The Warrior Society Joining the military is not just a job or a path to a career, but a life style that requires dedication. The life style of a service member is not easy and is made up of many different characteristics which is known as the warrior society. Authoritarian structure, isolation and alienation, class system, parent absence, importance of mission, and preparation for disaster: war make up the culture aspects of the warrior society and will be discussed in further detail (Hall, 2008). Authoritarian structure One interesting fact of military life is that service members fight for democracy, but do not live or practice it their self (Hall, 2008). Members of the military follow a strict authoritarian structure, which sometimes spills over into their home life structure (Hall, 2008). Not all families will function with an authoritarian structure, but in research done 80% of children who grew up in the military say their house hold was ran with the authoritarian structure (Hall, 2008). Authoritarian structure is characterized at home as the expectation that children will not talk back, questions are not tolerated, there is a …show more content…
The over all result of the warrior society and it 's characteristics if not balanced out seems to be detrimental to the military family. The culture of military life and the warrior society can lead to loneliness for all family members and the feeling of isolation. The impact on the family is a tremendous amount of stress making it difficult for the family unit to function. The impact on children can cause behavior problems, school performance to drop, along with anxiety and depression. The warrior society is important for counselors to understand to better help military members as well as their families cope with military
The Warrior Ethos, by Steven Pressfield depicts the warrior’s mentality from ancient times to the present through a variety of different aspects and stories. In The Warrior Ethos, Pressfield states that men are not born with the certain qualities that make a good warrior, but instead are inculcated through years of training and indoctrination, stating at an early age. He shows how different societies have been able to instill the same or very similar ideals throughout history while maintaining their own unique characteristics. Things have changed from ancient Sparta, where parents would be enthusiastic about their children going to war, and even more elated upon learning they died valorous in battle. These days, most parents are a lot
Secondly, military subculture improved military transparency to society. It also increased the understanding of the army on society and overcome the strangeness of the army. Through military training, this subculture increased opportunities for people in contact with the military, it effectively narrows the distance between army and society. Military subculture is not only promoted the social cohesion, but also attracted a large number of outstanding talents to join the army. This subculture provided stronger power for military
Many people can relate to the military because they have been deployed or severed in the military and now people the where in the military. In this paper there is info on the military; and the different branches and what happens in those branches. Being in the military can be fun and dangerous in many ways and there are many parts of the military that can be joined.
Respect to me is admiring someone for their abilities, qualities, or achievements. I think respect is always earned an can never be given. As soldiers soldiers we should always respect our peers because they have made the same sacrifice as us. But as soldiers we should have a higher level of respect for our NCOs because they have done their time an have earned it. Being respectful is not hard it is simple, just treat others the way we would like to be treated ourselves.
In the film, ‘Hacksaw Ridge’, there are many displays of concepts that we recently learned in sociology this year. The film is about a Christian, named Desmond, who decides to join the army during World War II. However, he has a very specific and socially unaccepted request of his time in the army. Usually when fighting in the army, the soldier carries a gun. In this film, Demond refuses to carry a gun during war due to his Christian faith and declaration against killing others. He decides to join as a combat medic, and is highly challenged and discouraged by other military members and officers during his training. This is a true story.
1991 researched whether or not military connected children suffered from higher levels of psychiatric symptoms, and whether they display more externalizing or internalizing disorders. They also sought to learn whether the same stressors that effect children also effect their parents. Additionally they sought to understand the different impacts different levels of service (whether an officer or enlisted soldier) had on the family. 213 children and their families were surveyed by mail using psychopathology rating scales. The reports of teachers and children were highly similar to national averages, however parents rated their children and themselves as having slightly higher levels of psychiatric symptoms. This study found that the rates of psychiatric symptoms were not greatly increased in children in military families, and provided no evidence of a military family syndrome. This study was limited by its heavy reliance on self report. This study is helpful in showing that there might not be as many negatives to being military connected as we might think and will help balance some of the other
Life in the military is not easy for anyone. Dedication is essential to be a successful soldier. However, the children forced into the military are frightful and lost. They are trained to be strong. It’s hard to imagine being strong in an environment full of deaths, rape, blood, and weapons. The treatment every child receives is no mercy. If you can’t hold a gun, you are either sentenced to kill or death. Some children are for...
The novel Once a Warrior-- Always a Warrior, is a self-help book describing the effects and hardships of not only combat deployments, but the struggle of returning home following a combat deployment. The novel recognizes veterans who have deployed and left everything behind and returned with medical conditions such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), mTBIs and other conditions ranging from substance abuse to insomnia and addresses possible solutions to these issues. I want to look at a few things that I personally feel I could take away from the book and explain them.
Military children are our nation's children who are living in either military or civilian communities, which include urban, suburban, or rural settings. Military children experience unique challenges related to military life and culture when compared with non-military children. Therefore, some of the related challenges are due to deployment stressors, such as parental separation, family reunion, and reintegration. Due to the frequent moves, many military children experience disrupted relationships with friends, and must adapt to new schools and cultivate new community resources. Some children also experience the trauma of welcoming home a parent who returns with a combat injury or illness, or facing a parent's death. Recent research reveals an increase in military child maltreatment and neglect since the start of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF).
The military, mainly focuses on the physical and mental preparation of veterans’ in order for them to witness combat. It is known that veterans’ who serve in the armed forces witness and experience violence, dead and trauma. Despite the effort of the military to prepare soldiers for combat, it is not sufficient for veterans’ to live a normal life after deployment. Many of the veterans’ who deploy are expose to a deeper inner battle within themselves when they return to their homelands. Smith and Gala True, point out that, we should consider how reintegration to civilian society requires soldiers to navigate and interpret new ways of being in the social world. We contend that the struggle to resolve contrasting identities—what we call warring
As a military spouse I am well aware of the sacrifices that I have made and continue to make to support my husband in his chosen career. However, just recently as my children began to grow to an age of asking questions and learning to understand I began to question how this lifestyle may ultimately impact their emotional and physical wellbeing. With that in mind I decide to look at research that had a focus on how recent deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan had affected the children of those deployed men and women.
Because the prices for child care are so high, spouses feel trapped always at home and unable to get a job. With no job, some feel it is there duty to always doing everything for the raising of their child, especially since the military member has a full time job. Without family support and taking on this responsibility themselves, they are deprived sleep and appropriate breaks for themselves. All things considered, whether married or not, family separation is a huge contributor to stress in the military, as well as, military standards can be comparatively
The number one strength individuals in a family require is flexibility because it allows family members to recover from stressful situations more easily (Bowles et al., 2015). This can come in handy since families tend to be on high alert during their family member’s deployment. Another strength useful to military families is a commitment to one another by continuing family routines and traditions (Bowles et al., 2015). Another major strength families must have is the ability to ask for outside help when it is necessary. By using sources from both outside and inside the home families are better equipped to maintain stability (Bowles et al., 2015). While families with members in the armed forces definitely face very challenging and stressful scenarios it is clear that with the right strengths families can successfully
A majority of those individuals are still teenagers, leaving home for the first time, learning to adapt to the “freedoms” of being at school and on their own. While I can confidently say I have matured in ways a traditional route college student has not, I still have much to learn. Learning to be away from home and on my own is not a problem for me, but learning to adjust to civilian life after service will be a challenge; a challenge I will undoubtedly face head on with full tenacity and commitment. One cannot be scared of the unknown, one must embrace
Self-awareness at the institutional level is as imperative as is at the personal level. What cannot be understood cannot be changed, it is essentially how we feel, and how the Army feels about itself. Culture is the system of shared meaning, it is held by Soldiers and how they feel about themselves as well.