Essays Tagged: "Military personnel"

Describes Anthrax, the different types and what it does to a person that gets it, and how a person gets it- 5 pages- done for a High School Anatomy Class

in biological warfare, the Department of Defense has begun mandatory vaccination of all active duty military personnel who might be involved in conflict. Anthrax is most common in agricultural regions ... who travel to work in other countries where incidence is higher should consider being vaccinated.) Military personnel deployed to areas with high risk for exposure to the organism (as when it is used ...

(6 pages) 111 0 4.6 Jun/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

The Bermuda Triangle Mystery.

heard from again.It was December 5, 1945. The war had ended and the world was once again at peace. Military personnel were back on training missions and this was precisely the case for the boys of Fl ...

(4 pages) 101 2 3.5 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative

Female military personnel are not as effective as male military personnel.

hen arises whether or not women can joint and measure up to their male counterparts in the field of military, as they do in other fields. People tend either to agree or disagree on this issue. Some, w ... , don't know where to stand and take a middle position. Personally, I am of the opinion that female military personnel are not as effective as male military personnel.As far as physical strength is co ...

(2 pages) 75 3 2.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

An Analysis of Democracy

004 CBS's 60 Minutes aired photos depicting prisoner abuse in Iraq. These photographs illustrate US military personnel partaking in cruel and disgraceful treatment of Iraqi prisoners. During a speech ... tagon on May 10, 2004, while addressing the issue at of dereliction of duty among the United States military personnel at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, President Bush said, " One basic difference bet ...

(5 pages) 127 2 4.2 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Nightvision

great advantage over the enemy target. Being able to see in the dark can also come in handy for non-military purposes. Night vision devices come in two basic forms: thermal imaging systems and image e ... s if a suspect was being chased through the woods or an area where light was very limited.When most military personnel refer to "NVDs" (Night Vision Devices), however, they're referring to the image e ...

(2 pages) 36 1 3.5 Aug/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Functions of Management

every country or nation there is a top dog with a vision to run things their way. When I was in the military I had to follow the rules and regulations of the government set by the President of the Uni ... set by the President of the United States. All rules and regulations that were made are to keep any military personnel from crossing any boundaries as set per the government. Joining the military was ...

(3 pages) 40 0 1.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Robert Patterson's Dereliction of Duty: The Eyewitness Account of how Bill Clinton Compromised American's National Security.

level (Pg. 20). But, after Patterson's retirement in September 2001, hundreds of current and former military personnel encouraged him to "tell the story that needed to be told" (Pg. 22). Dereliction o ... ld actions of how the President compromised American's National Security and the clear disregard to military employees that was present throughout the Clinton administration.The first chapter in Patte ...

(11 pages) 29 0 0.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Diet: Another Four Letter Word.

hat my eating habits need a drastic overhaul. Being active duty Army, there is a misconception that military personnel are physical fit and lead a healthier lifestyle. From personal experience that is ... rders will remedy themselves after I retire leaving behind the physical and mental stressors of the military.While my diet is not the healthiest, I do not think that it predisposes me to any specific ...

(4 pages) 95 1 2.3 Mar/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Health & Fitness

Enlisted Military Pay Versus Civilian Pay: Do Enlisted Military Personnel Earn Enough to Support a Family With More Than One Child?

AbstractThere have long been complaints that enlisted military personnel do not earn enough pay to support a family with more than one child. When researc ... basic pay, but additional allowances more than made up the difference between civilian and enlisted military salaries. In 2004, the average enlisted military employee earned $42,664.48 annually while ... time, year-round civilian employee earned only $36,284. We, therefore, concluded that most enlisted military personnel earn sufficient salaries to support a family with more than one child.ENLISTED MI ...

(5 pages) 34 0 5.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

In J.M. Coetzee's "Waiting for the Barbarians", the Rumors Spread around the town Demonstrate the Ignorance of Civilization

he rumors allows the empire to use the barbarians as scapegoats for their actions. The soldiers and military personnel are the most suspected source of origin for the rumors. With the citizens in a te ... the disaster and asks the magistrate, "Why did no one tell us it would be like that?" (145). If the military had not been so blind it would have realized that the magistrate had been to meet with the ...

(2 pages) 38 0 0.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

For love of country

many deem unjust? Or is more patriotic to flee to another country in protest without finishing your military contract? Our troops have been in Iraq for five and a half years now and there is no sign o ... Iraq for five and a half years now and there is no sign of retreat. However, this does not give our military personnel an excuse to just give up and throw in the towel. I believe the only way for our ...

(4 pages) 23 1 0.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Sociology

Going to the military can be seen through a symbolic interactionist's view point. A symbolic interactionist focus ... ve or to alter behavior to make it fit with other personal or social goals.A person reports for the Military having his/her own identity and first name. However, when he/she actually gets there, he/sh ... society finds destructive or to alter behavior to make it fit with other personal or social goals. Military personnel have to resocialize by many ways. These include: 1) changes resulting from symbol ...

(4 pages) 45 0 5.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

A creative essay dealing with the many faces of tragedy throughout wars, illness and natural disaster.

nd World War. At this time, countries were using various methods of communicating secretly with its military personnel. Germany had invented the Enigma machine which was capable of encoding messages i ...

(2 pages) 21 0 2.5 Jul/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

Planning Levels Within the US Military

ts employing irregular means to erode our power and our resolve." (United States Army, 2005) The US Military has created a long term planning that focuses on the next ten to twenty years. For instance ... term planning that focuses on the next ten to twenty years. For instance, the ARMY division of the military has a plan called the ARMY Strategic Planning Guide 2005. In this plan the ARMY outlines th ...

(2 pages) 18 0 3.0 Aug/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Deforestation

gain money to produce more money and this is their way of making money. The third factor is military purposes. New weapons and inventions of mass destruction are being introduced everyday. The ...

(3 pages) 21 0 2.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Using the perspectives of TOM HAYDEN evaluate the "success" or "failure" of groups such as Yippies & SDS, who symbolized the Anti-War Movement in 1968.

as a good idea; this would make it so that they either pull out or they would have lower numbers of military personnel over there because they were being used on campuses. However this was in my opini ... in my opinion a failure. Instead of the government using the Army or Marines, they used our at home military the National Guard, which rarely is used in 3rd world wars. Although the Yippies used a dif ...

(2 pages) 1217 0 0.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

How Australia's relationship with the USA developed in World War II and during the fifteen years after from 1945 to 1960.

history of the British Army and probably Britain's worst defeat in World War Two. The major British military base in South East Asia was turned over to the Japanese, which led to the largest surrender ... ngapore to the Japanese the "worst disaster" and "largest capitulation" in British history.American Military in AustraliaWe needed the American military in AUS to survive the Japanese because Britain ...

(3 pages) 19 0 0.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

Key Historical Developments in Nursing Research

nt (Polit & Beck, 2003).She researched the ill effects of poor hygiene and sanitation among the military in the war. She began to collect statistical information and epidemiological data in order ... ormation and epidemiological data in order to change the methods in which care was the given to the military personnel. Improvements were made to the environments in which the soldiers were attended, ...

(4 pages) 79 0 0.0 Sep/2009

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Drug Use in the Military

Military personnel have the most important job to our way of life. We deal with multi- billion dolla ... Constitution of the United States of America. There is absolutely no room for illegal drugs in the military. At any given time we can find ourselves charged with making a decision that will affect th ... ford to have our decisions affected by any mind-altering substance. This is why drug testing in the military is very important.DoD labs test 60,000 urine samples each month. All active duty members mu ...

(3 pages) 11 0 3.0 Dec/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Drug Use in the Military

� PAGE �1� Military personnel have the most important job to our way of life. We deal with multi- billion dolla ... Constitution of the United States of America. There is absolutely no room for illegal drugs in the military. At any given time we can find ourselves charged with making a decision that will affect th ... ford to have our decisions affected by any mind-altering substance. This is why drug testing in the military is very important.DoD labs test 60,000 urine samples each month. All active duty members mu ...

(3 pages) 38 0 0.0 May/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers