Military essays

Abstract Operation Anaconda was supposed to be a decisive 3-day assault by U.S. military and Afghan forces against enemy Taliban and al Qaeda resistant forces in the Shahi-Kot Valley that turned into a bitter drawn-out 17-day battle (Kugler, 2007). Although Anaconda was considered a success, in the end, its initial plan failed to survive contact with the enemy due to...

Introduction The vital roles of intelligence and special military operations play a critical role in counter terrorism operations around the world. Without an effective well diversified intelligence community the military aspect of counter terrorism operations will have a limited impact on terrorism at best. Intelligence is the most important aspect of a well established counter terrorism philosophy. Countries who have...

Over the past few years it has been said countless times that suicide rate in the military is quite astounding. It has grown and with it so has the attention it is getting and the awareness that it needs. As such, more studies have begun to discover why this high suicide rate exists within our armed forces. These studies are...

An inescapable sense of materialism and self-gratification prevails in contemporary western society. The result of which is to experience difficulty when defining moral conduct as an individual, or within an organisation. The foundation of successful conduct by members of the military profession is a codified set of ethical standards. A profession is a disciplined group of individuals who adhere to...

When you imagine what life as a Civil War soldier would be like you think of the things that they had to suffer through and all the pain that came with it, but what about the times when they weren’t fighting during the Civil War, some free time was spent with small groups of friends huddled around the fire (Frank...

At a time in life, everyone is forced to choose a career path to usually follow for the rest of their lives. Me for example, it’s that time of my life where I’m graduating high school and pursuing a specific career! Personally, I’m was going to pursue acting, however, it wasn’t realistic due to the $300,000 of student debt I...

Military Bearing is one's outward appearance that includes their uniform, hair, the amount of motivation they have and pride in their appearance. “It is also the way you maintain your composure and contain your emotions at all times. Even when some might think it is necessary to speak one's thoughts, that is where military bearing comes into play and maintains...

To me, Integrity is the practice of being honest and showing a consistent and uncompromising adherence to strong moral and ethical principles and values. In ethics, integrity is regarded as the honesty and truthfulness or accuracy of one's actions. It is perhaps the most important principle of leadership and dependent on integrity because it demands truthfulness and honesty. Integrity means...

Resiliency requires proper skills for critical thinking and handling emotions to be resilient. “Life is the most excellent teacher of resiliency” (Bronze, 2013) since it gives one an adventure through greater adversities. The Army defines resilience as “the mental, physical, emotional, and behavioral ability to face and cope with adversity, adapt to change, recover, learn and grow from setbacks” (USACIMT)....