United States Armed Forces

I have been thinking for a very long time and have finally decided that it is my time to post something on this website. I have never posted anything else other than my Introduction Thread so here is my Thread that is meant to solely discuss the United States Armed Forces. These people that are apart of our country (those of us who live in the United States) defend us from many threats every single day while giving aid to many other citizens around our country.

Feel free to discuss this topic in any way, shape, or form. Enjoy.

 

Yeah, I thought it would be cool to have something like this up for everyone to post in. But as the subject retains, what do you like about the U.S. Army?

 

Your opinions are expressed equally as ours. You have not offended anyone :-D

I like the bond that the U.S. Army shares within itself and the sense of strength and order it upholds.

However, the U.S. Marine Corps does an even greater job of bonding with its soldiers and officers alike.

 

Well for a more narrow understanding of what the U.S. Army does, read these facts:

U.S. Army
1. Counter-drug Support
2. Humanitarian Assistance
3. Disaster Relief
4. Civil Support
5. National Assistance Peace Building (U.N.)
6. Security Assistance
7. Foreign Internal Defense
8. Antiterroism
9. Counterteroism
10. Noncombatant Evacuation
11. Support to Insurgency
12. Peacekeeping
13. Peace Enforcement
14. Show of Force
15. Strikes, Raids and Attacks
16. Limited Warfare
17. Joint Warfare
18. Multinational Warfare
19. Large-scale Combat
20. General Warfare
21. Global Warfare

 

There are a series of books written by a certain author that go even deeper into what each branch does.

 

I have began to ponder that problem too. The U.S. Army has had to go through a lot of changes as of the past years. They have had to allow minorities to join, women, and now the choice of having to allow homosexuals in. In my opinion, no matter what a person's sexual identity, they should be allowed to join regardless of what the person is attracted to. I am sure that the individual has the same reasoning of joining the army, even though people have different motives, they are usually connected in some way.

To counter your point it was deemed awkward to allow African-Americans to gain entry into the U.S. Army, and they were used for menial labor even when they were allowed to join. They were thought to not have the valor, the resolve, or the mind for being a soldier. However, as history has proven to show that predjudice fails in its doctrine, African-Americans have proven themselves more than once in terms of military servitude. The Tuskegee Airmen did not lose a single fighter nor an allied plane of any kind when they ran through their raids against Axis Forces. They proved themselves in World War I by fighting valiantly alongside the French who instead of keeing them away from the fight (General Pershing used them for labor), allowed them to reinforce them in their struggle with German forces. They recieved the highest military award in French military command.

Also, wars are the result of many events leading to one final sparking event that ignites the already burning flame within world leaders. For instance, in World War I, many associate the assassination of Francis Ferdinand and his wife, Sophia to be the main reason why the war began. By ethical reasoning that would never cause a country nor a massiv amount of countries to engage each other in Global Warfare. Moreove, World War I was the result of Imperialism, Nationalism, Secret Treaties, and the constant braking of treaties.

World War II was the result of Hitler taking power after he took advantage of the sever humiliation of Germany at the hands of the Treaty of Versailles that was passed down by the Allies.

 

This statement hits home for me. My uncle who is in the Navy and my father who is in the Army both understand that they are under the rule of command every time they have to send out an order.

I believe that is the actual theory. There was a case I believe in which a homosexual soldier was court marshalled for it.

Yes, now that we are on the phrases of branches let's explore a few more.

U.S. Army: Ea Nos Vallo "This We Defend."
U.S. Marine Corps: Semper Fi "Always Faithful"
U.S. Navy: Unknown
U.S. Air Force: Above All
U.S. Coast Guard: Semper Paratus