Many people are realizing that during these tough economic times, that the one thing that can get them through is a college education. Believe it or not, a college education could be stopping you from the career of your choice.

There are many military degrees that you can attempt to try to obtain as well. If you are presently in a branch in the service, the best time to obtain your military degrees is when you are still serving your time for Uncle Sam.

The great thing about obtaining military degrees, is you can avidly carry the degree with you for your entire existence. There are a few people that join the military and plan to stay in it their entire life. Most of the people that join the military do so in order to get a college degree.

In fact, when you earn a degree while serving time in the military, not only can you avidly use the degree to help you with your current occupation, but you can also utilize the degree once your time in the military is up.

There are vast amounts of ways that you can obtain your military degrees while serving time in the military.  You will have the option of obtaining your degree at a learning institution of your choice. You can choose to take classes wither on the base, off of the military installation or online.

There are a plethora of opportunities for you to obtain your degree; you just have to be willing to apply yourself. One of the best things about obtaining a military degree is it is free while you are in the military. Who would not want to take advantage of a free education?

Believe it or not, there are a plethora of people that serve countless years in the armed forces and never attempt to get any kind of substantial military degrees while they are. Many of these people upon leaving the armed forces are forced to work jobs that do not pay them close to the amount that they were making while they were enlisted.

Therefore, many people after leaving the armed forces opt to join again, simply because they did not use their time wisely. The best thing that you can do if you are currently in the military is to opt to get a military degree. The degree will assist you immensely once you enter the civilian world, and it will also help you increase your rank while serving time in the armed forces.

Military professionals must continue to go through military intelligence schooling while in the service. These military degree programs allow the military professionals to stay on the leading edge of different strategic security issues that are going on around the globe.

These military degree programs focus on the same education that a civilian would receive from an educational program. However, the main difference with these programs is they focus on military objectives and other tactical forms of intelligence.

The main objective of military intelligence programs is to provide our government personal with enough information that they need in order to cipher plans that are being made by our enemies, incorporate different combat capabilities and review over what other countries are currently doing.

There are three main components of the military degree programs for intelligence they are operational, strategic intelligence as well as tactical intelligence. Our intelligent military personal must be highly trained in all these areas in order to protect our country.

Operational intelligence is what permits the commanders on battlefields to see the overall significance of the weather, terrain and the enemy’s situation.  While tactical intelligence helps provide our soldiers with an adamant amount of knowledge that they need in order to fight on the front lines.

Strategic intelligence provides plans for strategy for all domestic and foreign policies. Strategic intelligence is what the military uses in order to help our country stay clear of any terrorist groups and things of that nature. It allows our soldiers the opportunity to make smart decisions when coming face to face with terroristic groups.

Military intelligence is utilized every single day by the brave men and women that work extremely hard to ensure that our country is safe from any attacks. The national security of our homeland depends on the brave men and women who are obtaining a military degree in intelligence.

Receiving a military education helps assist military analysts on how to think versus what they should think. Without the proper knowledge of what to do in the case of an attack, our country would be in a state of torment.

A certain degree of intelligence is what helps to keep our country safe. All military intelligence people have to go through a vigorous training process that allows them the opportunity to basically think outside of the box.

If it were not for the military degree programs that are offered to these brave men and women our freedom would be in jeopardy.

Military Bloopers

Originally a Prussian military decoration, the Iron Cross is perhaps one of the most immediately recognisable war medal in the World. It is synonymous with the German Army, having been awarded in both the World War One and World War Two, although it was incepted in 1813. It was first given by King Frederick William III of Prussia but latterly, of course, and most famously, by Adolf Hitler (with the addition of the Swastika).

The design of the Iron Cross has been left much the same since its inception, being a four pointed black cross with white edging. The arms of the cross broaden at the ends giving it a gothic appearance, much like the Maltese Cross, and, oddly enough, it was designed by an Architect, Karl Friedrich Schinkel.

As a result of being issued over a long period of time in Prussian and then German history, each Iron Cross will bear a date mark to indicate the relevant era of issue. The date appears on the lower limb of the cross and will immediately reveal whether the medal was awarded in world War One (stamped ’1914′) or World War Two (stamped ’1939). Earlier versions will be stamped, for example, 1870. All will also carry a stamp on the reverse of the lower arm bearing the date ’1813′ marking the medal’s inception and you will also find in the middle of the Cross the initials of the Monarch at the time, ie ‘FW’ for King Frederick William III, ‘W’ for the two Kaisers Wilhelm and a Swastika for Nazi Germany. The combination of these markings will enable even the most inexperienced collector to identify a particular medal.

Military unit coins gained popularity after the Gulf War in 1991, there have been special coins minted to recognize a certain date in military history, such as the cold war and Desert Storm and Desert Shield. These coins were first given notoriety in WW1 when soldiers would compare them and group together according to their given coins and branches. Each coin is designed to show the receiver that their commitment is not overlooked.

The Second World War saw three slightly altered classes of Iron Cross awarded, namely (in ascending order) the Iron Cross, the Knight’s Cross and the Grand Cross. The Knight’s Cross was awarded itself in five sub classes; Knight’s Cross, Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves, Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds and, finally, Knight’s Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds.

Each branch of service has their own military unit coins. Many who receive these coins cherish them and pass them on to the next generation for safekeeping. Some coins are given upon joining an organization and after completing the training.

There are other variations of the Iron Cross but these were very rarely awarded. For example, the Grand Cross (1939), which was awarded only once (Goering). And the Star of the Grand Cross, the last recipient being Hindenburg in 1918. The Iron Cross is highly collectible, not least because so many of them awarded. Sadly, the recipient cannot be identified and researched but that does not detract from their interest to collectors.

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"Thank You"
by Lexxi Saal

American Valor Salutes Our Military

12 year old Lexxi Saal has written a song as a tribute to the Men & Women serving in the United States Armed Forces. Lexxi Saal is a 12 year old vocal talent climbing the ranks of the music industry with the desire and dedication to continue improving on her gift that many believe will to take her to the top!

Lexxi has written and recorded this moving tribute to the men and women in the military now.  "From the mouths of babes"..comes a truth and passion that we, as adults, could certainly benefit from if only we believed as strongly as they do.  Please watch this video with an open and receptive heart and say a prayer for those serving in the military as this memorial day approaches. Pray for their strength and survival.

Dad has always said you don’t have to support the war or the administration, but you certainly owe a debt of gratitude to the men and women who serve in the military to protect our freedom. Additionally I wish not only to say "Thank you" to all of them who are currently serving, or ever have, but also to the many thousands of people who are brave enough to stand up and show their thanks and gratitude with their own tributes.
Thank You Lexxi!

CHRISTIAN SOLDIER

George Powers is helping lead souls to freedom as co-director for the Southeast Kansas House of Prayer, PittsburgOnce a soldier, always a soldier. You never stop fighting for what’s right. Such is the case with George Powers as told in the Pittsburgh, Kansas Morning Sun by staff writer Nikki Patrick.

George Powers has been a fighter against tyranny all his life.

First he fought against communist tyranny as a Ranger, a Green Beret and master parachutist, serving three combat tours of duty in Vietnam.

Now he’s fighting spiritual tyranny, helping lead souls to freedom as co-director for the Southeast Kansas House of Prayer, Pittsburg.  His new book, “The Making of a Soldier,” traces his battles, military and spiritual. Powers will sign copies of the book from 4 to 7:30 p.m. today and 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the recently dedicated Kansas National Guard Armory on South Rouse.

“I so much appreciate the Kansas National Guard agreeing to be my host for this book signing,” Powers said. “I want to do anything I can to make the public aware of the sacrifice our military is making, not only those who are serving but their families as well.”

A native of Wyoming, Powers wrote that “the heritage of a soldier that was to become mine literally grew out of the ground I lived on as a small child.” His great-grandfather’s ranch included three sites involved in the U.S. military’s battle against various Native American tribes, including Fort Phil Kearny.
He entered Montana State College at Bozeman, from which he was commissioned as a second lieutenant and Distinguished Military Graduate.

He served 12 1/2 years as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army, including 30 months in Vietnam, earning numerous honors including the Bronze Star with Valor third award, Air Medal with Valor third award, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Badge, Army Commendation Medal and Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Silver and Bronze Stars.  Memories of those years are often with him, and he frequently visits the Vietnam Wall at the Pittsburg State University Veterans Memorial. “I have friends on that wall,” Powers said.

He later attended seminary, graduated and returned to active duty as a U.S. Army chaplain with the 82D Airborne Division, Special Operations Command, Joint Special Operations Command and 1ST Infantry Division.  He continued in ministry after leaving the military, and in 1987 answered a call to pastor the South Broadway Baptist Church, Pittsburg. Powers later was instrumental in organizing Christ’s Community Church, and in developing the Southeast Kansas House of Prayer.

Based in Pittsburg, it has a mandate covering 10 area counties and is affiliated with the Kansas City International House of Prayer, Topeka House of Prayer, Crossroads International House of Prayer in Joplin and Bethel House of Prayer in Platt City, Mo.

Powers has never confined his ministry inside church walls. For 12 years, he served as PSU athletic chaplain, and he continues as an on-call chaplain with the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department. “I cherish the relationship with Sandy Horton and his staff,” Powers said.

For the past three years he’s also been a substitute teacher in Pittsburg schools, and enjoys working with the youngsters.  Powers is the father of five children, and stepfather of three born to his wife, Sue, and her previous husband, Doug Head. Four of his five sons have also gone into the military — Maj. Tim Powers, Maj. Tom Powers, Senior Airman Jason Head and Pfc. Paxton Powers. “Only an injury in high school kept my son, Travis Powers, out of the military lineup,” Powers said.

Various friends had urged him to write a book about his life.   “I never thought I’d do anything like that,” he said.  But he did, and response has been good for the book, which costs $15. Powers is a member of the Military Writers Society of America, and it recently posted an online review of “The Making of a Soldier” by Jim Stewart.

“George Powers has written a fine book about his journey through life,” Stewart wrote. “…His description of his tour of duty in Vietnam is detailed and hard-hitting. This is the spiritual growth of a committed leader and soldier.”  The reviewer ended by highly recommending the book, which he called an uplifting and educational journey from personal bondage to salvation.

Powers now refers to himself as a “made-over” soldier who battles with prayer and praise rather than guns and bullets.  “There is no higher calling than to surrender to the invitation to become a private in God’s Army,” Powers said.

Thank you Nikki for covering this so well. Another good story about a good soldier!
 

Soldiers going off to war or returning home should not have to pay a baggage fee of any kind, ever.

Now it seems that since our last post, based on an August Washington Post article, American Airlines is changing their tune.  Pat, one of our readers and a military mom AND an American Airlines agent advised us that this is no longer the case.  According to the Conners Report on the KMOV TV Channel 4 web log out of St Louis, MO:

“…So, now, there is some good news … at least from American Airlines.  In the face of all the publicity and outcry … American Airlines is doing what should have been done in the beginning.  American Airlines will no longer charge our troops for a third bag. “

Thank you Pat, thank you KMOV TV 4, and thank you to all the people who raised the dickens about this absurd practice and got it changed.

General Ray Odierno

Odierno replaces Petraeus

Lieutenant General Ray Odierno took over the command of the 146,000-strong U.S. force in Iraq from General David Petraeus at a ceremony held on the outskirts of Baghdad on Tuesday.
Gen. Odierno, whom his predecessor termed as “the perfect man for the job,” said he was aware of the tough task ahead in Iraq, despite a recent lull in violence.Addressing a gathering after assuming the new responsibility, he said the recent security gains in the country are “fragile and reversible.”

He called upon the Iraqi people to take charge, as “the struggle is theirs to win.”

“Iraq is now a different country from the one I had seen first. However, we must realize that these gains are fragile and reversible,” Odierno added.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who unexpectedly flew in Monday to attend the ceremony, said the two generals formed an “incredible team” while implementing the troop surge plan last year.

Presiding over the ceremony, Gates recalled the challenges faced by Gen. Petraeus in one of the most risky foreign security missions carried out by U.S. armed forces.

“Darkness had descended on this land. Merchants of chaos were gaining strength. Death was commonplace. Slowly, but inexorably, the tide began to turn. Our enemies took a fearsome beating they will not soon forget,” Gates said.

He reminded Gen. odierno to be cautious at a “pivotal moment, when progress remains fragile.”

Gen. Petraeus paid tribute to the American soldiers in the fight against terrorism in Iraq.

Gen. Petraeus, who successfully sought the “surge” of nearly 30,000 extra U.S. troops in Iraq, is widely credited with reducing violence there during his 20 months in command.

After putting him at the helm of the Multi-National Force – Iraq in February 2007, the Bush administration heavily relied on Gen. Petraeus in the implementation of its so-called surge strategy.

Since then, the security situation has improved markedly, with less violence and fewer deaths, and progress on both the political and economic fronts of the country.

Petraeus has subsequently been promoted to oversee operations in the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Central Asia.

He will take up the post as ‘Commander-in-Chief of the US Central Command next month, working from its headquarters in Tampa, Florida.

U.S. President George W. Bush gave an upbeat assessment of the security gains made in Iraq in July, which witnessed the least number of US troop casualties in the country since the beginning of the war in 2003.

He also announced the shortening of tours of duty in the war-torn country.  Discover the rest of the story here…

A Town Weeps

Wootton Bassett will pay tribute for the 100th time as another war casualty passes by

This story was carried today in the The Guardian.co.uk

America suffers still from the 9/11 tragedy and continues to honor the fallen. But we are not alone. Our allies suffer as well as noted in this news article about the good townsfolk in Wootton Bassett, UK.

Come rain, snow or hail they gather beside the war memorial. ‘We have been there three times a week at times,’ said Bevis. When details are known, she rings round regulars, who pass them on to others. Word spreads. There are rarely fewer than 150, sometimes as many as 500. Veterans, former military personnel, the ‘chain gang’ as the local mayors and councillors refer to themselves, stand alongside mothers, school children, shoppers."

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War Hero Remembered

The following article was written by KATY MOELLER of the Hattiesburg American:

As Ed “Too Tall” Freeman lay ill in a Boise hospital over the past few weeks, many came to pay their respects to the 80-year-old national war hero and former helicopter pilot.One unexpected visitor offered a very personal thank you to Freeman, a veteran of three wars and recipient of the highest military award – the Medal of Honor – for his actions on Nov. 14, 1965, at Landing Zone X-Ray, Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam.

“A guy came into the hospital and said, ‘You don’t know me, but I was one of those people you hauled out of the X-Ray,’” said Mike Freeman, 54, one of Ed’s two sons. “He said, ‘Thanks for my life.’”

Freeman, who was born and raised in Greene County, Miss., died Wednesday of complications from Parkinson’s disease.

His Medal of Honor citation credits him with helping save 30 seriously wounded soldiers in 14 separate rescue missions in an unarmed helicopter.

The heroics of Freeman and the others involved in the Ia Drang campaign are immortalized in the Mel Gibson movie “We Were Soldiers,” which is based on the book “We Were Soldiers Once … And Young.” A sequel, “We Are Soldiers Still,” was released this month…

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American Hero Dies

Buchenwald Concentration Camp Liberator

Monday morning brought with it the passing of a man who personally had stared death in the face in 1945. James Hoyt was one of the first four American soldiers to actually see the dreaded Buchenwald concentration camp.

I AM AN AMERICAN! America is at war with the terrorists in Iraq. The US Army, the entire US Military force, under the direction of President Bush is in Iraq to fight the Muslim terrorists in the Nation of Islam.

Please, please do not forget 9/11. God will ultimately forgive the sins of those who confess them through the blood of Jesus Christ. But in the meantime, the terrorist regime in Baghdad, and elsewhere in Iraq and Afghanistan, have given the American military a long list of casualties. The loss of life must stop and it must stop now. The Islam terrorists must be brought to justice immediately. Then and only then will our military soldiers be able to come home. Then and only then will President Bush be able to proudly declare to the American people that the war in Iraq is finally over.
 

Remembering Our Brave Heros Soldiers of War

Remembering Our Brave Heros Soldiers in Iraq. Remembering those who Died for our freedom. With Pride and Honor. They Served. They Will Be Missed. Lets all pray for their families.

Lets all leave encouraging comments for the Soldiers and their Familys. Let them know that we are praying for them and never will be Forgotten. Lets show our Pride too.