While I agree with General Dempsey’s view on how to form the Army into a “Profession of Arms,” I don’t think today’s Army is quite there yet. I think The Army is going in the right direction but it will take time to change the culture. We need to understand that it is virtually impossible for all Soldiers to be professionals based on experience and expertise alone. We need to understand that not all Soldiers join today for honor, tradition, and/or wanting to be a part of a team. Soldiers are joining the military more and more to have a secure job with benefits for themselves and their family members.
It would definitely lower wrongdoing, expand development, make individuals more astute, fit, and more thankful. Despite the fact that, there would need to be exemptions for those with handicaps or the individuals who are excessively overweight. Some people think that military service should be mandatory and almost as many people believe that it shouldn’t be. People should be required to serve in a branch of the military once they turn 18 if they are not going to college. Because being in the military instills morals, organizational skills, and physical fitness that wouldn’t be learned by not bettering yourself in a school of higher learning, the military also makes a person a contributing productive member of society, and the military stimulates the economy by not having as many people on government assistance.
This will take the emphasis off of the recognition and place it on the original idea of the care packages and writing to the troops. Potential Outcomes: I think after this project, the students will understand that not all of our service men and women have people to talk to back at home. Some of the soldiers do not have family or anyone to support them and make them feel loved. I think that the school would benefit from this project because they are a patriotic school. There are many students in the school who have fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, or grandparents in the war.
But college drop outs also can able be due to the unequal college preparation given in high schools. The education system needs to be reformed so students have the opportunity to choose whether they want to go to college or do vocational training instead. A college degree is bringing more negative aspects into a student’s life therefore students, especially from working class, must know the alternatives to be able to succeed. Most of the students in the United States are middle or working class. In addition of going to school, working class students also have to get a job to be able to help out their families.
As the United States shifted its attention to combat operations. The priorities concentrated on battle drills, physical conditioning and as time went on the military started promoting people quicker to keep Soldiers in the ranks and prevent them from ETSing from the military. This was to keep leaders, good or bad in the ranks. Basic Training, AIT, and NCOES courses lowered the standards to keep the flow of Soldiers coming into the army and graduation rates at an all-time high. This caused a ripple effect in the army as we promoted inexperienced Soldiers to Sergeant, these leaders were now training new Soldiers, this led to Soldiers not getting the proper leadership and not conducting inspections and other basic soldiering skills like haircuts, cleanliness & serviceability of the uniform and ensuring that good basic discipline was being upheld at all levels.
In the article “What’s Wrong With Vocational School” written by Charles Murray, he gives his opinion about the unnecessary of four year college’s program compares to vocational training. I find this article have some very interesting ideas which I both agree and disagree I agree with his statement in the fourth paragraph about how many students attend college because their parents are paying for it and it is what they supposed to do after their finish high school. Many students do not have any real goals or any ideas of what they are going to do for their life, but going to a four year college is an obligation because their parents have spent so much money for them through high school, and now college. Automatically, their job is to do well in school and finish with a four year degree so that they can be prepared for their future without the supporting from their parents. This is a common sense that many of us all know as an adult; yet not all young people understand this fact.
I am now in high school, still urging to be what I once set out to be as a young child, a man in the military, a soldier, anything to help out my needs of the country, I knew the day I graduated high school I would be in recruiting office signing up, taking asvab , and sending off for basic military training. The days go by and I become eager just to go and talk to one of the recruiting officers down the road from my high school,
Mandatory Military Service According to some countries, every young person must serve two years of military service. What is military service? As stated in the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, military service is the system in which every adult, or every male adult, in a country has to spend a period of time in the army, navy, or airforce. Some say that the United States should consider mandatory military service due to the military conflicts that the United States has around the globe. However, serving one’s country should not be mandated, especially among the young people.
Army and Air Force Enlistment Requirements Venita B. Long ENG 121: English Composition I Professor Tina Santino March 26, 2012 There are a lot of young males and females who would like to serve their country by joining the military. Our military of today is a join of forces which includes different branches of the services that consist of the Army, Air Force, Marines, and Navy. Which branch of service is right for any individual is a good question. The only way to answer that question is to know what the requirements and missions are for those services.
The curriculum that was being taught matched the jobs that that era needed. But now society is a lot more complex and there are thousands of careers out there that require you to know more than how to read or write. But in order to even think about getting a good career you need to graduate college with a degree. It's like a chain, you need to complete one task in order to to get to the next. This "chain" is also known as the American Dream.