Transitioning is something that is never easy, even though it is a normal part of life. People have a way of getting comfortable in the places that they are in. Even in the military, where change is often; something that was once new, becomes familiar until it’s time for change again. Loss is something that no one wants to face or even imagine. In the military, it is something that is always present in the back of one’s mind.…
Military institutionalization refers to the outcome of military socialization. it is the development of habits and ideologies that steam from routine. The textbook suggests that military socialization breeds masculine ideologies and a fixation on the physical self, that is, the “hyper-masculine soldier.” According to Military Sociology,” “efficient cardio-vascular systems, strength, agility, and overall tolerance to hardship, represent the particular attributes toward which military basic training and continuation training is oriented.”…
Vocational Rehabilitation The Soldiers Rehabilitation Act to the Workforce Investment Act and One-Stops. The Soldiers Rehabilitation Act served as the beginning of federal involvement in employment assistance. Later, programs were enacted, focusing on education and training of economically disadvantaged workers in expanding labor markets. (Crimando and Riggar, 2012)…
Post-war Military Service After the cessation of hostilities on November 11, 1918, John reenlisted in the service and, subsequently, became part of the occupation forces. Since the signing of the armistice occurred before the German retreat reached their home territory, the occupation forces had to travel to Germany from their positions on the front. The American unit, to which John had been assigned, loaded the gear that they couldn’t carry in horse drawn wagons and walked into Germany.…
The first reason I will not re-enlist is because many soldiers are dying. This is frightening because I overheard the commander say that on “February 1, 1778, 3,989” soldiers were reported ill. (Busch 147) This quote shows that 3,989 soldiers were very sick. I also overheard the commander say that since the month of “December, 1,800” soldiers were reported dead.…
All, Before you re-enlist your Sailors make sure they fully understand what re-enlisting really means. Talking to some of your Sailors, I realize that they do not have a single clue what re-enlisting means for them and their family. There is nothing in the Oath of Enlistment that says anything about schools, attending to college, shore duty, buying a house, spouse collocation, dream orders, incentives, no more deployments, etc..... They have no idea that re-enlisting also means that they are worldwide deployable and that OPHOLD Program also applies to them. As a re-enlisting officer, you must take the time to interview your re-enlistee way before you actually administer the Oath of Enlistment. You must explain what is expected of them…
This program had not been assigned to a junior college before and approval was difficult to obtain. However, approval was granted and on August 19, 1935 the first R.O.T.C unit was formed. The new R.O.T.C. program began to place a new emphasis on the campus. By 1939, the program was growing and was comprised of two companies of cadets. When Pearl Harbor was attacked on Dec. 7, 1941 and America entered World War II, the military influence on campus skyrocketed.…
1) Change in environment 1. More dwell time between deployments There is a direct correlation in the comparison in the amount of dwell time when compared to deployment time, as it pertains to the likelihood that a Soldier is will experience symptoms of PTSD. Moreover, research also shows that with each additional time that a Soldier gets deployed to a combat zone, that the likelihood they are to experiencing PTSD increases dramatically. MacGregor, Han, Dougherty & Galarneau (2012).…
The WWP helps wounded veterans return to their full health. They offer physical and mental rehabilitation. On the mental side, they help with PTSD and brain trauma. On the physical side of thing, they help educate veterans on how to live a healthy lifestyle and then help them live a healthy lifestyle. They also also push their warriors to push themselves with fitness challenges.…
“Most of those released from prison today have serious social and medical problems. They remain largely uneducated, unskilled, and usually without solid family supports....” ( Petersilia 3). When people think of prisons and corrections, they automatically assume people are going to jail and staying there. However, most of those people go to prison where they have to face the harsh reality of not having family come visit them, they may not like the food, abuse from other inmates including officers, as well as the thought of being on your own.…
Military Paying for Education- Being in the military gives you the ability to collect funds for college as well as turning military training into college credits. There are also military tuition assistance programs that allow military personel to enroll in many different colleges and universities. It can pay up to 100% of tuition fees. Lance Arnold from AMU.edu states that the “Max is $250 per credit and a personal max of $4,500 per fiscal year per student” (Arnold). This program is the same for all military services which offers many opportunities for people coming home from the military looking to go back to school to further their education.…
One of the challenges a Soldier endures every two to three years is relocation. Moving from one duty station to the next is a responsibility of a Soldier fulfilling his or her obligation toward his or her line of duty. Although the relocation of a Soldier can be difficult, involving a single Soldier or a Soldier with dependents, the army has implemented a program to resolve some of the issue a Soldier may encounter during transition. The Total Army Sponsorship Program (TASP) assists Soldiers and their families with proper documentation, unit support, and peer-to-peer communication. TASP also helps with proper and smooth transitioning.…
The overview of the civilianization, this is partly the result of a surge in recruitment during the 1980s when, in response to successive efficiency drives, police forces were encouraged to hire civilian staff because they were much cheaper to employ than police officers (Skogan, 2014). To date, much of what has been written about the place of civilians in policing consists of descriptions of their numeric representation and discussions of the presumed advantages of hiring them in larger numbers. Back in 1950s Guyot (1979), Urbanck (1983), and King (2009) calculate that civilians made up 7-8 percent of police employees and fifteen to twenty percent in the 1970s (in USA) to civilianize, replacing sworn officers with civilians in a variety of…
United States Army Basic Training Introduction The United States Army currently has an estimated amount of 500,000 plus people enlisted for active duty, disregarding the millions of men before. They all have completed the same process after enlistment, basic combat training. Basic combat training is the different phases that each civilian goes through to become a United States Army soldier.…
These proposed changes would affect all segments of the active duty military, their reserve components, anyexisting and future weapons systems, the civilian DOD workforce andall logistic and administration components of the Department of Defense. The next set of changes would be on the level of second order change, would transform the organization and basically alter the nature of the organization. With second order change, the need for major organizational change found eight commonly occurring recommendations in order to cope with the newly proposed environment. They are as follows: 1) Delayering (reducing the number of vertical levels in the organization); 2) Network/alliances (involving internal and external strategic collaboration); 3)…