The United States Army is comprised of both male and female soldiers and requires all soldiers to be educated about sexual assault annually. It’s often overlooked at how much it needs to be addressed. My experience with SHARP in my organization has allowed me to...
Sexual harassment and assault effects all members of the United States Army. With that being said, the army has implemented many preventative measures and programs, resources and ways of reporting. So why do cases of sexual harassment and sexual assaults continue to take place in...
Sexual assault and sexual harassment are two issues that the Army deals with periodically. Sexual harassment can be defined as ‘conduct that involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and deliberate or repeated offensive comments or gestures’. While Sexual assault is defined as ‘intentional...
The Army Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Program or SHARP was established in 2006. Its main purpose is to prevent any sort of inappropriate behavior associated with sexual intentions while at the same time providing soldiers with the information necessary to safely report these violations....
‘Leadership, the lifeblood of an Army, makes a difference every day in the United States Army’. One cannot have great leadership without experienced and knowledgeable leaders. For leaders to be the best at their occupation, they need wisdom and understanding on the tasks at hand....
In a world fueled with technological advancement and ever evolving foreign nations, it is with no surprise that we, the United States Army, sprint to create the most lethal Soldier to shield us against the untold threats of foreign powers. In order to produce this...
The main point of this essay is that the Army should educate and train leaders to prepare for the challenges ahead. To form a well-balanced leader for the Army, there is a need for qualities from both education and training. Training is important for leaders...
SHARP is a program that helps prevent incidents of sexual harassment and sexual assault. The mission of every soldier in the Army is to ensure that everyone respects everyone at all times under any circumstances. SHARP is also a program within the military that attempts...
Over the years, Iraq, home to a diverse variety of ethnic groups, including the Kurds and Arabs, has been ruled by many different powers. However, once the monarchy was overthrown in 1958, following Iraq’s independence from the UK in 1932, the Iraqi Republic was controlled...
In a typical life each morning, we do our bed, eat breakfast and feed the puppy. In Iraq you’re lying in bed. Staring at the television. All of a sudden you hear guns, shouts, and fear! As you notice people running in catastrophe. Somebody assaults...
With over six film wins and sixteen nominations, including the nomination for one Golden Globe, Tuskegee Airmen is a remarkable dramatic film based on historical true events centered during World War II. Director Robert Markowitz proves greatly capable in presenting a family-friendly emotional film along...
Back during World War II, between the years of 1940 and 1945 there was approximately 909,000 African Americans that went and enlisted into the United States Armed Forces. Shortly following their enlistment these members of our Armed Forces were placed into separate squadrons that were...
Pearle Mack Jr. grew up in a fairly integrated tract of potato farms in Topeka, Kansas. Like many Americans at the time, he was shocked by the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in 1941 and wanted to do something to help his country....
Introduction Do you ever wonder what the world would look like if true heroes from our past were to have never existed or even take a stand? Throughout history, there is no denying the fact that many individuals have made immense impacts to shape our...
During WWII, the United States developed a program that was going to be designed to harness the power of fission. This project that they created would eventually become known as the Manhattan project, and the product of that project was the creation of the first...
The Battle of Chipyong-ni has been regarded as being one of the best examples of a regimental defense in military history. The battle took place from February 13 – 15 1951. The allied forces consisted of the United States and our French partners. The enemy...
Accountability is one of the key factors in any organization that is presentable, successful and dependable. Without proper accountability time is often spent inefficiently and the mission is often either delayed or unachieved. Accountability is defined as being responsible for someone or something at a...
Discipline is a staple of a competent force and the predominant contributing factor to an effective military. The importance of discipline in the army cannot be overstated, as individual outside stressors and personal issues will have a negative effect on military discipline, and the lack...
There are many times in life when we are forced to step out of our comfort zone. For me, one of those moments came when my parents forced me to join JROTC at Leavenworth High school. The goal of the program is to help the...