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.