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Godwin 1 Abigale Godwin Dr.

Sally Griffen English 1103 12 October 2013 Discourse Community Proposal The discourse community that I am researching is the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). As laid out in the Swales article, ROTC has the 6 common characteristics of a discourse community. The first characteristic talks about having a broad set of goals. In ROTC, the main goal is to have its cadets graduate college and commission as a 2nd Lt in the Army of the United States of America. The next characteristic is intercommunication. The thing about ROTC, is that information is disseminated through the chain of command by word of mouth but mainly through email. After an event in ROTC there is usually time set aside to have an After Action Review (AAR) that allows for the cadets to go through and discuss that event and talk about what was good, bad and how things can be improved or fixed within the program. Being apart of ROTC, means you are apart of the Army in small way. We share the same mission as the Army in a way, we receive the some of the same training that is required of us in the Army, we are also held to their standards. The fifth characteristic is specific Lexis, and being apart of ROTC you pick up on the acronyms and jargons that they use and there are certain words that they use in reference of others such as latrine, chow, and mess hall. Within ROTC, as a first year cadet you enter in as the lowest rank possible and then throughout the college career you get promotions. Hopefully when you graduated you leave behind the cadet rank and put on the Army Officer Rank of 2nd

Godwin 2 Lt. There technically is no fee to be apart of ROTC, except that if you commission you are contracted to serve 4-8 years after college as part of the US Army. I chose this discourse because I am really interested in the ROTC program and making the military a career. However, in further light of my "wondering" about my community, I would like to know more about how being in ROTC impacts the life of a woman, and the obstacles that they face in not just the ROTC program but also the military as a whole. Why is it so hard for a woman in the army to have her case heard concerning sexual assault? Is there really a reason for limiting the jobs available to women? Do women really belong in the Army? All these are questions in mind when you pair the words women and the military, but what I really wonder about and would like to investigate is how hard is it to be a woman and be a soldier at the same time and how much do people view you differently? In my investigation I hope to have interviews with woman that are either retired or still active in the military, specifically in the Army. If I cannot get any interviews from any women then I could possible get the men's perspective on it and see how they view woman in the army. If I no interviews are possible then I will rely on the internet and blogs concerning my topic. In conclusion I want to get a better understanding of how being a woman and a soldier affects not only you but the people around you. I wish to have all my questions answered and then to possibly build on those questions.

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