notes from March 31

All we need to do with this paper is explore the topic, not actually answer it. With references, we can pick up ideas as if they were tangible objects. We can use these sources however we want.
Subtopics. Godzilla can represent American Occupation, or juvenile violence, or japanese reimergence and revival. Think of all resources that address the theme. 'Institutional Change' will be a good avenue for me to explore. Focus on the concept.
Have you understood me?
Perhaps. I've decided to drop my first article on the physiological effects of strenous military training. I've already discussed in detail the detriments of punishment. This paper will focus on exploring how to change the military training culture. I think I'll use the first metaphor: The Sweet Hell Inside, How to heal hundreds of thousands of wounds simultaneously, a quest for reform and restructure in the United States Military, with an emphasis on the army.
This will be good. I'll perhaps use the book, The Sweet Hell Inside, which addresses slavery, as a source. How does the dance change? Maybe I could use the change of a family dance to illustrate on a small scale what I am proposing. Perhaps. So....
My next course of action is....
1. The Article I already have.
2. The Sweet Hell Inside
3. Changing the family dance.
4. Look into 'institutional change' on Google or on Ebsco and/or the library. (I hope this yields four sources, if not, my life is over.

1. What is a fitting metaphor for the thing I'm writing about?
A: Do the Revolution, baby! How to heal hundreds of thousands of wounds simultaneously, a quest for reform and restructure in the United States Military, with an emphasis on the army.B: Bridge over Troubled Water, not a quick fix put a permanent solution. C: The Sweet Hell Inside, the military's mad dance of anguish and pandemonium, must we keep doing this to ourselves for the sake of tradition?
2. What is on my mind about my topic?
I noticed that the topic I'm addressing has changed slightly. In the last post, I mentioned that the first article only partially ties in to the punitive aspect of training and the solution for it. As afternotes for the second article, I indicated that I wanted to focus on instituting an atmosphere of trust, kindness, acceptance and personal responsibility, centered around the current Army Values. I need to address this discrepancy.
3. Where am I headed next on my paper?
Professor Crane suggested that I might go to google and look up 'institutional change'.
There will be one focus only. I will grab these three loose ends (1.How can the military training culture be changed? 2.the punitive aspect of training and the solution for it 3.instituting an atmosphere of trust, kindness, acceptance and personal responsibility) centered around the current Army Values. and tie them together. I have a question and a compliment for Professor Crane, I like using metaphorical language in research, it makes it much more readable (if it's not overdone). My question is, will any of these that I wrote this morning replace my current title??

Resources from the library about my research.

I have chosen two articles. The first one is "Immune and Hormonal Changes following Intense Military Training."
This is a physical study of recruits after intense military training. This is useful to me to illustrate the weakned condition of recruits.
This is useful, but I may not keep it because my focus is on the punitive aspect of military training and the solution for that. This merely shows the physical results are of intense military training which may or may not relate to my topic.
The second one is called "Train Like We Fight, Fight Like We Train: Establishing the Air and Space Expeditionary Force Training Center" This serves as a good model for me. However, the emphaiss in this article is on team cohesion and on the expeditionary operational concept which is explained in detail in the article. My focus would be on instituting an atmosphere of trust, kindness, acceptance and personal responsibility, centered around the current Army Values. This article focuses on the United State Air Force. My focus is on the United States military, with an emphasis on the Army.

Research Paper

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Research Paper

My research question is: "How can the military training culture be changed?" which goes hand in hand with: "Why should the military training culture be changed?"
I am a 21 year-old white male. I am in the Army National Guard, and I have been through training only, never deployed. Although, my unit was deployed and those soldiers can provide ample information about the combat environment.