Abstract This paper discusses the role the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers plays in the transformation of the Army in relation to the objective force element of the transformation process. The paper discusses the reasons why the Army is being restructured as well as the objective of the transformation.
Abstract This paper looks at the situation of ethical dilemmas in the U.S. army, and how it affects army recruiting. It explores how ethics typically involves the choice between an ethical and a non-ethical situation, and how the army has elected to not promote such ideals in army recruiting, as this may discourage the number of recruits. The paper illustrates this through current pertinent examples.
From the Paper "With all of the current news focus on the war in Iraq, the converge between ethics and war actions has been made evident to the American public, especially with recent information regarding U.S. soldiers actions towards detainees at Guantanamo Bay. This raises questions regarding how much the army should consider situations containing ethical dilemmas. Ethical dilemmas involve considering a conflict between moral imperatives. Typically, this necessitates a choice between a moral or ethical response and a non-ethical alternative. In many cases, ethical dilemmas are highly difficult as the non-ethical conclusion is often paired with other incentives. If a nation's army does not consider such ethics, major atrocities, genocides, torture, among other results, may occur. "
This paper reviews the book "A Respectable Army" by James Kirby Martin and Mark Edward Lender. The author looks at the America's armed forces around the time of the War of Independence.
Abstract The author looks at the America's armed forces around the time of the War of Independence, as detailed in James Kirby Martin and Mark Edward Lender's book, "A Respectable Army." This book review examines whether or not the authors were true to the details of history from the period of the American Revolution. The reviewer looks at the author's sources, and examines the makeup of the army at the time in order to determine whether or not republicanism was the overwhelming motivator in many of these men joining the fight.
From the Paper "When I first read this quote, I knew this is exactly what I was taught in school and always knew of the militia and the role of citizen soldiers. To my dismay this was totally not accurate and the authors did a good job proving this. Now with their first supporting point, they only stated the myths of the war. Now another supporting point later in their historical research proved that the common thought of militia filling the ranks of the army was not true. The Continental Army was hurting badly because of the defeats in Long Island in 1776 and in the Philadelphia Campaign in 1777. So in their third chapter of the book, they looked at how the American army got their manpower to sustain British attacks and wait out until the French arrived. For one the Continental Army started to be the direct opposite of what Americans were fighting for, republicanism."
Abstract This paper covers the US Army's operations in the period following the Civil War. The writer shows that unlike previous struggles with the Indians, this time there was nowhere for the Indians to withdraw to and so battles took place for a period of 25 years between the white Army and the native Indians.
From the Paper "The reading begins by giving detail of both the setting and the challenge. Background to the conflict is given, where we see that the Army forces are not great in number, "the military assets released from other tasks were lost through reductions in force instead of being diverted to frontier defense" (301). We see that this war was not considered as a war like the Civil War had been by both congress and the population. Overall, there is a feeling that everyone has had enough of war, with there also being support for settling the conflict with the Indians without military means. Even so, the Army were called in to war with the Indians, though at much lower numbers and also with "high rates of sickness and desertion" (301). The distances which the Army covered also meant that it was organized into geographical segments. "
Tags: war, Indian, US, civil, America, army, military
Abstract This paper examines the policy of the U.S. Army on women, which has been under attack for a long time. The policy is making it difficult for females to enter the Armed Forces as they are barred from most combat positions.
Abstract This paper explores how video games such as X Box Warrior, America's Army, Black Hawk Down and Conflict Desert Storm are being utilized by the army as marketing tools. It looks at their effectiveness, and how they compare to earlier propaganda tools such as Frank Capra's "Why We Fight" movies during WWII.
Abstract This paper compares the Greek and Roman military might. The author looks at the styles and techniques that differed between the two armies and summarizes the features that made the Romans superior and, therefore, victorious.
From the Paper "It has often been said that Rome conquered Greece but Greece conquered Rome. This means that although the Roman people defeated the Greeks militarily the culture of the Greeks was adopted by the Romans. This is somewhat true in several areas, including art, music, religion, and architecture. However, one area in which the ancient Greeks and Romans differed was their military. This became overwhelmingly evident between the early 3rd and middle 2nd centuries BC when the two nations most commonly associated with early civilization clashed and the Romans proceeded to expand their empire into Greek territory. The Romans came out victorious thanks to their superior unity, the use of the legion formation, and the ability to learn from their past mistakes. For these reasons Rome was the supreme military power in the European region for centuries while Greece only gained superiority for approximately 150 years."
Abstract This paper examines the U.S. army's changing policies with regarding their air fleet in light of changing political and military necessities. It examines the efficiency of various air crafts and discusses their advantages and disadvantages. The paper also examines latest technologies in the military field and illustrates how these contribute to the modernization policy.
From the Paper " Army Transformation is a critical topic that is often no fully understood. Transformation of the Army is necessary to address the gap that exists between the light forces that can deploy rapidly but lack lethality and superiority, and the heavy forces that won the Gulf War, and that remain the most lethal in the world, but not rapidly deployable (Shinseki)."
Abstract This paper studies the formation and emergence of the U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard, from volunteer state run militias to a federal reserve and federally controlled National Guard. Through the Spanish American War of 1898, the Dick Act of 1903, the National Defense Acts and two World Wars, this paper traces the wars and events that shaped and molded a modern military power. The paper also examines the political and social ramifications of establishing an extended military.
From the Paper "Throughout American history, Americans have generally disliked a strong military. This "antimilitarism" as some historians' term it has dated back since the Revolutionary War. One prominent historian reports: "in resentment of red-coat garrisons in the colonies before the American Revolution, their presence becoming the primary cause of the Revolution." A standing army came to be depicted as a threat to individual liberties and as an oppressor of republican governments. Most people saw the military as only necessary in war, thus the general idea was that the army was praised during war but ridiculed during peacetime."
Tags: american, army, emory, guard, ii, military, national, reforms, reserves, spanish, upton, war, world
Abstract This paper presents a historiographical review of the military history book, "All the King's Army", by Stuart Reid. The paper examines Reid's interpretation of the military events in the United Kingdom from 1642 to 1651 as well as the book's focus on military strategy.
From the Paper "Stuart Reid's "All the King's Armies" is a fully-researched interpretation of the military events in the United Kingdom. He begins by setting up the divisions that would characterize the civil war. King Charles' pro-Rome tendencies trickled into the rural areas through the local squires and ministers while Parliament's pro-Protestant tendencies were stronger in the industrialized towns and commercial centers.i Reid then outlines Charles' clumsy attempts to bring Protestant Scotland into line with his religious reforms that only resulted in the National..."
Abstract In this article, the writer discusses similarities between the video game "America's Army" and the real army, such as simulation games and battle simulation episodes. The writer looks at methods of recruit and ways of advertising for the United States Army. The writer states that both the actual United States Army and "America's Army" rely on lures to gain new recruits. The writer continues that "America's Army" was designed to be both a way to lure young recruits and as a way to simulate battle experience. The writer shows that although "America's Army" and the United States Army share much in common, the video game remains a game and does not adequately capture the experience of serving in the armed forces.
From the Paper "Both the America's Army video game and the United States Army use advertising, propaganda, and clever product placement in order to sell their ideas. In fact, America's Army is one of the propaganda and advertising tools that the United States Army uses as part of its arsenal of marketing tools. In addition to the video game, the United States army uses brochures, television ads, print ads and radio ads to sell the armed forces to young people. In the same way, America's Army is marketed through a series of advertisements in publications and on multimedia sources.
Both the America's Army video game and the United States Army use battle simulation games. In fact, the America's Army video game is almost entirely based on battle simulations. The United States Army employs more specific simulations games, such as those that are used to operate different types of mobile artillery. However, both the America's Army video and the United States Army need to hire software engineers that can craft intricate battle simulation episodes."
Abstract The paper relates that during the period from 1925 - 1945, including World War II, combat consisted of close range fighting. The paper describes how economic turbulence and instability hounded the U.S. army until 1925. Then, during the thirties, the U.S. army fell to seventeenth among the world's armies. The paper relates that afterwards, however, the U.S. Army recovered and in time became recognized as a prominent powerful military force. The paper notes certain changes but stresses that the concepts embodied in training, duties, weapons and discipline remain constant as they contribute to the soul and heart of the U.S. Army.
From the Paper "According to the Army Study Guide, "America's NCO corps and designated discipline details just didn't happen, but evolved over the years, tapping ideas and innovations from many different sources" (Army). Influence of Baron Von Steuben, America's first inspector general, powerfully shaped the structure of NCO corps and ensuing discipline strategies and techniques, not only in the Continental Army, but ultimately within the U.S. Army. Von Steuben introduced and officially established "the Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, commonly called the 'Blue Book.'""
Abstract This paper explains that America likes to believe that the colonial army was different from the British and was based upon ordinary men volunteering their time out of ideology and a love of liberty rather than a desire for money. The paper looks at "A Respectable Army" by James Kirby Martin and Mark Edward Lender who suggest that the war was actually won by paid soldiers, not by volunteers. The paper also discusses the class tension in the army that contradicts the preached ideal that the new colonial army was democratic and egalitarian.
From the Paper "Rather than a citizen-solder, Martin and Lender stress that for most of the war, the majority of the colonial army had a relatively small percentage of landed farmers. The vast majority of the army's core was made up of poor men with little hope of employment elsewhere, who sought land and hopefully money and perhaps some social respectability as a result of the suffering they endured under Washington's command. They did not enlist for ideology, or to preserve their lifestyle, like the volunteer citizens, more often than not, they enlisted out of desperation. This vast social gulf and differing views of the rightness and importance of the colonial cause and the rightness of the social structure of America thus created an equally profound divide within the army between those who did serve as part of a standing, paid army and volunteers."
Abstract This paper examines how the formation of a national federal reserve for the U.S. Army was a slow process and how it took many events and a few wars to establish and develop the U.S. Army reserves as we know it today. It discusses how, from a volunteer state run militias to a federally run federal reserve, America's Army has been shaped by war. It looks at how through the Spanish American War of 1898, which led to the Dick Act of 1903, and two World Wars, the Army reserve has been shaped and molded into an enduring legacy of military power.
From the Paper "The Spanish-American War of 1898 pinpointed many deficiencies of the U.S. Army Reserve. Published after his death, The Military Policy of the United State, by Emory Upton argued for a stronger military force. By stronger he was referring to a professional one modeled off of the Prussians. The US Army subsequently embraced The Military Policy of the United States in its disputes with the militia advocates. Enamored by the German model, Upton wanted to achieve the same for the United States. However, like many raised in the Army way, Upton failed to grasp the interrelationship between politics and the military (Huntington). "
Tags: spanish-american, war, dick, act, civil, war
Abstract As the Army is trying to regard soldiers as customers instead of the old generation's view, it is also trying to give better service to these customers. This paper looks at how the United States Army Recruiting Command's recent web-based approach and the implementation of the Army Recruiting Information Support System is a part of this effort. It explains that not only has boosted recruitment, but also made the process more efficient. Since the successful implementation or ARISS, the Marine Corp, Air Force, and Navy have all followed suit respectively. It shows how ARISS allows recruiting personnel to bring their work with them in their mobile recruitment effort and also has allowed the number of personnel needed in the process of enlistment to be lowered.
From the Paper "Standard Army Military Systems (STAMIS) is the "Army's primary organization for developing and managing IT systems"? (Greenemeier, 2001, September 28). STAMIS mission is to "provide effective, multi-functional, leading edge, global information solutions to guarantee information dominance across the operational spectrum" (Defense Daily Network, 2001). One information system that STAMIS is responsible for is the Army Recruiting Information Support System (ARISS) (Defense Daily Network, 2001). In trying to save money and provide more efficient service, the government introduced programs like the ARISS system which are designed to operate more like a business than a governmental bureaucracy. ARISS gives the Army recruiters an automated system that allows them to sell, recruit and process the required documentation more efficiently with less error. The previous process was basically manual and required the recruiter to make contact with the prospective recruit, find out their interests and then make an appointment with the recruit to come into the Recruiting Station for further assessment and processing. (T.D. Briggs, personal communication, November 11, 2003). With the integration of ARISS, the recruiter can make an appointment with the prospective recruit wherever and whenever it's convenient including home, school and work environments (T.D. Briggs, personal communication, November 11, 2003)."
