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The Warrior's Journey. Bill Liggin. The Warrior’s Journey. The Old Self. Pre-reflective before war Pre-initiated Civilian innocent Answer the call Uninitiated Innocent self Hears the call Imagination Intention. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Bill LigginBill Liggin
Pre-reflective before war
Pre-initiatedCivilian innocent Answer the callUninitiatedInnocent selfHears the callImaginationIntention
14,000 Recorded Wars
American Revolution (1775–1783) War of 1812 (1812–1815) Indian Wars (approx. 1817–1898) Mexican War (1846–1848) Civil War (1861–1865 Spanish-American War (1898–1902) World War I (1917–1918) World War II (1940–1945) Korean War (1950–1953) Vietnam War (1964–1975) Gulf War (1990–1991) Global War on Terror (as of Sept. 30, 2006)
Five Branches of Service
ArmyAir Force
Navy Marines Coast Guard
American Revolution (1775-1783)Total U.S. Servicemembers 217,000Battle Deaths 4,435Non-mortal Woundings 6,188
War of 1812 (1812-1815)Total U.S. Servicemembers 286,730Battle Deaths 2,260Non-mortal Woundings 4,505
Indian Wars (approx. 1817-1898)Total U.S. Servicemembers (VA estimate)106,000Battle Deaths (VA estimate) 1,000
Mexican War (1846-1848)Total U.S. Servicemembers 78,718Battle Deaths 1,733Other Deaths (In Theater) 11,550Non-mortal Woundings 4,152
Civil War (1861-1865)Total U.S. Servicemembers (Union) 2,213,363Battle Deaths (Union) 140,414Other Deaths (In Theater) (Union) 224,097Non-mortal Woundings (Union) 281,881Total Servicemembers (Conf.) 1,050,000
Battle Deaths (Confederate) 74,524Other Deaths (In Theater) (Confederate) 59,297Non-mortal Woundings (Confederate) Unknown
Spanish-American War (1898-1902)Total U.S. Servicemembers (Worldwide)306,760Battle Deaths 385Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 2,061Non-mortal Woundings 1,662
World War I (1917-1918)Total U.S. Servicemembers (Worldwide)4,734,991Battle Deaths 53,402Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 63,114Non-mortal Woundings 204,002Living Veterans 1
World War II (1941 –1945)Total U.S. Servicemembers (Worldwide)16,112,566Battle Deaths 291,557Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 113,842Non-mortal Woundings 671,846Living Veterans 2,306,000
Korean War (1950-1953)Total U.S. Servicemembers (Worldwide) 5,720,000Battle Deaths 33,739Other Deaths (In Theater) 2,835Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 17,672Non-mortal Woundings 103,284Living Veterans 2,307,000
Vietnam War (1964-1975)Total U.S. Servicemembers (Worldwide)8,744,000Deployed to Southeast Asia 3,403,000Battle Deaths 47,434Other Deaths (In Theater) 10,786Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 32,000Non-mortal Woundings 153,303Living Veterans 7,125,000
Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-1991)Total U.S. Servicemembers (Worldwide)2,322,000Deployed to Gulf 694,550Battle Deaths 147Other Deaths (In Theater) 235Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 1,590Non-mortal Woundings 467Living Veterans 5, 10 2,269,000
America’s Wars Total (1775 -1991)U.S. Military Service during Wartime41,891,368Battle Deaths 651,030Other Deaths (In Theater) 308,800Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 230,279Non-mortal Woundings 1,431,290Living War Veterans 17,456,000Living Veterans (Periods of War & Peace)23,442,000
Global War on Terror (Oct 2001 - )The Global War on Terror (GWOT), including Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), are ongoing conflicts. For the most current GWOT statistics, visit the following Department of Defense Website: http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/gwot_component.pdf
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Power: 1950 National Security Report “ no coalition is big enough to contain the
Kremlin”
Prestige: 1966 McNamara is quoted “avoid humiliation”
Principles: 1965 Johnson said,” appetite for aggression is never satisfied” Quoted the
Bible: “Hither shall I come and no further”
Profit: 1965 Henry Cabot Lodge said “we have to protect our economic interest”
the wealth of Asia will be undermined”. Rice, rubber, tin, we do not exist in an economic vacuum”
Protection: 1968 Johnson said” “when a nation is attacked it will fight to protect
boundaries and people”. We are not just protecting the Vietnamese, we are protecting every American . . . we must protect ourselves.
How were you calledCircumstancesDeparture to the unknownPhysical, ASVABSay goodbye to the old selfInduction Center
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AFQT Qualifying Scores for Each Branch of Service
Branch Required AFQT Score* Army 31Navy 35Marines32Air Force 36Coast Guard 36
First initiationReformation of identity
Self to group thoughtDeconstruction of
civilian identityTrauma, humiliationHurry up and waitMOS Weeding-out process
5 a.m. - Wake up
5:30 a.m. - Physical Training
6:30 a.m. - Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - Training
Noon - Lunch
1 p.m. - Training
5 p.m. - Dinner
6 p.m. - Drill Sergeant Time
8:30 p.m. - Personal Time
9:30 p.m. - Lights Out