Essays on United States Army

After the conclusion of the American Civil War (1861-1865), the United States forces returned to front line duties such as engaging in brutal combat with Native American tribes and controlling domestic disorders. The next significant war took place in 1898 when the federal government endorsed military aid for the Cuban revolutions being waged against the Spanish Empire. It was during what would later be known as the Spanish-American War that the weaknesses of the United States Army and Navy became evident. Apparently, rather than building a strong force after their Civil War, the US units either demobilized or only ...

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Hail and Farewell is the traditional military event that celebrated for welcoming new members and bid goodbye to outgoing members. It is celebrated to ensure the change in command and supports a sense of continuity through change in the organization. It ensures the change in command and senior enlisted leaders the United States Army uses the government resources and provides an ethical and formal welcome to the new commanding officer and honor the old one. The ethical activities and morality choices play an important role in managing the organizational change. The paper will focus the ethical dilemmas in the ...

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Gold Mine raised the following defenses. Assess the viability of each defense: That the offering was a private placement exempt from registration based on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. Gold Mine may argue that it is exempt from the registration process. Section 4(a)(2) exempts transactions from registration if they do not involve a public offering. Gold Mines offering through the use of the PPM were directed at particular individuals rather than to the general public. Irving may argue that the over 1,000 professionals constituted a general public offering but likely this will not hold ...

There is a picture of Arthur Klobe standing at attention, hanged at the entrance of the Greatest Generation display at the Minnesota History Museum in St. Paul. Born 1919 in Young America, Klobe was among World War II strategist. He was the child of Alice and Herman Klobe and sister to Marguerite Paplow. He is well remembered for his straight forward personality and natural presence. It can be said that he enjoyed quite a long life in which he accomplished a lot as a result of his endless curiosity. After pursuing his first degree from the University of Minnesota, ...

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I am a United States Army personnel who is also a senior in the 2nd year post-University course. My ultimate goal in life is to receive a management degree (MBA) and then seek a retirement from the United States Army. I have been serving the United States Army for almost 8 years and now I aspire to lead a normal family man’s life after attaining my MBA and grabbing some suitable job in a managerial profile. As I have already lived a life of staying away from the family for most of the times during my US army ...

Several atrocities have been witnessed against humanity in the history of the world. These include mass killings and destruction of property by political tyrants who seem to believe they have a duty to play and in turn to exert their forceful influence on seemingly less powerful people in a manner that is ruthless and unjust. The impunity with which such merciless acts are effected, is what creates a cloud off bitterness shadowing the fateful events that can never be taken back. One example of such injustice is one that takes place at the dawn of the 80’s in ...

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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 ...

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Leadership is an important factor in the development of a business enterprise. Leadership becomes even more important when the business experiences growth. The growth of a business enterprise results in new and different dynamics. It is imperative that the business leader also grows in terms of philosophy and skills in order to lead the business under the new dynamics. Burke, Clarke, Barrow and Molian (2008) argue from a different perspective. They hold that during the growth of a business entity, a leader has two roles to play. Firstly, the leader needs to articulate the vision and direction of the ...