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Ranks and customs army
Each one of one of us has our limitations. When pushed to our limitations weather is be mental or physical sometimes our reactions become irrational. However being in todays army and serving as a Non-Commisoned Officer no matter what limit you are push to you must always maintain a the upmost level of perfessionalism and respect. Last week I push to a new level of fustrtion and madness. In response to this I lost my proffesinalism, I dissrespected a sernior non-commisoned officer something that should never be done. In response i was formally consoled and told to write a 5 page essay on the importance of military customs and curtisties. Before I can truely go into that I figured I must first go into what exactly the rank structure is. What each rank actually means. Not just to me but to the army.
Private- Private First Class
This is the first fe wranks within the United States Army. It from the Latin word privus or perhaps privo it is a person without (deprived of) an office. That certainly describes a Private in the Army. The term as a military rank comes from the Sixteenth Century when individuals had the privilege of enlisting or making private contracts to serve as private soldiers in military units. Before the Sixteenth Century many armies were simply feudal levies in which the feudal lords forced their serfs or subjects to serve.
Speicilaist
The spiecalist is possible the most intresting rank of them all. It is a the first rank where you gain some repect in todays army, yet you still do not hold any title of responsbilte for others. Many reguard this as the best rank in today military due to the aformentioned reason. The army of specialst used to have different skill levels but that practice was abolished roughly 20 years ago. Today it is considered one of the monst vitial ranks in reguards to leadership. For the first time in ones army career he or she may be task and put in charge of something, thus testing there leadership capabilites. Though

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