Author: United States Military Academy. Superintendent's Special Study Group on Honor at West PointPublisher:
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Category : Student government
Languages : en
Pages :
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Superintendent's Special Study Group on Honor at West Point
Author: United States Military Academy. Superintendent's Special Study Group on Honor at West PointPublisher:
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Category : Student government
Languages : en
Pages :
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Honor Codes at the Service Academies
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Manpower and PersonnelPublisher:
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Category : College student government
Languages : en
Pages : 858
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Carved from Granite
Author: Lance BetrosPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1603447873
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 483
Book Description
The United States Military Academy at West Point is one of America’s oldest and most revered institutions. Founded in 1802, its first and only mission is to prepare young men—and, since 1976, young women—to be leaders of character for service as commissioned officers in the United States Army. West Point’s success in accomplishing that mission has secured its reputation as the foremost leadership-development institution in the world. An Academy promotional poster says it this way: “At West Point, much of the history we teach was made by people we taught.” Carved from Granite is the story of how West Point goes about producing military leaders of character. An opening chapter on the Academy’s nineteenth-century history provides context for the topic of each subsequent chapter. As scholar and Academy graduate Lance Betros shows, West Point’s early history is interesting and colorful, but its history since then is far more relevant to the issues—and problems—that face the Academy today. Drawing from oral histories, archival sources, and his own experiences as a cadet and, later, a faculty member, Betros describes and assesses how well West Point has accomplished its mission. And, while West Point is an impressive institution in many ways, Betros does not hesitate to expose problems and challenge long-held assumptions. In a concluding chapter that is both subjective and interpretive, the author offers his prescriptions for improving the institution, focusing particularly on the areas of governance, admissions, and intercollegiate athletics. Photographs, tables, charts, and other graphics aid the clarity of the discussion and lend visual and historical interest. Carved from Granite: West Point since 1902 is the most authoritative history of the modern United States Military Academy written to date. There will be lively debate over some of the observations made in this book, but if they are followed, the author asserts that the Academy will emerge stronger and better able to accomplish its vital mission in the new century and beyond.
My Share of the Task
Author: General Stanley McChrystalPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 159184682X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
"General McChrystal is a legendary warrior with a fine eye for enduring lessons about leadership, courage, and consequence." —Tom Brokaw General Stanley McChrystal is widely admired for his hunger to know the truth, his courage to find it, and his humility to listen to those around him. Even as the commanding officer of all U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, he stationed himself forward and frequently went on patrols with his troops to experience their challenges firsthand. In this illuminating New York Times bestseller, McChrystal frankly explores the major episodes and controversies of his career. He describes the many outstanding leaders he served with and the handful of bad leaders he learned not to emulate. And he paints a vivid portrait of how the military establishment turned itself, in one generation, into the adaptive, resilient force that would soon be tested in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the wider War on Terror. "A compelling account of his impressive career." -The Wall Street Journal ' "This is a brilliant book about leadership wrapped inside a fascinating personal narrative." -Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs Stanley McChrystal retired in July 2010 as a four-star general in the U.S. Army. His last assignment was as the commander of the International Security Assistance Force and as the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. He is currently a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and cofounder of the McChrystal Group, a leadership consulting firm. He and his wife, Annie, live in Virginia.
Assembly
Author: West Point Association of Graduates (Organization).Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 560
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Air Force Officers
Author: Vance O. MitchellPublisher: Air Force History & Museums Program
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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Hearings on United States Military Academy Honor Code Before the Subcommittee on Military Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, Second Session
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military PersonnelPublisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Hearings on United States Military Academy Honor Code Before the Subcommittee on Military Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, Second Session, Hearings Held August 25 and September 1, 1976, Including the Final Report to the Secretary of the Army by the Special Commission on the United States Military Academy and the Report by the General Counsel of the Army on Allegations that Defense Counsel at West Point Were Harassed and Intimidated
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military PersonnelPublisher:
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Category : College student government
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Armed Services
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed ServicesPublisher:
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Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 474
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