MEMORANDUM FOR Commander, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, GA 31905 SUBJECT: AR 15-6 Investigation Findings and Recommendations 1. FINDINGS: The following are the findings of this investigation into the events of Saturday 12 MAR 16 and Sunday 13 MAR 16, leading to the arrest of 1LT Paul Handelman (Platoon Leader, Bravo Company, 2d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment) by Korean National Police (KNP). 1LT Handelman is suspected of: violating General Order #1, violating the United States Forces Korea (USFK) curfew policy, violating a direct order from his Company Commander (Co CDR) CPT Ferriter, assaulting a KNP Officer, causing property damage to a Korean National, and of being drunk and disorderly. This investigation also illuminates the actions of CPT Soren Jorgensen (Executive Officer, Bravo Company, 2d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment) who was with 1LT
The Effective Military Leader Warrant Officer Romero, Philip T. SPC: Captain Dearth, 1st Platoon The book “Black Hearts One Platoons Descent into Madness in Iraq’s Triangle of Death” by Jim Frederick is a true story about multiple leadership failures and six United States Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division who were convicted for their involvement in horrible crimes while deployed to Iraq. The horrific acts including rape as well as murder committed by the soldiers of 1st platoon were a direct result of poor military leadership. Bad leadership will corrupt any military unit.
Since our beginnings as the Office of Strategic Services in World War II, to our involvement in the recent wars of Afghanistan and Iraq, Special Forces has applied a set of principles which sets us apart from everyone else in the military. These rules have enabled us as Special Forces soldiers to operate successfully for many years. The Special Operations Forces (SOF) Imperatives help us to better understand our friends and enemies and force us to take a hard look at our strategies. In the book, The Ugly American, by William Lederer and Eugene Burdick, there are many excellent examples of characters who used the SOF Imperatives very well and others who chose to ignore them altogether.
Command Expectations of a Military Intelligence Sergeant First Class Being promoted in the United States military to the rank of Sergeant First Class is the first step that a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) takes into the senior enlisted ranks. With this promotion comes a new set of responsibilities from a command’s perspective. Until this point in the career of an NCO, their respective focus has been to a team or squad. The expectations of a junior or mid-level NCO to their team or squad are often basic accountability, personnel task management, and dissemination of information. Taking the next step from Staff Sergeant into the realm of Senior NCO as a Sergeant First Class means more direct involvement with the command team of a unit and additional
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI Agent) Associate Dean once said “It just dispelled all of the bad things I’d ever heard about the FBI… that the FBI was sneaky and out to get people.” The career of the FBI agent is a remarkable and exciting career, because of the endless possibility of helping the world get better in any kind of way . The research will describe the career of Federal Bureau of Investigation , what is required to become a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent a successful career and the impact this career has on has on society.
As humans, it is alarming for sudden and unthought changes to happen. In the book Secret Agent 6th Grader by Marcus Emerson, Brody Valentine, the protagonist, learns that sometimes in life, things turn upside down in a matter of seconds, anything is possible and you just need to find a way to solve it. In the beginning of the book, Brody struggles to keep going on when difficult changes happen. By the middle, Brody starts to find out that with people around him he could be influenced to do the right things. As the story was coming to an end, Brody had figured out that he should put away all the negative thoughts and keep going no matter what.
The lieutenant was charged with delivering an important message to a Cuban general. The book was seen as the perfect portrayal of loyalty and obedience. There are multiple tactical lessons that can be taken from this book/essay, not only to include how individual ethics can create an enormous impact.
Susan Brooks was born in Buffalo, New York in 1940. She recalls that, while the conditions weren’t as terrible as in the south, segregation still occurred. The main difference was that in the south, segregation was governed by law, while in the North, real estate agents would steer blacks towards certain neighborhoods. There were no African American students at her school before the Brown vs. Board of Education decision. After the Supreme Court’s decision, there was only a small difference, as her school wasn’t close to a black neighborhood.
The Espionage Act of 1917 is a United States federal law passed on June 15, 1917, shortly after the U.S. entry into World War I. It has been changed a lot of times over the years. The Espionage Act is a federal legislature that was passed in 1917. The Act criminalizes and punishes espionage, spying and related crimes.
In T. Coraghessan Boyle’s short story “The Hit Man”, underlying psychoanalytical themes are present that display an allusion to struggles in human life. The main themes present in this story are dysfunctional behavior, displacement, and an insecure sense of self. Readers see the main character, The Hit Man, go through his entire life struggling with insecurity and other dysfunctional behavior. During this timeline, his dysfunctional behavior represents common struggles and conflicts that occur in common day-to-day life. Relationships with his parents and classmates and also academic struggles seems to be the main contribution to the way this character is represented.
The ability to fly all around the world without having to ever pay for a plane ticket again or the ability to be invisible and steal all of the expensive wardrobes you have always dreamt of having? This has to be one of the most difficult decisions ever. Well, when you think about it, you can activate your invisibility power and sneak your way into a plane without a flight attendant or anyone else knowing. According to This American Life 178: Invisible Man vs. Hawkman, John Hodgman stated, " men lead towards flying, women to invisibility." Not because I am a woman I chose invisibility, but I do not think that there is anything else you can do with the ability of flight other than flying around all day; which I think is rather boring.
The importance of the Human Resources Sergeant in the Army White Paper, The Profession of Arms, is evident throughout. The following essay will describe the many different areas and the countless examples of just how important a Human Resources Sergeant’s role is. There are so many facets of every day Army life where the Human Resources Sergeant is vital to operations, from the additional duties we perform, to assisting our Commanders’ in their interest Programs, and everything in between. Human Resources Sergeants have to be constant professionals and enhance the Professional Culture in the military. What is a profession?
Spies and secret agents played a large role in the outcome of World War II. They gathered secret information about their enemies, such as their location, what weapons they had, and how they were getting supplies. There were also double agents, or people who pretended to be spies for one country, but actually worked in favor of another country. Most of the people who became spies did so through a job that already gave them access to classified documents and other forms of possibly vital information. Some of the largest players in World War II had their own individual spy systems.
The observations of this violations occur from the lowest to the highest levels regardless of rank. With the ever-changing operational environment, lots of positions in the Army are being fill by Soldiers with a rank below the requirement. Most Soldiers will look forward to serve in a position above their pay grade, and most of the time the person selecting them have confidence they are going to accomplish the mission. With the lack of experience, lack of time in service and grade, Soldiers can use tools like The High Ground – Facilitator Guide, the leadership requirements model, and others. The primary cause of abuse of power is inexperience and lack of respect for others as a person, and the lack of enforcing standards at all levels.
A Commander sustains an ethical command climate in war by establishing clear intent and purpose for their organization, accentuated through his vision. The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and the Law of War are the military guidelines and penalties for soldiers to act accordingly. Distinctively, the majority of people know the difference between right and wrong. Command team (i.e. Commander and NCOs) are role models for the organization and set the example for their subordinates, which led to sustaining an ethical climate. Discipline organization exhibits high physical fitness, technical competence and successfully accomplish the mission.
