Sentences with phrase «military position as»

Green architecture works with the landscape: The geography of Besançon made the city an important military position as early as the arrival of Caesar in 58 BC.

Not exact matches

Stepping into her new role this week as the first African - American woman to hold the position of First Captain of the U.S. Military Academy's Corps of Cadets, Askew will be responsible for overseeing the performance of approximately 4,400 students, according to the Associated Press.

Since taking the reins of the group in 2010, he has transformed it from a local branch of al - Qaida into an independent transnational military force, positioning himself as perhaps the pre-eminent figure in the global jihadi community.

In August, when Askew stepped into her role as First Captain of the U.S. Military Academy's Corps of Cadets, her leadership position broke both racial and gender barriers.

His emphasis on hard power and intelligence - gathering as the primary means of pursuing Canada's interests is now echoed by the current administration in Washington, which has gutted the State Department, allocated record amounts of funding to the military and appointed military - minded men in key foreign policy positions.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Myanmar on Friday on the first visit to the country by a Japanese leader in 36 years, as Tokyo bids to reassert its position as a top economic partner after decades of frosty relations with the previous military...

As a private citizen he sent a very public letter to President Clinton supporting his position on gays in the military.

Had Brown not been cut down, he may have grown into a more life affirming position; perhaps as an internationally renowned neurosurgeon, a nationally syndicated newscaster, a White House cabinet member, a military general, a preacher of the Gospel, or perhaps as a simple and ordinary man who loves his wife and leads his family well, like so many who sit in our congregations every Sunday.

In preparing to teach a course, I looked through a folder of accumulated notes and realized that I first taught the course to an adult class consisting of three women: Jennifer, a widow of about 60 years of age with an eighth - grade schooling, whose primary occupations were keeping a brood of chickens and a goat and watching the soaps on television; Penny, 55, an army wife who treated her retired military husband and her teenage son and daughter as items of furniture in her antiseptic house, dusting them off and placing them in positions that would show them off to her best advantage, and then getting upset when they didn't stay where she put them — she was, as you can imagine, in a perpetual state of upset; and Brenda, married, mother of two teenage sons, a timid, shy, introverted hypochondriac who read her frequently updated diagnoses and prescriptions from about a dozen doctors as horoscopes — the scriptures by which she lived.

The high court in Pakistan, a Muslim - majority country, ruled on March 9 that citizens must declare their religious affiliation before joining government positions such as the military, civil service or judiciary system.

Following his address, as the military band played, a parade of flags borne by uniformed groups moved along the aisles and a huge American flag was raised from its folded position to stretch completely from the floor to the ceiling of that high sanctuary.

Snuffy was baseball's top position player in 1945, when many of the league's best (such as Ted Williams, Stan Musial and Joe DiMaggio) were serving in the military.

The Baby carrier is designed to fit parent of all shapes and sizes comfortably, with front and back carrying positions as the straps are adjustable with high quality military standard buckles.

Due to his lack of military expertise, Akhundzada may increase violence to consolidate his position, and as means of demonstrating his military capabilities.

Lord Ashcroft's interest in the Forces and their charities, military history and courage provided the background to the appointment, and he was in a position to bring a completely independent approach as he held no candle for any particular body.

That move was seen as an attempt to position Grace Mugabe to continue a Mugabe dynasty of power - This prompted the military to step in and place Mr. Mugabe under house arrest, in events that stopped short of an outright coup de tat.

«The NVRC will build upon and solidify the region's ongoing effort to position CNY as the nation's leader in research and programming connected to the veteran and military sectors.»

• A national veterans resource complex that would leverage the services of Syracuse University's Institute for Veterans and Military Families and position the area as a national leader for veterans affairs, offering education, job training and other services.

However, as the leader of the UK's main opposition party there is at least a theoretical possibility that he will one day be in the position of deciding whether or not Britain should take military action to defend our neighbours and allies.

His efforts to position his wife Grace as his successor triggered fury in the military that had underpinned his regime.

On May 2, Gibson, a retired Army colonel who spent 29 years in the military, said in a written statement that he has accepted a position as a visiting lecturer at Williams College and wanted to spend more time with his family, as his three teenagers are in their last years at home.

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said if the Prime Minister «changes his position and comes back to Parliament seeking Parliament's sanction for military action, then as a responsible opposition then of course we would have to consider that but the same criteria would apply».

Both Brian and Moldovan credit the training they received in classroom teaching, and the experience gained as military instructors, with their decisions to pursue Ph.D. degrees, which both hope will lead to university teaching positions.

Experienced military personnel interested in education as well as research can apply for a position as a lecturer at NPS or as an instructor at one of the military academies.

Other countries should be worried, too: even if their militaries are not as dependent on satellites, they make use of them for positioning, weather forecasts and communications.

Naomi Lubick, a C&EN correspondent, interviewed Kassem Alsayed Mahmoud, a native Syrian who was forced to join the military despite his position as a food sciences professor at a Syrian university.

The complex event and its aftermath can also be further illuminated via discussions of larger themes in social and political history, such as balancing national safety and civil rights — comparing reactions to 9/11 with those following the attack on Pearl Harbor, for example — or the grounds for overseas military interventions — such as the recent U.S. engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan as compared with the U.S.'s position on the League of Nations after World War I. «These themes put a light on it,» Brodsky Schur says, giving teachers and even parents a way to integrate such a seemingly unteachable event.

This position seems reasonable as long as NATO is seen by Russia as the «main external threat of war,» as stated in the 2010 Military Doctrine of Russia.

Like the previous films in the franchise, it positions the military as the good guys who know what's best while the government characters are all bureaucrats who stand in the way of what needs to be done.

Alek enlists in the military and Spencer, after a few rejections at higher level service positions, finds a place within the forces as well.

Four years ago, townsfolk cringed when they found out that England Air Force Base was closing as part of a nationwide military downsizing, taking with it 4,800 base - related jobs — including 70 positions at the base school — and leveling up to one - third of the region's economy.

As an employee for the Defense Intelligence Agency, which was founded by Robert McNamara in 1961 as a way to integrate all of the military intelligence for the Department of Defense, Haddad is actually part of a rare group — fewer than 20 psychologists around the world are employed by an intelligence agency in similar positionAs an employee for the Defense Intelligence Agency, which was founded by Robert McNamara in 1961 as a way to integrate all of the military intelligence for the Department of Defense, Haddad is actually part of a rare group — fewer than 20 psychologists around the world are employed by an intelligence agency in similar positionas a way to integrate all of the military intelligence for the Department of Defense, Haddad is actually part of a rare group — fewer than 20 psychologists around the world are employed by an intelligence agency in similar positions.

«Dan's background as a military and commercial pilot and past leadership positions in FAA and the aviation sector ensures a seamless transition to continue the important mission of the FAA,» said Secretary Chao.

These Land Rovers will showcase the key milestones in Land Rover's 65 - year history and also some 4 × 4 world first innovations such as anti-lock brakes, adjustable air suspension, Electronic Traction Control, Hill Descent Control, Terrain Response and Stop / Start technologies.To position Land Rover as the world's most versatile vehicle, the vehicles on display at the event will demonstrate Land Rover's capability, with ploughing, emergency service, military, expedition, royal and concept vehicles.

Sullivan brilliantly dissects the positions of the four factions he sees battling over homosexuality in America, then advances military service and marriage as the political goals gays most need to pursue in order to achieve equal citizenship.

As a military officer, he is used to being in a position of dominance, yet here he finds himself confronted with a form of knowledge that offers him no landmarks, nothing to hold on to: «We marched down the ranks in that colossal store house of books, and I don't mind telling you I was not particularly overwhelmed; those rows of books are not particularly worse than a garrison on parade.

Carvoeiro's culture is linked to its strategic position as a military lookout point and you can see many remnants of this intriguing heritage.

He has helped shape the U.S. military position on climate change to a more proactive one, casting climate change as a «threat multiplier» for national security.

Seems to me in hindsight that some prominent properties of current sceptics include — worked many years evaluating technical reports, commonly to approve or reject budget requests from others — many from industry or military rather than academia — careers that promote you for delivering the goods, like making profit — worked in positions requiring accountability — often with a degree in humanities as well as science / engineering, allowing interest in social conduct — education more often degrees short of PhD — old enough to have gained some wisdom — realistic about the horror of climategate and its whitewashes — appreciative of the rigour and good spirit of Climate Audit

First, the influence of the United States on South Korea — both from its decades - long military presence in the country and its position since the end of the Cold War as lone superpower — has prompted social changes in the country that make it ready for public involvement in trials.

The latest figure I heard was that the Air Force accepted 4 % of its applicants for a position as a Judge Advocate (For a look at whether you might be the right fit for a military lawyer lifestyle, see my last post).

There are also cases of objectors serving in service positions of a military branch, such as medics or chaplains.

Although he missed little time from work in the Canadian Armed Forces and in fact was promoted in the years after the car crash the court found that there was a possibility that the Plaintiff would not be able to continue in his current position or perhaps in the military altogether as a result of his injuries.

As a military judge, you may spend one tour, usually three years, on the trial bench, and then move back into a position either in a headquarters staff as a judge advocate general (JAG) or as a staff judge advocate, the senior legal advisor to a commander of an installation or uniAs a military judge, you may spend one tour, usually three years, on the trial bench, and then move back into a position either in a headquarters staff as a judge advocate general (JAG) or as a staff judge advocate, the senior legal advisor to a commander of an installation or unias a judge advocate general (JAG) or as a staff judge advocate, the senior legal advisor to a commander of an installation or unias a staff judge advocate, the senior legal advisor to a commander of an installation or unit.

Possess equivalent experience as evidenced by previous driving experience, including military training and experience, completion of recognized tractor - trailer refresher course, and / or demonstrated performance on a road evaluation and no more than (24) months has elapsed since holding a full - time driving position, the applicant may be considered for employment.

If you are interested in learning the food trade as a military professional, the position comes with military benefits: paid training, medical benefits, G.I. Bill, student loan repayment, etc..

If you served in the military or held a board position, list this experience as you would any other role in your work history.

Just as veterans enter a wide variety of civilian jobs when they leave the military, current military personnel also hold some unusual positions while in the service.

Sometimes, in the military, you are performing the exact same job as a military contractor, so transitioning to a government contractor job is less stressful than landing a corporate or federal position after time spent in the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard.

It is not unusual for a military member or veteran to be hired as a civilian for the same job or similar position once held while on Active Duty.