Podcasts about west pointers

West Point was a culmination of goals and challenges that Imani had for himself in highschool. Imani wanted to play in Division I College football, he wanted to challenge himself academically and personally, and he wanted to prepare himself for a career in medicine. Early visits and interactions with West Pointers further solidified those goals. Imani didn't go to the preparatory school, but went straight into West Point. Accepting the new challenges of College Football, Military training, Leader Development, and Academics. Shocking his system, and facing the challenge head on. Imani threw himself at sports, academics, and everything West Point had to offer him. Imani tackled the long path to prepare for acceptance into the Medical Branch and the path to being a doctor. Imani completed all of the prerequisites and submitted his packet, but fell just short of being accepted. Imani would branch Field Artillery and serve in South Korea, Germany, and deploy to Iraq two times. All the while Imani was focusing on the next step, preparing for the MCAT and preparing for Medical School. Imani would transition out of the military after the end of his second deployment and the end of his initial military service obligation. Soon after he was at the University of Washington and focusing on orthopedic medicine. Fast forward several years and Imani is now a Commander in the U.S Navy and an orthopedic surgeon in Annapolis, Maryland. This is his story. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joe-harrison0/support

Laura joined West Point from a family with long lineage of West Pointers. Family stories about the ideals of the Military Academy and Military service echoed throughout Laura's childhood and her acceptance as a new cadet was the end of that dream and the beginning of her life of service. The idealism of West Point was tarnished by the actions of a few when Laura faced sexual harassment and a sexual assault in her first year at the Academy. Laura's grit, family support, and peers helped her turn the corner on her experience and graduate from West Point, but the pain lingered. Laura lived a double life of high performance and high achievement on the outside, while struggling with self doubt and anxiety on the inside. It was only when she was able to be herself and not the person that pain had turned her into that Laura was able to break down that barrier to peace. This is her story. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joe-harrison0/support

CPT Shaye Haver and CPT Kristen Greist are the two first women to graduate as U.S. Army Rangers and become Infantry Officers. In this conversation, they offer inspiration and practical takeaways for all of us. Though both West Pointers, Haver and Greist came from different backgrounds and motivations. In this interview we talk about what directed them toward the unique opportunity and challenge of Ranger School, what they did to prepare, and how they faced failure and disappointment. This opportunity to hear from both exceptional leaders is not one to miss.

On today's show we have 5 rounds in the magazine ... Round 1: Capt. Sir Mansfield Cumming suggested that British intelligence agents use semen as invisible ink during World War I, but later put a stop to it due to the smell. Round 2: An update from a wild stolen valor case from a few weeks ago. Justice is getting served. Round 3: Is Tulsi Gabbard a traitor? Round 4: Iran reportedly bombs sites in Iraq that house US service members which for fuck sake, Iran. Not right now. Round 5: Ukraine update

Just then, the apartment door opened. I heard a soft-spoken female voice, “Tadaima!” “Miyako is here, and she brought our lawyer from the airport,” Tom remarked. A very attractive Japanese lady entered the room, walked right up to me, held out her hand, and bowed slightly. I had expected her to be wearing a kimono, but she was wearing a conservative, grey dress. She had a slight accent, “I'm Miyako. Thank you for saving my husband's life!” She gripped my hand with both of hers. “It's a real pleasure to meet you, Miyako. I'm not so sure I saved his life, but I'm glad I was there to help.” Tom interjected, “Here comes my lawyer.” A gorgeous Eurasian woman, about my age, entered the room, rushed over to Tom, and hugged him. “Daddy!” Tom hugged her back, then introduced me, “Samantha, this is the Hamilton I've been telling you about.” She held out her hand. “Call me Sam.” I shook her hand, and said, “Sam, it's a real pleasure to meet you. I'm Ham.” “Sam I'm Ham,” she responded, “sounds like we're reading a Doctor Seuss book.” Tom beamed. “That's my girl. Sharp as a whip. She finished at the top of her class at Harvard Law School last month. We're so proud of her.” Sam appeared to blush. “Now,” Tom said, “let's go have a great dinner. Do you like steak?” He didn't have to ask me a second time. While I put on my suit and tied my tie, Tom changed to an equally outstanding outfit. We all got into the car, and Tom said something in Japanese to the driver. “The absolute best steak in Tokyo is at the Misono Steak House, in Akasaka,” Tom announced. We drove through narrow streets for about a half hour, and pulled up outside a small restaurant front. We went into a dimly-lit, elegant restaurant, and sat at a table with a large skillet built into the surface. Tom and Miyako sat on one side of the table, and Sam sat next to me, on my right. I think she purposely positioned herself there to help me with my chopsticks if I had trouble. A chef appeared with four thick steaks, some shrimp, and an assortment of vegetables, and he proceeded to cook them in front of us. He put on an incredible performance, slicing and dicing the steaks and then tossing the pieces of meat over his head and catching them in the rice bowls in front of each of us. “This is Kobe beef,” Tom explained. “Every minute of their lives these animals are massaged, and they're fed beer all day long. The meat is tender enough to cut between your chopsticks. You'll see.” “And, by the way,” he continued, “from now on, we're not calling them chopsticks. They're hashi.” “Got it. Hashi,” I answered. “Ham went to the Air Force Academy,” Tom explained, looking at Sam. “Where'd you go for undergraduate?” I asked Sam. “I graduated from Northwestern in 1966.” We ate in silence for a few minutes, with me trying my best to impress my hosts, and especially Sam, my facility withhashi. I was getting pretty good, getting almost every bite to my mouth without dropping anything. Then Sam ventured, “You know, I almost dated a cadet once.” “Sounds like you dodged a bullet,” I replied. “No, I was actually really looking forward to it. In the fall of 1963, when I was a sophomore, the Army and Air Force were playing their first-ever football game, at Soldier Field in Chicago.” I remembered it well. I was a doolie at the time, and the entire cadet wing was going to travel to Chicago by train to watch the game and then have a post-game formal ball. We were going to have a joint ball with the “Woops” – the West Pointers – who had also come to Chicago en masse. As a doolie, I had never gotten the opportunity to leave the base since entering the Academy in the summer, and this was going to be a real treat. After the game, we would have about four hours to be out on our own to explore Chicago before the ball. I was really looking forward to it. Then, the day before our departure, my appendix burst and I had peritonitis. I had emergency surgery, and couldn't go on the trip. I was stuck in the Academy hospital, to watch the game – Air Force beat Army – on television. The only cadet in the hospital. In fact, I was the only patient in the entire hospital, other than a Math instructor's wife, who was only there for about three days to deliver her baby. “There was a formal ball after the game,” Sam continued, “and they wanted local college girls to be blind dates for the cadets. It sounded like it would be fun, and I volunteered. I bought a beautiful gown and gorgeous long, white leather formal gloves. And shoes. Remember?” She looked over at Tom and Miyako. They nodded. “I showed up at the ball, and I was as dolled-up as I could be. I'd gone to the hairdresser and had my hair done in the morning, and had my nails done also. And the cadets were so handsome in their mess uniforms. Is that what it's called?” “Mess dress,” I answered. “That's right, mess dress. And I'm not just saying this, Ham, I thought the Air Force cadets looked a lot sharper than the West Pointers.” “It goes without saying,” I answered. “So, I went to the reception hall where all the girls were assembling, and one by one the social director called out the names of the girls and they would go through the door to the ballroom and meet their blind dates.” She paused, took a deep breath, and swallowed hard. “And then I was left all alone. I didn't have a date.” “What!” I exclaimed. “Were they crazy?” “No, it was just, the blind dates had already been pre-arranged, and the cadet I was supposed to be paired up with was in the hospital. I went back to my dorm room and cried myself to sleep.” Tom and Miyako were staring at me. “Ham! Are you all right? You're white as a sheet.” I found myself frozen, with my chopsticks, okay, myhashi, half-way to my mouth, and I couldn't move. Finally, I regained my composure. “That was me! I was the cadet in the hospital!” Now it was Sam's turn to be speechless. Tom looked at Miyako and said, “Sore wa narimasu”. She nodded. Then he looked at me. “I'm sorry for speaking Japanese, Ham. What I said to Miyako was that when something is meant to be, it will be.” My eyes locked onto Sam's and I remembered: that was exactly what Colonel Ryan had said.

Alex Gorsky is the long-time CEO of Johnson & Johnson. In this conversation, he talks about leading an American icon like J&J, and the company's contributions to the global effort for a Covid-19 vaccine. He also discusses with Stan the leadership lessons learned as junior infantry officers and West Pointers, and how those lessons shaped him as a CEO of a global company today.

Alex Gorsky is the long-time CEO of Johnson & Johnson. In this conversation, he talks about leading an American icon like J&J, and the company's contributions to the global effort for a Covid-19 vaccine. He also discusses with Stan the leadership lessons learned as junior infantry officers and West Pointers, and how those lessons shaped him as a CEO of a global company today.

In today's free episode, it's a bit of a potpourri, ranging from the weirdness of virtual funerals, Trump requiring graduating West Pointers to come back to school just so he can give a self-important speech, and then we do a bit of a deep dive into how Biden is faring (well, in fact) considering he's not getting nearly as much TV time as Trump in these trying times. Then we close with the news that Diamond & Silk got kicked off Fox News for spreading Covid conspiracy theories, and a few more of the world's best jokes from John. Enjoy. (And PS, we had some sound issues today, we think one of our mics might have broken. We're investigating, and apologize in advance.) This is one of our free episodes, but to hear all of our shows in full, and support our work, please become a subscriber over at Patreon, thanks: https://www.patreon.com/join/UnPresidentedPodcast?

This episode @Not_Nich talks about his time in IBOLC and how he dealt with his some of his classmates in the course. He also talks about the memories he made with many of the West Pointers.WATCH ON YOUTUBE!Everything discussed in these videos are elaborated for the sake of comedic storytelling. None of this is a reflection on the military nor my fellow comrades.I love my job and my country these are stories to laugh and bring humor to an otherwise serious and intense Military CourseSubscribe, Share and become a Tenant.Follow @Not_Nich onTwitter: https://twitter.com/Not_NichInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/not_nich/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/notnichmedia/Thanks for checking into Floor 13.Enjoy your stay.

Louis Avallone and Stephen Parr are wondering if Governor John Bel Edwards is dodging the issue of his apparent support of abortions which continued under his own ordered to stop all elective surgery for the last several weeks.Louis and Stephen agree the need to open up elective surgeries was badly needed by so many people in Louisiana; however, not enforcing his own statewide ban on elective surgeries as it applied to abortions was moral cowardliness…..something West Pointers are taught not to engage in at the Academy.For some, "homeschooling" is going along about as expected, but for others, there is nothing happening at all. Our @American Mamas, Teri Netterville and Denise Arthur talk about their observations of the situation.
Rick John, Attorney at Law in Shreveport, LA, explains that so many of the government orders and health emergency proclamations, may not be in compliance with existing laws, whether or not massive population quarantine is legal.

Louis Avallone and Stephen Parr are wondering if Governor John Bel Edwards is dodging the issue of his apparent support of abortions which continued under his own ordered to stop all elective surgery for the last several weeks.Louis and Stephen agree the need to open up elective surgeries was badly needed by so many people in Louisiana; however, not enforcing his own statewide ban on elective surgeries as it applied to abortions was moral cowardliness…..something West Pointers are taught not to engage in at the Academy.For some, "homeschooling" is going along about as expected, but for others, there is nothing happening at all. Our @American Mamas, Teri Netterville and Denise Arthur talk about their observations of the situation.
Rick John, Attorney at Law in Shreveport, LA, explains that so many of the government orders and health emergency proclamations, may not be in compliance with existing laws, whether or not massive population quarantine is legal.

Tuesday before Thanksgiving on the WIKY Morning Show and we welcomed Glenn Roberts of the Tristate Food Bank to give us our Ton of Turkeys total and we also chatted with a couple of West Pointers from our area who are home for the holidays. Special thanks to Martha Seal for arranging the visits from the USMA.

General Ann Dunwoody (@AnnDunwoody) grew up as an Army brat in a family with four generations of West Pointers, became the first female four-star general in the US, and is the author of A Higher Standard: Leadership Strategies from America's First Female Four-Star General. "Good leaders never stop learning." -General Ann Dunwoody The Cheat Sheet: Why it's important to never walk by a mistake -- unless you want to set a new, lower standard. Why keeping a higher standard is not just personally gratifying, but economically viable. Why good leaders aren't invincible -- and don't try to be. How to leverage advocates and attractors for the benefit of all. What organizations lose by ignoring the power of diversity -- and why it's not just "a PC thing." And so much more... Full show notes at https://theartofcharm.com/650/ Find out more about the team who makes The Art of Charm podcast here! With pain-free invoicing, FreshBooks helps entrepreneurs and freelancers save time and avoid a lot of the stress that comes with running a small business. Try a month of unrestricted use for free here (no credit card required)! Enter ART OF CHARM in the How You Heard About Us section. Avoid trips to the post office with Stamps.com -- The Art of Charm listeners get a postal scale and $55 of postage for free here! Talkspace makes it easy to connect with an experienced, licensed therapist who you pick based on your preferences for a fraction of the price of traditional therapy. Click here and use coupon code CHARM to get $30 off your first month! Does your business have an Internet presence? Now save a whopping 50% on new webhosting packages here with HostGator by using coupon code CHARM! Catch season two of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath on A&E! Free yourself from typing notes, reports, and documents by going with the transcriptionists we trust here at AoC: TranscriptionOutsourcing.net -- 99% or higher accuracy guaranteed! HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dig the show, please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! This is what helps us stand out from the crowd and help people find the credible advice they need. Review the show in iTunes! We rely on it! http://www.theartofcharm.com/mobilereview Stay Charming!

Wayne Wei-Siang Hsieh, author of "West Pointers and the Civil War."

Wayne Wei-Siang Hsieh, author of "West Pointers and the Civil War."

Wayne Wei-Siang Hsieh, author of "West Pointers and the Civil War."

Wayne Wei-Siang Hsieh, author of "West Pointers and the Civil War."