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Order To Avoid Research And Development
810 words
I am a Navy Officer. I am working in Naval
Research and Development Center Commandership as a
supply (Logistics) Officer. I am not working for a
profit making company. Our Organizations aim is to
make researches for the Turkish Navy in defense
technologies field. My departments aim is to
Supply any needs related with this aim for our
organization. While this is so, we have a very
important impact on our customers. (Customers mean
our personnel working in R&D facilities) This
importance is due to...
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Sexual Harassment Training Program
363 words
After the Tailhook Scandal the Navy felt as if
they needed to do something. The navy implemented
a program to train military and civilian personnel
about Sexual Harassment. The training was to teach
naval personnel the meaning of sexual Harassment
and ways to avoid it. It also set up courses for
the new recruits promoting a sense of teamwork and
gender equality. How would I assess the
effectiveness of this program? If I were in that
position I would probably use the pretest-posttest
or the case ...
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Second World War First World War
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Among the most significant aspects of twentieth
century military affairs has been how naval and
land-based air power have transformed maritime
operations. Today, much of the maritime arena is
controlled, monitored, or exploited by aerospace
systems. The capital ships of the modern era are
the aircraft carrier and the missile-armed
submarine, both weapons of three-dimensional
warfare. The worlds sea lanes are monitored by
aircraft and helicopters flown from the decks of
aircraft carriers and othe...
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Make Her Feel Back To Teaching Family
1,359 words
Sassy has been my friend for the past eight years.
We met in middle school when she moved to my town.
We grew up together and there are a lot of
similarities in our lives. Sassy is now a
homemaker who lives in New Jersey. Last year she
changed roles from being a second grade teacher
and wife to become a new mother. Ten years from
now she said, "I see myself working in a classroom
again. I would love to go back to teaching. I miss
teaching so much. I want to have more children and
I plan to teach...
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World War Ii Lend Lease
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In 1935 the first neutrality act was passed, which
meant that America would not be allowed to sell
weapons to warring nations. In 1939 Americans
steered clear of the war that broke out in Europe.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the first and only
president elected to three terms. He answered all
critics with Abraham Lincoln's slogan "Dont change
horses in midstream." He was nominated to his
third term in 1940. Shortly afterward, in March of
1941, Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act, which
allowed u...
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Bosnia And Herzegovina Russia And Austria
1,080 words
... ise of industrialism, countries needed new
markets. The amount of lands 'owned' by Britain
and France increased the rivalry with Germany who
had entered the scramble to acquire colonies late
and only had small areas of Africa. Nationalism:
Nationalism means being a strong supporter of the
rights and interests of one's country. The
Congress of Vienna, held after Napoleon's exile to
Elba, aimed to sort out problems in Europe.
Delegates from Britain, Austria, Prussia and
Russia (the winning all...
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Civil War Era War Of 1812
1,083 words
... included the phrase "All we ask is to be let
alone", which injury specified the most immediate,
tangible Confederate war aim: defense from
invasion. " Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War
Era, James McPherson, (p. 310). Slavery was not
the major issue or cause for going to war. Slavery
handicapped Confederate foreign policy. "The first
Southern commissioners to Britain reported in May
1861 that "The public mind here is entirely
opposed to the government of the Confederate
States of America o...
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U S Navy Surface Of The Water
2,531 words
Wouldnt it be fun to ride a torpedo, or drive a
nuclear reactor around underwater? In this
research paper I am going to illustrate the
ingenious submarine. The submarine is one of the
most important strategic and tactical weapons
systems of the 20 th Century, and this importance
will increase in the 21 st Century. The tiny,
leaking, creaking, and unsafe submarine boats of
the 1890 s, displacing under two hundred tons and
carrying a handful of men and a few torpedoes have
grown into massive, soph...
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Cause Of Wwi European Alliances
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ter> The main cause of WWI was the European
alliances. To what extent do you agree with this
statement Before 1914 the five Great
Powers, Great Britain, France, Germany,
Austria-Hungary and Russia controlled Europe. In
1914 World War One broke out in Europe. Historians
have debated the causes ever since. As a historian
it will be difficult to conclusively establish a
single cause a number of significant causes is a
far more helpful outcome. Although the European
Alliances were certainl...
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Austro Hungarian Empire First World War
1,865 words
World War One or 'The Great War' as it became
known, occurred due to many causes, some of which
still remain unexposed today. The obvious trigger
for the war was the assassination of the heir to
the Austro-Hungarian throne, the Archduke Franz
Ferdinand and his wife Sophie on 28 th June 1914.
The assassination occurred during the Archduke's
visit to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and
Herzegovina. The Archduke was targeted due to the
general feeling amongst Serbians that, once
appointed to the th...
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December 7 1941 Pearl Harbor
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Pearl Harbor is a very popular event in American
History. There was a recent movie about it, and
with the recent World Trade Center attacks, it is
likely that Americans are going to compare the
two. The Japanese attacked us with no forewarning
and United States never seen in coming. The attack
was right out of the blue. Americans were not
pleased with the attack, thats for sure. On
December 7, 1941 at approximately 7: 53 A. M. ,
Japanese bombers approached Pearl Harbor. There is
a US Navy Bass b...
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First World War Sphere Of Influence
2,098 words
... for several reasons. Germany wanted Britain to
join the Triple Alliance, but Britain refused for
fear that it would involve her in European
conflicts of no direct concern to Britain.
Germany's naval expansion after 1898 threatened
Britain's naval supremacy and with the Kaiser
saying our future lies on the water 9 it caused
the British to increase their naval production.
Most importantly, Germany's colonial interests
clashed with those of Britain in China and the
Balkans. Germany wanted to di...
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Battle Stations Graduation Hall Navy
906 words
On the night of September 30 th 1999, I was about
to begin what would seem to be the longest night
of my life. Weeks of physical, mental, and
emotional training would climax and end after this
final test. A test of endurance, teamwork, mental
focus, and most of all courage was about to begin.
Thoughts raced through my head as I anxiously
prepared myself. Will I remember everything I have
been trained? Will my shipmates let me down? Some
had dreaded this night for weeks; others awaited
its arriva...
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Princeton Princeton University Art Of War
2,691 words
Strategic works of Clausewitz and Jomini shaped
the development of maritime strategy. Clausewitz
and Jomini developed general strategic principles
that were later applied by naval strategists
developing modern maritime tactics. Before
considering modern maritime strategy, the paper
must set the stage for the intellectual,
technological, and social developments. Outline
Introduction Discussion Jomini's ideas and
background Clausewitz ideas and background
Jomini's and Clausewitz's Influence on Mah...
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Colleges And Universities Love
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Dr. Grace Murray Hopper was born on December 9,
1906. As a child Grace Hopper enjoyed learning
about machines, technology and other countries
cultures. Following her mother? s love for
mathematics and her father? s love for literature,
Grace had high expectations for herself. Family
life was large influence as she grew up, from the
close relationship she had with her grandfather, a
surveyor in New York City, she learned about real
life at a young age. Her father, Walter Fletcher
Murray, was a su...
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Foreign Policy Socio Economic
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Kehr's Concept Of The Primacy Of DomesticKehrs
Concept Of The Primacy Of Domestic Policy In
German Foreign Policy An extreme revisionist,
Eckart Kehr? s essays were greeted by
contemporaries with disgust. ? Seen as an attempt
to denigrate the motives of the men who, before
1914 had laboured faithfully for the national
interest: an accusation all the more bitter when
aimed at someone of Kehr? s heritage. ? Kehr was
the product of a long line of Prussian civil
servants on his mother side, the son ...
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Armed Forces Coast Guard
641 words
The role of the officer in the armed forces is to
provide leadership for all operational commands.
Military officers are expected to command the
managerial, executive, scientific and technical
centers of high-level military operations. In the
U. S. Army, the officer will command a fort or a
brigade. In the Navy, he or she will command a
ship, submarine, or aircraft squadron. In the Air
Force, officers command space shuttles or
engineering, airlift wing, medical staff, or
logistics centers. In th...
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U S Navy American Ships
425 words
The Navy in World War I Prior to World War I, the
U. S. Navy was not a prominent factor in the
foreign economy. However, it was World War I that
brought about the true potential power of the U.
S. Navy. After World War I, the U. S. Navy became
a prominent instrument in the foreign policy of
the world. The U. S. domination in the seas were
not the result of sheer luck, but the result of
hard work, and strong leadership. At the beginning
of World War I in Europe, submarine warfare became
a primary...
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Punic Wars Foot Soldiers
1,878 words
The Punic wars were a set of three wars that
stretched from 264 - 146 BCE. They were fought
between the Romans and Carthaginians over trading
and land disputes. Basically, two quickly
expanding empires came in contact with each other
and war was inevitable. There was a fierce
competition of trade goods, which formed a strong
rivalry between the two powers. Carthage was a
city that had been formed by the Phoenicians from
Tyre in the 8 th century BCE. It was the strongest
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Pearl Harbor Attack Franklin D Roosevelt
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Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, the Commander in Chief,
of the United States Pacific Fleet, was looking
forward to a relaxing 9 -hole round of golf. His
match with General Walter Short was scheduled for
9: 30 A. M. Hawaii Time. One hour and 45 minutes
before he was set to tee off, Kimmel received a
phone call from Commander Vincent Murphy reporting
the sighting of a Japanese submarine in the Pearl
Harbor entry channel. Just as Kimmel was exiting
his quarters, the USS Arizona burst into flames.
The fi...
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