Personal Experience in Iraq September 2007 - October 2008

Abstract

Individuals enlist to serve for various reasons, some join for the sheer thrill of fighting, others for the enticing benefits of such as: job security, a bi-monthly pay check, education, medical, retirement, a place to live, opportunities to travel and see the world. I joined for personal change. I needed to be on my own to prove my worth as a young man. I would not say the Army was the right choice for me, but I will say it has positively impacted who I am as well as my spouse and children. Growing up I would always say I would never join the service, because that is what we called it back then.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2009
Accession Number
AD1127309

Entities

People

  • Robert L Iii Gassaway

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Combat Operations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Human Resources
  • Iraqi-War
  • Military Science
  • Mobile Phones
  • Mortar Ammunition
  • Mortars
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • Personnel Management
  • Tactical Training
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Naval Personnel Management