Blog 24: Last Presentation Reflection

1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your block presentation and/or your senior project? Why?

I'm most proud of the actual content that I used during my presentation. I think that the information I provided was relatively solid and interested a lot of people. Furthermore in terms of my whole senior project, I feel it is my ability to run a military simulation unit that Im most proud of in the long term.

(2) Questions to Consider

a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation?  Use the component contract to defend that assessment.

AE       P      

Even though I didnt make full presentation time, I feel that with the time that I did make I was significantly close to that time limit. Furthermore my presentation both the PowerPoint and myself speaking was formal and well done. I do not see a reason to gibe kd any less than a P simply because I didn't make seven minutes technically even though realistically it had been filled with Q and A.
b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project? Use the component contract to defend that assessment.

AE 

I absolutely did an amazing job on the senior project and believe that the amount of work I put in was definitely top notch work. Because I turned in my RC always, my interviews were on time and etc I truly believe I deserve an AE.
(3) What worked for you in your senior project?

what worked for my senior project was the independent components that I did. Those definitely were the highlight of my presentation.
(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project?

I would have provided a better activity for my presentations but besides that I would say it went off without a hitch.

(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors?   Be specific and use examples.

Well the senior project helped me decide that I didn't want to go into the military and that I would prefer to focus on the military theory side of everything.

Blog: 23 Exit Interview

Exit Interview Preparation

(1) What is your essential question, and what are your answers?  What is your best answer and why?

How have recent technological advancements affected military strategy and tactics?

My answers to my question are the following;

Nuclear Weapon Miniaturization -  The miniaturization of nuclear weapons has created an environment where it is untenable for large military formations to be deployed.

Military Simulators - Military Simulators have allowed developed countries like the United States to train their soldiers far faster and in a less expensive format.

Helicopters - Helicopters have allowed Armies to no longer be tied down to airports, railroads and other ways of transportation that take a significant amount of time to create. Because of this, Armies have become much much more mobile than ever before.

(2) What process did you take to arrive at this answer?

I arrived at this conclusion for my answers through a combination of logical deduction, research of the effects of nuclear weapons on the continued existence of our military force as a large fighting force, and other books that helped develop my concept of strategy in a military sense.

(3) What problems did you face?  How did you resolve them?

The largest problem I faced and still face is condensing such a large amount of information into such a small format.

(4) What are the two most significant sources you used to answer your essential question and why?

Scholesser, Eric. "Command and Control." Amazon. N.p., n.d. Web.

"Grunt: An Illustrated History of the US Infantry in Vietnam - Weapons, Equipment and Lifestyle, 1965-1973." Barnes & Noble. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 May 2016.

Independent Component Two

Operation King's Landing

My explanation for my Independent Component Two is five pages long and only because I cut it short. For convenience, I've transferred the whole blog to a google document that can be access from the link posted right below.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yaIBm5UDpV-SCc72grtslIeFhbbLGy8FDfHSmvHRehE/edit?usp=sharing 

Blog 21: Interview 4 Reflection

Blog 21: Interview 4 Reflection

https://soundcloud.com/amir-freeman-778285123/sets/interview-4

What is the most important thing learned from the interview?

The most important thing I learned from the interview, is the bond of brotherhood you can create with the people that you fight alongside.

How will what I learned affect my final lesson?

What I learned will be apart of my heroes tales part of my presentation and about the life of a soldier.

Blog 20: Interview 4 Preparation

Interview 4 Preparation: Kevin Gaffuri

Who do you plan to interview? What is their area of expertise?

Kevin Gaffuri is a former naval officers who specialized in Information flow, and worked as an intelligence officer in the Kosovo War.

Some Questions I will ask

Which war(s) did you serve in (WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf)?
Where exactly did you go? 
Do you remember arriving and what it was like? 
What was your job/assignment? 
Did you see combat? 
Were there many casualties in your unit?
Tell me about a couple of your most memorable experiences. 
Were you a prisoner of war? 
Tell me about your experiences in captivity and when freed.
Were you awarded any medals or citations?
How did you get them?

Blog 19: Third Answer

How has modern military technology changed the way warfare is fought?

Because of the development of Helicopters, lines of contention and traditional supply lines have become irrelevant.

Helicopters allow Military Forces to move behind and around traditional lines of contention. Also Strategically destroying bridges is no longer a viable tactic and furthermore Airports are no longer a priority in warfare

Boyne, Walter. "How the Helicopter Changed Modern Warfare: Vietnam - The History Reader." The History Reader. N.p., 18 Nov. 2011. Web. 03 Mar. 2016.

Blog 18: Answer 2

1.  What is your EQ?

How has modern technology changed the way warfare is fought?

2.  What is your first answer?

Answer is that modern nuclear weapons have made traditional military structuring obsolete.

3.  What is your second answer?

My second answer is that Military simulators have completely changed the way in which war is fought because it is easier to train soldiers without physically doing so.

4.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.

1. Drone pilots are training nearly completely with software
2. Infantry Simulators allow infantry squads to work with strategies they normally wouldnt be able to work with in training.
3. Plane simulators allow pilots to be taught without actually risking a multi-million plane.

5.  What printed source best supports your answer?

Grunts: Inside the American Infantry Combat Experience, World War II Through Iraq

McManus, John C. "Grunts." Goodreads. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2016.

6.  What other source supports your answer?

Significant research done by pentagon military analyst

Pentagon. (n.d.): n. pag. Department of Defense. United States Federal Government. Web.

7.  Tie this together with a  concluding thought.

My answer two has been proven to be a good answer by ample amounts of evidence provided by the Department of Defense and first hand evidence as can be seen from the effectiveness of Drones in iraq.