posted by admin on Apr 1
The Mexican government has already deployed 2,500 of their soldiers to control the growing violence in the border - across Texas and New Mexico. Agents from Mexico started arriving on March 26 in Ciudad Juarez along El Paso, Texas. This is because 200 people have been killed since January 1. The continues killing within the area could be blamed on the drug cartel reaction to a government crackdown under President Calderon.
posted by admin on Apr 1
An experience in the Military could be a college credit. How does this work? When you intend to pursue a college degree, a military background is eventually worth 5 months of a standard 3-credit college course. You could actually save as much as $600, which does not cost you anything at all. The first thing to do in claiming the credits is to request a transcript from your military service. The service is very willing to give an unofficial personal copies and send these to the school as an official copy (at no cost). If you don’t find any school that acknowledge military credits, your military service and training will provide you with free information. You just make the request.
posted by admin on Mar 31
“One shot, one kill” is the new motto of the Army sniper. However, for soldiers qualifying in Basic Rifle Marksmanship, this rule may no longer be applicable. Thus, the Basic Combat Training Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Brigade, are testing a new way of qualification. The method is a combinations of battlefield elements - concealment, movement, civilian presence and using multiple rounds on an enemy. The reason behind this new standard is to ensure that soldiers are more combat focused. It will provide them the necessary skills for modern-day battlefield setting.
posted by admin on Mar 11
The US Military has come up with a special program for those in Afghanistan and Kuwait. Soldiers who intend to continue their education could now choose to learn not just in an online learning environment. However, they could have a real classroom experience with highly qualified local adjunct instructors. Such local teachers are thoroughly evaluated before they have been offered the positions. Thus, higher education requires excellence from faculty.
Online students are still given the same educational assistance just like the students in the classroom. However, online learning students has the disadvantage when their deployed locations don’t have a consistent Internet access.
posted by admin on Feb 1
Soldiers, who had worked so much in securing peace in the Fahama region in Iraq, had made a great impact as they focused on rebuilding and helping local citizens with several projects. Soldiers from Company D, 1st Platoon, 4th Infantry Division assisted the local school as they brought many supplies for the schoolchildren as well as their families. Soldiers give out pencils, pens, paper, schoolbags and even stuffed toys and snacks.
Not only the local citizens were delighted about the goodwill, but also, soldiers themselves were just as happy. In fact, the scenes remind them of children back home in the United States.
Such small projects are small steps that gain and build trust as well as promote goodwill between the locals and the coalitions.
posted by admin on Jan 23
US Navy Reserve is a good option for just anybody who are interested in military experience. The great thing about it is that it is a part-time commitment, allowing sailors to pursue or continue with a civilian career at the same time receive a military training. Being in the US Navy Reserve does not mean being lesser than an active sailor. Reservists are still at par with Active Duty Sailors.
One of the benefits while being in the US Navy and Navy Reserve is education. Sailors could pursue education either on base or on a campus.
Generally, US Navy promotes its core values which are honor, courage, and commitment.
posted by admin on Jan 3
Getting into the service has certain requirements. Interested patrons should be at least 17 to 34 years old. They should have a high school diploma or equivalent. If married, they should only have less than 2 children. The should have a US citizenship. Resident alien could also qualify under I-551. Applicants also need to pass the ASVAB test or the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. The US Army and Army Reserve also provide many ways to guide or help soldiers who are interested in college education. Thus, some of the applicants qualify for a full tuition coverage.
posted by admin on Dec 30
It an undeniable fact that the US Army and Army Reserve have the best soldiers on the planet. Since 1700, the US Army has been into several missions throughout the world. Army soldiers have defeated America’s opponents, settled foreign issues, and brought relief to third-world countries. The Army together with the Army Reserve is mainly composed of infantry, which also has several support roles. For instance, they are in charge with support vehicles, medical teams, pilots, tanks, artillery, indirect-fire support and other array of specialties that make use of the highest level of technology.
Generally, the US Army offers every soldier with two primary choices: Army Reserve or Active Duty. The Army Reserve is a part-time commitment that enables soldiers to work in the community, and only serve full-time when the service is needed. Thus, it allows soldiers to have a civilian and a military career at the same time. On the other hand, Active Duty is the traditional US Army career basically for full-time commitment.
posted by admin on Nov 18
The US Army as well as the Army Reserve has three major parts: enlisted, warrant officer, and commissioned officer. Generally, US Army are enlisted personnel. They mostly consist of the ranks of Private to Sergeant Major of the US Army. Enlisted soldiers has specialization in a specific department or area of knowledge, and eventually follow the orders of their officers. Warrant officers are the same with commissioned officers, except that warrant officers are knowledgeable in a specific area of expertise. Hence, officers offer leadership to enlisted personnel. Their ranking mostly depend on the unit they are commanding. In becoming a commissioned officer in the US Army: taking ROTC in college or being in the Officer Candidate School.
posted by admin on Oct 31
Army astronaut Col. Doug Wheelock accompanied mission specialist Scott Parazynski in space. They boarded Space Shuttle Discovery for their spacewalk the following Tuesday morning (October 30, 2007). They were tasked to attach a P-6 truss to one of the ports of the International Space Station, and then deploy solar arrays on the said truss. The two astronauts made their first spacewalk on Friday, as they attached the Harmony node to the Unity node of the space station.
Thus, the Harmony node will be able to hold two additional laboratories for future space missions. They also explained that the Columbus Laboratory sent by the European Space Agency will be linked to the starboard side of the node. In addition, a Japanese experiment module laboratory will also be attached on the portside.