The U.S. Army
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The army fights ground battles, and also helps in amphibious attack.

The army is organized into divisions with 13,000 to 14,000 solders; each is divided into brigades or regiments, with 3,000 to 5,000. A brigade has 3 to 5 battalions of 500 to 1200 soldiers in each. Battalions have 3 or more batteries with about 150 soldiers that are put into platoons of about 40 soldiers in each. A platoon has 3 or 4 squads with 9 troops in each. The army is responsible for land attacks and land war. 

The army has over 500,000 soldiers. The army reserves have 350,000. The army has over 13,000 soldiers in 8 reserve divisions. They have about 65,000 soldiers in Germany, 40,000 in South Korea, and 5,000 in Kuwait. The army budget in 1998 was $60.1 billion, in 1999 it was $64.3 billion, in 2000 it was $67.4 billion, and in 2001 it was $73.7 billion, so the army’s budget is rising every year. The army National Guard budget in 1998 was $5.9 billion, in 1999 it was $6.4 billion, in 2000 it was $6.5 billion, and in 2001 it was $6.9 billion, so it is also rising year to year. The army reserves budget in 1998 was $3.2 billion, in 1999it was$3.4 billion, in 2000 it was $3.7 billion, and in 2001 it was $4.1 billion. Recruiters get paid a little more than $11,000 a year. Officers get paid $39,300 a year or more.

In 1917 many Navajos enlisted in the army and fought for the United States during WW 1 (World War 1). More than 300 men gave their lives in WW2 (World War 2).  The war in the pacific of 1941-45 depended heavily on the quality of secret communications. On December 7, 1941, Japanese warplanes roared out of the early morning skies over Hawaii, caching Americans totally off guard. Only a few U.S. aircraft got off of the ground to challenge the attack. More than 3000 U.S. soldiers were killed, 5 warships sank, hundreds of planes were destroyed. 

The three most comprehensive combat training centers are the Joint Readiness Training Center in Leesville, Louisiana, National Training Center in Barstow, California, and the Combat Maneuver-Training Center in Hoenfeles, Germany. There are combat training centers all over. There are many people that work in the army, however only 15% of the army is trained for combat. To join the army you must be a US citizen of the age of 17-35. 

The Continental congress created the US army on June 18, 1775. The army’s flag has 175 campaign streamers, each marking a major milestone in army history. In 1802 Thomas Jefferson founded the United States Military Academy at West Point. 

There are 23 National Guard Divisions and Enhanced brigades in the United States. There are 28 Active army Major Operational and Special Operations Units in the United States. There are 25 Reserve Divisions and Regional support commands in the United States. 

Every one in class conducted a survey. First I wrote a few possible questions and answers. I typed them and had them checked by the teacher, then fixed my mistakes. I learned how to make response boxes and how to put two copies on one page in two columns. I selected a color and had 90 copies made. Next I made appointments and actually conducted the survey with three classes. After I collected all of my data I counted all the responses for the boys and for the girls. I entered these numbers into an Excel spreadsheet. Then I made a graph for each question. I formatted each graph to be read able and colorful.

A few people in the class decided to create a buzzer board. First I made questions and answers, and printed them off. Then I cut them into equal pieces and bordered them with green. After that I glued them evenly on to a 22 x 22 blue piece of paper. Then I made a title and put it in the middle. Finally I taped foil strips from each question to the correct answer.

I created a blow-up drawing of a tank by first finding a good enough drawing of one in the encyclopedia and giving it to Mrs. Helms to make an overhead transparency. Then I got a 12 x 18 Piece of paper, and taped it to the white board. Then I started drawing the picture. When I was done drawing it I colored it. 
 
 
 

Who I Interviewed And What I Learned I interviewed Jerry Carpenter, Sergeant 1st class in the United States Army. His mailing address is 2612 W. Knob Hill Boulevard, Suite A, Yakima, WA 98902. His current job is station commander for the greater Yakima valley. He covers from Easton to Grandview. He’s been involved with the army 18 1/2 years. He is currently a station commander doing the recruiting. He has 5 recruiters working for him.  He joined the army when he was 19 years old and what got him interested was a sense of accomplishment and continuing his education. To join the army you must have a high school diploma. If you have other job skills they have ways to help you become an Officer (4-year college degree). He enjoys the idea of being part of an organization. He thinks that all soldiers are important.  The army first originated in 1775. The thing that has changed about the army the most is the quality of the soldier. The things that are most important in the army today are the different weapon systems that they are going through, and being able to move from country to country fast. A major problem facing the army today is changing to a new force. He predicts great things for the future of the army. He thinks the technology will change the most about the army in the future. Some of the major advantages for the army are the technical training that you receive. Army recruiters get paid the same as any other recruiter in the military, (it only matters what level you are on.) He gets paid around $3,000 a month. He thinks Saddam Hussien is playing a hide and go seek game. People usually decide to be in the army 3 or 4 years each enlistment. When you join the army you take a test, and from that test you decide what job you want from how smart you are. I think he was a good choice because he knew a lot about the army and had been in the army for a while.

Bibliography Carpenter, Jerry.  Personal Interview.  January 7th, 2003 Clancy, Tom. Armored cav. New York: Barkly books, 1994.  p. 1  Green, Michael. The United States Army. Mankanto:  Capstone Press, 1998. P. 29 Michael J.H. Taylor. Missiles of the World. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1980. P.112 "Military  Careers." Career Discovery Encyclopedia. 2000 "US Army." Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe. 2001

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