ATTRITION RATES IN THE US MARINE CORPS
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This 20 page paper analyzes why many people fail to reenlist into the Marine Corp after their tour of duty is over. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: MBatmarine.rtf

Basic Training: Fact And Fiction
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3 pages in length. Conjuring up images of basic training typically takes one's thoughts to exhaustion, exercise, pain, sleep deprivation, more exercise, disillusion, pushing personal limits and, as always, even more exercise. While Hollywood's depiction in such films as Stripes and Private Benjamin leans heavily toward buffoonery instead of realism, the extent to which such physical and emotional agony is a day-to-day, hour-to-hour, minute-to-minute reality speaks to the undercurrent of dedication required by all recruits no matter gender, race or age. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCBasicTrn.rtf

Bias, Harassment and Racism within Government Agencies
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This 5 page paper discusses bias, racism and harassment within government agencies and the effect it has on the minorities employed there, as well as the agencies’ operations. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVGovBia.rtf

Blackwater: America’s Disgraceful Shadow Army
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This 7 page paper discusses Blackwater, the private mercenary army that appears to be immune to any prosecution for their lawlessness both in Iraq and New Orleans. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVBlkWtr.rtf

Blood for Oil: The Evils of the Military-Industrial Complex
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This 15 page paper examines the military industrial complex and uses the Iraq War as an example. Blood for money charges are carefully examined. While the paper concludes that the U.S. is in Iraq for oil, it also admits that there are altruistic reasons as well. Research is provided to support the assumptions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA750mil.rtf

Bombing Japan
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This 15 page paper discusses globalization, and then explores the reasons given—and the real reason—why the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
Filename: HVBombRv.rtf

Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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A Reconsideration of the Facts Surrounding the U.S. A 4 page discussion of the reasons surrounding the U.S. use of A-bombs during World War II. The author points out reasons that a growing body of individuals are considering that use unjustified since our knowledge of the circumstances of the war now reveals that it is quite likely that the war would have ended quickly without the use of such drastic measures. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Boot: "The Savage Wars of Peace"
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This 8 page paper is a review and summary of Max Boot's paradoxically titled book, "The Savage Wars of Peace." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVMxBoot.rtf

Breaking With Moscow
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5 1/2 pages in length. Reviews the book "Breaking With Moscow" by Arkady Shevchenko. Discusses the international relations in regard to Shevchenko's defect to the United States. At age forty-seven Arkady Shevchenko was a twenty-two year veteran of the Soviet Foreign Service. From late 1970 until 1973, as an adviser to Gromyko he was able to observe the inner workings of the Politburo, the U.S.S.R.’s ruling body. He was an important prize for the Central Intelligence Agency, having been deep within the workings of the Soviet government—a place about which there was very little firsthand information. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: JGAmosco.doc

Bush’s Dilemma: The Cost of the War on Terrorism
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A 3 page paper arguing that George W. Bush has no clear idea of how long the war against terrorism will last, how much it will cost or when he will need to raise taxes to pay for the effort. The bottom line is that there are too many unknowns for the Bush administration to be able to provide any firm picture of total cost of the war effort or when it will be “safe” for the economy for the administration to raise federal taxes. Without knowing how long the war effort will last, there is no way to firmly predict what the final cost will be. Without knowing that bottom-line figure, neither can tax increases be predicted. All hinges on how effective allied forces are able to be in inhibiting terrorists’ ability to act at will. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSwarCostIraq.rtf

Cajun Company's Approach to Government Contracting
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A 5 page paper discussing one company's justification for requesting exemption from government cost disclosure requirements. Cajun Company was acquired by a much larger organization active in government contracting. Cajun's senior management had avoided government contracting in the past, simply because of the weighty regulations surrounding it. An organization it has done business with over the years now has become a government contractor as well, and the government is requesting confidential and proprietary cost information from Cajun. The paper is a justification for exemption from such requirements, citing a DoD FAR class deviation in support of Cajun's arguments. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KS-Cajun.wps

Can the U.S. Juggle Two Simultaneous Wars?
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A 4 page exploration of U.S. strengths and weaknesses as they relate to national and world security. The author contends that the U.S. can fight more than one war at a time and, in fact, that we are currently exerting the equivalent military effort that would be required of two simultaneous wars in our cumulative presence around the world today. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPusWar.rtf

Captain Rockwood And Haiti: Military Ethics
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5 pages in length. Captain Rockwood experienced a collision between conscience and duty, a test of one's moral constitution from which no human can escape unscathed; if the issue at hand is so daunting as to erect such a pillar of doubt, while at the same time drive one to contemplate the validity of its importance over and above one's personal conflict, then there can be no question as to the legitimacy of hesitation. From childhood and throughout his learning years, Rockwood felt an entirely different calling than the one that expected him to carry forth the family's military tradition. Indeed, the humanitarian empathy in him exuded from the apex of his entire being; how, then, could a man who at one time trained to be a priest be expected to ignore the calling of blatant barbarity? Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCRockw.rtf

Careers: IT Security in the US State Department
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A 5 page paper discussing the types of jobs that the US Department of State (DOS) offers in computer security, followed by a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of working for the department. Advantages include opportunity for international travel, job security and attractive retirement benefits unavailable to the private sector. Disadvantages include lack of choice of destination and the need to deal with other diplomats, not all of whom will be friendly toward the US. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSitSecState.rtf