Military history

our government and our military that we didn’t know about. The corruption of our government is worse than what we thought, and we are just mindless people who believe anything we are told. In the first stanza we only have one line, “why do they always send the poor?” This is repeated nine more times during the song. Records show that “military recruits in the United States come from areas in which household income is lower than the national median” (military.com). The military seems to attract…

Dubik's main premise that defensive strategies cannot win. No strategy can win unless fully aligned with the correct policy. In fact, both Clausewitz and Sun Tzu stated, “Strategy must match Policy." Current military doctrine properly emphasizes the importance of Strategy for senior military leaders. However, does anything guide senior policy makers on the importance of Policy and the adaptation speed required to keep pace with how war currently changes? In the US, some might properly…

Where is the free will in all of this? By doing mandatory drafting it will always greatly affect the next generation as well. We don’t want the United States to be all-military based where every single man and woman have to fight and have to risk their lives. It seems so unfair for many people could be at a disadvantage mentally or physically. These are some of the reasons why there should be mandatory service. It is financially…

one-third of all animal species in the world ("BRAZIL." A Study of the Country Brazil. Web. 30 Apr. 2015. .) It is a still, humble and almost perfect location that is guaranteed to facilitate our needs in obtaining the initiative in combat power and military strength throughout the globe. Measuring in as the third largest country in the world, Brazil portrays characteristics ideal for any type of logistical and sustainment operations. In the event that the United States collaborates with this…

Rise through Force: European Hegemony and the Military Revolution With the dawn of the second millennium (C.E.), the bulk of Europe existed as a relative backwater and there was little foreseeable evidence that this fragmented conglomerate of fiefdoms would eventually surge forth to control a better part of the known and unknown world. But surge forth it did, and by the twentieth-century the West , for better or worse, had come to dominate and influence societies around the globe. As the…

be in the military, the other 75% are not qualified because they’re either drug users, obese, medically unfit, failed to graduate high school, or have criminal records. Although making it mandatory could help some people, it has a lot of potentially long term side effects. Military enlistment should not be mandatory because it could potentially put your life at risk, it puts your life on hold, and not everybody is fit for it. Compulsory military enlistment is when joining the military is…

the military are the key to making a country a good country. Throughout military history, studies are now showing that war is the number 1 reason why countries have a good or bad reputation today. The U.S. has always had the best military in the world besides the vietnamese war. History speaks for itself and history usually predicts the future, just like back in when the Civil war happened. General Ulysses S. Grant happened to win the war for the Union Army. Before the Generals in the military…

The military draft, or conscription, has been used four times in American history during times of national and international conflict. Some people feel that the American government should reinstate the military draft. We should not reinstate the military draft because there is currently no need for a draft, the draft requirements are unfair and inconsistent, and those who are unwillingly drafted would demoralize the overall military with their lack of commitment and cause a break down of…

American History: Our Hope for the Future Imagine waking up everyday not having to worry about terrorism or a shooting crisis, or any other attack. In the past we never had to worry about that, and now it’s an everyday thing we have to worry about . My parents have told me that when they were younger they never had to worry about anything like terrorism or people shooting people for no reason, or massacres. Our military helps us and our country go through these things every single time we need…

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