Abstract
This paper supplies a description of the role of the Ordnance Corps. It shows their importance and explains their specialty - responsibility for all explosives. It explains how this corps' expertise contributed to the success of the Allies winning the Second World War. It shows that the Battle of the Bulge was a turning point of the war and how this corps was extremely involved in its success.

From the Paper
"As we move into this new phase of warfare where anthrax is being mailed to civilians and we bomb Afghanistan daily we are reminded of past wars and battles that we have taken part in and come out the victor. The Battle of the Bulge is one of the most famous battles in history. It happened during World War II and the role the Ordnance Corps played in the battle-helped drive us to success."

Tags:war, explosive, battle, world, bulge, weapon

Abstract
The paper shows how the Marine Corps was formed as a compliment to the naval forces. While the navy fought at sea it still required some link to the land, which became essential for the naval operation success. Thus in 1798 the US Marine Corp was officially launched. The author of the paper analyzes the Marine Corps, provides a critique and concludes that finally the Navy saw a need to develop its own troops to extend to the ground level.

From the Paper
"Through an analysis of the historical military operations and the strategy employed through the focus on sea warfare there was an obvious centralization of control. The military operations were conducted either in the seas or on land. There was remote chance of the two coordinating in their maneuvers. With time this changed and the mission became more critical. The philosophy of war changed, as did its implementation. The heart of the naval capabilities in the operating environment saw a difficulty that could only be solved through innovation. The Marines were that very innovation arising through the ideology of being able to precisely engage the enemy."

Tags:British, Colonials, Piracy, Continental, Congress, Dieppe, Raid, Major, General, J.F.C., Fuller, Monroe, Doctrine

Abstract
The paper explores the history of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and how it has evolved since its original creation by the U.S. Congress in the 18th century. The paper describes how the Corps' original mission has expanded, but remains focused on managing the nation's waterways and risk management activities. The paper also finds that the service has been the target of an increasing amount of criticism based on the perception that it has mismanaged and manipulated its budgetary needs in ways that have adversely affected the nation's ability to withstand natural and manmade disasters.

Outline:
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The Corps developed the navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, for example, and was tasked with identifying the optimum routes for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal; the Corps also oversaw the construction of the National Road, and surveyed many of the routes that would be used by the nation's railroads (Coll et al.). Likewise, Klyza reports that, "The Corps of Engineers also began significant work in dredging harbors beginning in the late 1820s. Within ten years, the two engineer corps were actively dredging at thirty harbors" (2). In 1838, the U.S. Congress established the U.S. Corps of Topographical Engineers and tasked it with "surveying and mapping; construction of civil works, roads, harbors, bridges, canals, tunnels, water projects, and lighthouses; and the development of Washington, D.C." (quoted in Brown at 129). In 1863, though, these responsibilities were transferred to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Topographical Engineer Corps was disbanded (Brown 129).
"Notwithstanding these and other noteworthy civil engineering projects, Coll and her colleagues also emphasize that, "The Army engineer is no less proud of the military history of his Corps than of its peacetime accomplishments. Although his unique contribution is as a technician, the engineer soldier is a fighter as well" (2). From the battlefields of Anteitam during the Civil War and Vietnam, the Corps of Engineers has racked up a proud legacy."

Tags:waterways, risk, management, combat

Abstract
The paper discusses how the Peace Corps has grown tremendously since its onset in the early 60s and now address AIDS education, environmental protection and information technology and business development in third world countries. The paper looks at other private and church organizations that do the same kind of charitable work but points out several differences between these organizations. The paper then explains the many benefits of becoming and working as a Peace Corps volunteer.

From the Paper
"First, since the initial invitation by Kennedy to a relatively small group of Michigan college students, the number of volunteers has grown tremendously since the agency's official opening on March 1, 1961. It is said that a total of 182,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have been invited by 138 countries to work worldwide. At the onset, 5,000 volunteers were originally sent abroad to help communities with basic education, health care, building small forms of shelter as well as plant seeds to help improve a community's agricultural situation. The more current issues that have needed attention range from AIDS education, environmental protection and information technology and business development. In 2003 President Bush committed 1,000 new Peace Corps volunteers to helping out with his HIV/AIDS act."

Tags:volunteers, sacrifice, missions

Abstract
This paper looks at the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps, which got its start in 1948 and was originally called the Boy Scout Troop III Drum and Bugle Corps. In particular, it shows how the Cavaliers' pursuit of excellence explains its more than five decades of continued activity filled with extraordinary examples of success in a highly competitive arena.

From the Paper
"In 1950, the Cavaliers were just a parade corps with hand-me-down uniforms from the more seasoned Bell Corps that consisted of Eisenhower jackets, shakos & plumes. But, they would soon learn a drill and enter big-time competition. They had taken on the Cavalier name and logo from a new cigarette. The logo was a cavalier with a plumed hat, sword and cape. The cigarette company, as part of its promotional campaign, had made available a costume jewelry pin of the logo which the Cavaliers would wear on their hats. After a summer full of parades, contests and other appearances in 1950, the Cavalier's treasury was sufficient to allow new uniforms for 1951 that were Kelly Green. The Cavaliers would soon earn the reputation as an up- and-coming corps."

Tags:competition, music, rifles, sabres

Abstract
This paper details the origins of the Peace Corps and its development. It looks at the key political figures who urged the association to be set up. It talks about the type of work the association does, the requirements volunteers have to meet, training methods and goals and the way the type of volunteers involved in the Peace Corps has changed over time.

From the Paper
"It was Wednesday, November 2, 1960. With election day less than a week away, more than one thousand five hundred enthusiastic democrats assembled at a $100.00 a plate dinner at San Francisco's Sheraton Palace Hotel. Speaking to his uproarious supporters, who punctuated his every sentence with screams and cheers, candidate Kennedy called for the establishment of a pool of "talented young men and women willing to serve their country for three years as an alternative or as a supplement to peacetime selective service, well qualified through rigorous standards to be ambassadors of peace." That night in the raging melee of the Cow Palace in San Francisco, the American Peace Corps was born (Sullivan 13-15)."

Tags:africa, nations, underdeveloped, volunteer

Abstract
This paper discusses how, although their numbers are still disappointingly small, military women now serve with distinction in every service. It examines how women are still prohibited from direct combat and how this factor, more than any other, leaves women at a distinct disadvantage in military service, particularly in the U.S. Marine Corps. It shows how hostility and backward attitudes toward pregnancy also impede the integration of women in the Marines. It evaluates how, as the requirement for physical strength and skills has lessened as technology has modernized combat, studies show that women with correct training could perform traditional male duties in the military. It also shows how discontinuance of segregationist policies in training and work might help reduce the degree of discrimination and sexual harassment to which women are currently subjected.

From the Paper
"The Marine Corps has the smallest percentage of women largely because a higher proportion of Marines than members of the other services are serving in combat roles. Presently, ninety-two percent of all military specialties in the armed forces are open to women. Positions closed to women are in areas of direct combat which is defined as a position well forward on the battlefield where there is a high probably of physical combat. Thus, women are excluded from the infantry and Special Forces, two areas that offer higher pay and the greatest opportunity for rapid advancement. In addition, there have been recent moves to ban women from the new reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition teams."

Tags:segregationist, policies, combat, battlefield, sexual, harassment

Abstract
This paper provides an in-depth examination of media-related problems and attempts to solve it through the creation of a multimedia support center for the Marine Corps. The author discusses plans for implementation, and the benefits of a new means of organization.

From the Paper
"Armed forces training are usually intensive. It involves physical and mental capacity of a person. However once passed through the individual is prepared for all type of combats. With increased trends of information technology the Marine Corps organizational management has not lagged behind in training development either. Right from surveillance systems to information provision for important decision making, Marines are equipped with the best technology. How to transfer this knowledge to its new recruits is the basis of this paper. In addition, it is crucial that the IT department should be efficient, provided with tools that would reduce time of requests and turnaround feedback. The following is an attempt to discover persistent problems that could be solved with a media support center. The researcher will prove that a media support system integrated in an organization like the Marine Corps is crucial for various purposes. Gotlieb, 1995, pp 23(4)."

Tags:media, armed, forces

Abstract
This paper analyzes three crucial Marine Corps campaigns of World War II: Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. The author gives an overview of each campaign, describing its goals and explaining how these goals were realized. The paper focuses on the strategic important of these battles because they allowed the United States to continue pressing on the Japanese without allowing them to gain any significant tactical advantages.

Abstract
The following paper examines the semiotic messages being delivered by the American Marine Corps' "The Few, The Proud, The Marines". The paper argues that the Corps cleverly appeals to people's inward desire to be something more than themselves - and their equally potent desire to serve a great cause. More than that, the paper argues that the phrase appeals to notions of American exceptionalism.

From the Paper
"It is entirely possible that no government slogan is more freighted with meaning and connotation than the hallowed Marine slogan, "The Few, The Proud, The Marines". The following paper will examine what this slogan means and what it is saying about American culture by employing a semiotic analysis of the expression. Ultimately, what should emerge is an appreciation and understanding that the aforementioned expression taps into a popular deep-seated yearning to be one part of an elite unit readily distinguished from other groups in society; no less importantly, the popular slogan taps into equally popular notions of American exceptionalism. With that in mind, it is to a discussion of the American marines' inimitable slogan that this paper now turns. Simply put, semiotics is the study of signs - both individually and as they are grouped in "sign systems" - and how metaphorically-laden meaning is transmitted and understood through the use of signs."

Tags:semiotics, marine, corps