General of the Armies of the United States by Ditrick Castillo https://padlet.com/ditrickscottcastillo/a8chmar63ynwjkqa General John J. Pershing en-us 2022-04-30 06:11:47 UTC 2022-05-03 00:31:32 UTC hello@padlet.com Ditrick Castillo ditrickscottcastillo https://padlet.com/ditrickscottcastillo/a8chmar63ynwjkqa/wish/2165119157 HS315

]]> 2022-04-30 06:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ditrickscottcastillo/a8chmar63ynwjkqa/wish/2165119157 John J. Pershing ditrickscottcastillo https://padlet.com/ditrickscottcastillo/a8chmar63ynwjkqa/wish/2165119493 John J. Pershing started his life on a farm in Missouri where he originally pursued a career in education and only choose to join the military because he could get a free education out of it. He preformed well at the famous West Point military school and was selected for a leadership position where he would eventually reach the highest rank possible for a cadet. Pershing first served in the Spanish American war where he was recognized for his courage and leadership abilities, he was also recognized by his commanding officer as “cool as a bowl of cracked ice” under fire. What made him stand out above all was how Pershing handled the Moro in the Philippines. Rather than inserting more U.S. soldiers in the Philippines, he chose to lower the level of violence. He helped the Filipinos develop a court system and recruited law enforcement, reformed laws and made money to build schools and trading post for the economy, and personally learned the Moro dialect as well as getting to know the Muslim leaders to build a relationship with them. He was able to defeat the Moro in the Philippines without violence and make them an ally to the U.S. Theodore Roosevelt promoted Pershing to brigadier general from captain bypassing over 800 senior officers, where promotions were usually based off seniority. At the start of American involvement in World War 1 Pershing became the commander of the American Expeditionary forces and now was tasked with a war no one had faced before. The army was to go from just 200,000 men to over two million the biggest army America had to manage. This huge increase would cause a number of problems that Pershing would have to face such as, training all the new soldiers in warfare he was not familiar with himself, controlling such a large army, the logistics of supplying the army across the ocean (the first war U.S. soldiers fought on foreign soil) and, as this war was the first modern war Pershing had to adapt to the new warfare and catch-up with the others who had already been fighting and evolving for 3 years. 

 

]]> 2022-04-30 06:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ditrickscottcastillo/a8chmar63ynwjkqa/wish/2165119493 John J. Pershing Leadership Attributes/Flaws ditrickscottcastillo https://padlet.com/ditrickscottcastillo/a8chmar63ynwjkqa/wish/2166563047 --Seasoned soldier: Served in the ghost dance movement, Spanish American war and, war in the Philippines.
--Humble: Was not a good tactician but recruited people to make up for what he lacked.
--Personal courage: acted courageously in battle and was cool under enemy fire.
--Moral courage: split his army after he is unable to command all of it on his own regardless of the criticism he would face.
--Respected his soldiers: he respected their opinions even if they opposed his, admired black soldiers.
--Adaptation: adjusted to the new means of modern war and great increase in his army.
--Great diplomat: ended terrorism in Philippines by creating government and connecting with people.
--Intellect: Graduated from West Point and studied warfare on the front of allies battles Including French and British as well as the Russo-Japanese war
--Cared for his troops: Developed the trench boot, they called the Pershing boot, for his troops.

]]> 2022-05-02 10:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ditrickscottcastillo/a8chmar63ynwjkqa/wish/2166563047 General Pershing's accomplishments ditrickscottcastillo https://padlet.com/ditrickscottcastillo/a8chmar63ynwjkqa/wish/2166563777 --Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW1.
--Only American to be promoted to General of the Armies in their own lifetime.
--Successfully created an organized system to control and supply over 2 million troops overseas.
--Graduated West point military school and reached highest rank possible for cadet.
--Awarded silver star in Spanish American war
--Solved terrorism problem in Philippines with peaceful tactics that were used in Afghanistan.
--Promoted to Brigadier General skipping over 800 officers senior to him.
--Created the Reserve Officer Association.
--Writings of the first world war studies greatly influenced next generation of Commanders and shaped the future of them including, Macarthur and Eisenhower.
 ]]> 2022-05-02 10:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ditrickscottcastillo/a8chmar63ynwjkqa/wish/2166563777 Why He is Important ditrickscottcastillo https://padlet.com/ditrickscottcastillo/a8chmar63ynwjkqa/wish/2166564259 What John J. Pershing was able to achieve in his lifetime is incredible. He was able to create a way to organize, train, supply and, control the biggest army the U.S. has ever had. His success commanding the American Expeditionary Force in World War 1 not only caused Allies victory but set the very foundation for The United States military in future war. Pershing created a number of programs to help make America dominate in future wars such as his board of studies to learn from events he faced in WW1, Expansion of army schools and, his influence on future Commanders such as Eisenhower and MacArthur.

]]> 2022-05-02 10:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ditrickscottcastillo/a8chmar63ynwjkqa/wish/2166564259 References ditrickscottcastillo https://padlet.com/ditrickscottcastillo/a8chmar63ynwjkqa/wish/2166566199 https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/08/20/what-black-jack-pershing-can-teach-us-about-fighting-terrorists-215509/

https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/pershing_john_j

https://books.google.com/books/about/Great_Commanders.html?id=On2WzQEACAAJ



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