The United States Navy dynamic structure is an invaluable characteristic that has made it the most powerful in the world. It not only possesses great warships with advanced technology but also organized units of men and woman who can provide the support that allows the navy to have a forward naval presence, specifically the Seabees. Seabees or the construction battalion (CB) is a unit in the US Navy Civil Engineering Corps (CEC). The CEC trains enlisted men and women in the engineering trade with basic military training so that they may be able to construct or maintain necessary infrastructures including airstrips, navy bases, roads, camps, and weather stations. Since the unit’s establishment during World War II, the Seabees’ role developed from a regimented group of tradesmen to a highly trained organization that provides war and disaster relief as well as military support. Although the Navy Civil Engineering Corps was made official in the middle of the Second World War, construction units were evident as far back as the War of 1812. During the war, the American navy sought to hinder British trade by pursuing merchant vessels. Under Captain David Porter the USS Essex was brought into the Pacific Islands, where he landed on Nukuhiva Island with 300 artisans and crafts man to build the Navy’s first naval base. With the aid of nearly 4,000 island natives they obtained all of the necessary materials but were forced to work alongside their rifles to constantly fend off unfriendly islanders. This concept was carried over to the 1940s Rear Admiral Ben Moreell of the Bureau of Yards and Dock following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. After the attack a majority of the US Navy was left in ruin and the Government saw the need for a t... ... middle of paper ... ...eabees in service, about 50% of who are active in 7 naval construction battalions and 12 reserve battalions. Since their official establishment in 1942, time and time again, the Seabees have displayed great courage and skill by going ashore and building the foundation for some of the navy’s greatest accomplishments. Works Cited Dooley, Matthew P. "Seabees Complete Disaster Recovery Mission | Military.com." Military.com. N.p., 20 Nov. 2012. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. Lee, Sam M. "U.S. Navy: The Seabees." U.S. Navy: The Seabees. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2014. Navy History and Heritage. "FAQ: Seebee History Index." FAQ: Seebee History Index. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. "The Workshop Heroes." The Economist. The Economist Newspaper, 02 Mar. 2013. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. http://www.public.navy.mil/necc/hq/PublishingImages/NECC%20fact%20sheets/NECC_SEABEES2_FactSheet2012.pdf
...o the students who are in SEAL training, but have not yet completed all 3 phases). The twenty or so men who graduate with stern faces and hardened bodies, show little resemblance to the wide eyed kids who arrived on the quarter-deck six and half months earlier to set sail on the journey of a lifetime. The moment of reflection and rest is short lived though. For now it is off to jump school, then assigned to a Seal team on the East or West Coast. Once on the Seal Team, it becomes clear that training has just begun. From now on they must prove worthy of wearing the coveted “Trident” Naval Warfare emblem. Once at Jump School these determined men will now start learning the proper techniques of jumping out of a perfectly good plane. This is known as Post BUD/s training. This is a thirty-week course that teaches you everything you need to know about war combat, and jumping techniques.
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To the best of my knowledge there has never been a sociological study of the effects of Marine recruit training, and only one or two non-fiction books have been written about the training of male Marine recruits, most by someone who never served in the Corps. This paper will make reference to those works, but for the most part will rely on the experiences of the author, a Marine for more than 30 years; five of those as a drill instructor whose primary...
The U.S. Navy nurtured into a challenging power in the years previous to World War II, with battleship construction being revived in 1937, commencing with the USS North Carolina . It was able to add to its fleets throughout the early years of the war when the US was still not involved, growing production of vessels both large and small. In a conflict that had a number of amphibious landings, naval superiority was important in both Europe and the Pacific. The mutual resource...
This paper will not bore with the definition of a profession. The United States Army is about more than words, it is about action. The action of over 238 years of tradition and service. The Army is a profession. A profession requires its members to adhere to prolonged training and learn specialized skills. A member of a profession must wholly commit himself and his skills to a calling which is entrusted by the public. A profession provides its members with intrinsic value which motivates beyond financial gain. The Army is a higher calling which demands all of these qualities and more.
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...g in Action and then presumed dead. The troops paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country. Every one of their names deserves to be placed on the wall. The United States Maritime Service Veterans (USMSV) is an organization that was formed to inform the U.S. Government and the public about the United States Maritime Service. The USMSV strives to gain recognition for all of the men who served their country during wartime and national emergencies. The massive impact that the Merchant Marines had on the United States Navy during World War II and the Vietnam War is considered to be one of the largest impacts that the in Naval History. They Merchant Marines were undoubtedly the largest make up of the shipping throughout these two wars. The U.S. wartime merchant fleet was one of the largest contributions made by any nation to the ultimate winning of World War II.
The United States Navy is the second oldest branch of the military and is the largest branch if you encompass it with the marines. The U.S. Navy is also one of the most important branches of the military. Each other branch would practically be nothing without the Navy. The difference is that the navy and the Marines would be able to remain functional without the help of any of the other branches of the military. The reason they could remain functional without the other branch’s is that the navy and marines cover all aspects of warfare together thus making the navy the most flexible branch of the military (Navy.Mil).
This book substantially explains the vigorous training platoon 3086 went through in order to earn the title of being a Marine.
Abrashoff begins the book by informing the reader of how his story begins; when he is given command of the USS Benfold. The Benfold was the Navy’s most advanced guided missile destroyer the Navy had in 1997 and its command was to be one of the Navy’s top innovators. Unfortunately, Abrashoff points out some flaws with the Navy’s personnel management that I found to be shocking. First, was that “nearly 35 percent of the people who joined the military annually, wouldn’t complete their enlistment contracts.” (p.2) Such turnover can be understood by many business managers in the service industry, but unlike the quick and cheap training process for them, the cost for the military (taxpayers) is astounding. Abrashoff estimates that it cost roughly “$35,000 to recruit a trainee and tens of thousands more in additional training costs to get new personnel to the basic level of proficiency.” (p.2) Curbing this trend on his own ship and eventually helping to achieve a decrease overall in the mil...
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