure that every village, street and settlement are peaceful, while the order is maintained. Administration ...

After the struggle and destruction of sultanates in Muslim empires by the Mamluks in the early 19th century, reformists started to rise into power with a dream of reconstructing their specific empires and sultanates. One of the most remembered reformists were the European educated Mahmud II and Abidulmecid I of the Ottoman Empire. Some of their reforms are discussed below. Having acquired western education on modernization, Mahmud II had a dream of modernizing the Ottoman Empire. The first reform witnessed was the introduction of modern administration in which provinces were governed as administrative blocs which then reported to the head ...

Motivating today’s Employees

I have always been interested in the concept of management verses leadership and while both play their parts in motivation, leadership style is what interests me most. I believe that adopting the role of CMSgt for a week to see how he steps in to motivate the AF workforce he is responsible is an ideal challenge to enable me to understand this perspective. According to the words of Warren G. Bennis, Ph.D., "Leaders are people who do the right thing. Managers are people who do things right.” Undeniably, management and leadership are two concepts that confuse many a person not mentioning ...