Achievement Medal

to receive higher awards than enlisted personnel who have performed the same or similar achievements. This is problematic and has plagued the military not only during the Iraqi and Afghanistan wars, but in all proceeding wars. This not only causes frustration in the ranks, but also produces Soldiers who are not loyal to their command, nor will they give their best when it counts because they will not be recognized for their efforts or achievements. During my first deployment with a major command a meeting was called and we were told “Only Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels, and Sergeant Majors will receive Bronze stars (BS), Majors, Captains, and Lieutenant’s will receive Meritorious Service Medals (MSM) and all others the Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM).” This was a true disappointment to me as well as other enlisted personnel. It was decided what type and degree of award Soldiers would receive before they could start the mission, and show what they were capable of as Soldiers. That speech set the tone for low morale, produced officers and Soldiers that were lazy, complacent, and satisfied with doing absolutely nothing during combat operations. Nevertheless, most of Soldiers did their best knowing that no matter what they accomplished they would not receive anything higher than an ARCOM. To make matters worse were rules that allowed support staff stateside to receive the same medals as those in country without incurring any risk. The BS, is generally given for…

Prior to enlisting in the Navy and becoming a lieutenant, Mr. Williams was honorably discharged as a corporal from the U.S. Marines. Montel Williams spent years serving both at sea and ashore and was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Navy Commendation Medal. Montel Williams also conducted informal counseling for the wives and families of the service members who were at his command. Mr. Williams is knowledgeable of the unique circumstances that military…

(E8). He truly enjoyed his service in the military, except for a few times when they did inspections. He had many great friends while he was in the service, and he still talks to many of them often. He visits many of his old friends during the Christmas season, and he also sometimes goes back to the base. He once went back to the base with many of his old friends when they were having Blue Jean Day. One story he remembers from his time in the service, is when he was out of step during one drill…

Not all Medals are made of Metal An icy and bitter mist surrounded me. The sun had secreted behind piles of looming clouds, while droplets of water dispensed from the sky. The track bore a vast expanse of puddles, and runners plunged their way through them. I was sitting in the dewy grass underneath the canopy of our tent. Rain trickled down the stadium steps as I heard the booming announcer eagerly bellow, “Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the 2016 State Track and Field Meet.” My heart began to…

He ended up with an injured leg and in a hospital in Milan and was rewarded a silver medal for his bravery, but this meant his career was in the military was over. In the short story, In Another Country, the American soldier in the story, who is also the narrator and Ernest Hemingway have almost identical aspects. The American soldier is in the hospital in Milan for a leg injury; he cannot bend his knee. He proceeds to talk about how he received a medal saying “…were written in very beautiful…

again people will remember you for something. Like for example we had this big singing thing at my last high school every year called “Celebration”. It’s exactly what it sounds like, the whole school sings for a few hours. There’s not even cake, it wasn’t much of a celebration by my standards. Anyway, I was fortunate enough to be chosen to lead the school in this. It was fantastic I got to stand up in front of my entire school and their parents and sing songs I absolutely and whole heartedly…

Proposed Action The literature analysis presents possible solutions addressing how PLC’s focused on assessment data can affect student achievement. These solutions were considered in relations to a cyber environment and three were selected for the research study. These solutions include: 1) teachers meeting regularly with content-based PLC groups, 2) a focus on the D3M framework in the PLC environment to drive instructional decisions, and 3) teachers developing shared goals to improve student…

Article Critique One Main Idea W. James Popham, a former UCLA Professor, argues that standardized achievement tests should not be used to measure the effectiveness of a school or its teachers, even though the tests were and are still often used for such a purpose. Popham believes that while these tests roughly measure a student’s strengths and weakness and can provide useful information to both teachers and parents, they are, however, inadequate evaluating tools to gauge a school’s…

Every high-stakes achievement testing program in education should encounter all of the conditions stated by AERA. When comparing the statements related to education of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Tests with the sections of the ethics codes of APA and ACA; diversity issues come about. The codes of ethics encourages mental health professionals to be aware of the ways in which gender, age, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, language or…

Adolescence is a time of growing up, moving from the immaturity of childhood into the maturity of adulthood, of preparation of the future (Steinberg, 2014). There are many factors that contribute to the behavior of adolescence, such as family structure, socioeconomics, parenting techniques, medical conditions, and depression. Therefore, as a teacher, knowing and understanding these factors can have a large impact on the student’s academic achievement. This holds true because “teachers set the…