May post

Finished up senior project this month. This included mentorship and the Final presentation for an hour. So even though it was coming down to the wire I continued to broaden my knowledge on military intelligence. So as everything winds down I can see how far I have really come with not just research but experience as a whole. After learning so much I know this is the field I would like to go into for my career. In my eyes senior project, for me was a huge success and a leap forward in the right direction for me.  

Blog 23 Senior project reflection

Title: Blog 23:  Senior Project Reflection
Label: Presentation
Directions: Please answer the following questions, and submit them to the blog.
Due Date: The day after your block presentation by 8:00 A.M.


(1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your block presentation and/or your senior project? Why?
My reasearch because I talked for more than 40 mins.

(2) Questions to Consider

a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation (self-assessment)?

AE       P          AP       CR       NC.     AE is what I would give myself.

b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)?

AE       P          AP       CR       NC.   I would give myself an AE overall

(3) What worked for you in your senior project?
My reasearch and my mentor ship.
(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project if you could go back in time?
Not procrastinate on everything I did.
(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors?   Be specific and use examples.
SenioI I have an edge over my competition in military intelligence when I go into the field. By knowing more than them early on.

Blog 22: Mentorship

Content:

LIA Response to blog:

    Literal

·     Log of specific hours with a total and a description of your duties updated on the right hand side of your blog

·     Contact Name and Mentorship Place

    Interpretive

     What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why? I believe just the sharing and teaching me on the jobs a soldier would do in the intel field was important but also the execution and actual practice of these jobs greatly increased my chance at success in this field. 

   Applied

     How has what you’ve done helped you to answer your EQ?  Please explain. Mentorship has allowed me to apply all the research I did to the closest thing to the actual job. Being able to perform tasks at the mentorship gave me a first hand understanding of my EQ and lead to my ultimate answer to the EQ. 

*Please do not turn in your mentorship hours to the office.  After we collect the total list from all seniors, we will turn in one piece of paper with all hours for everybody.  It is counted as 50 hours of the 200 you need in order to graduate from I-Poly.  The 10 hours in the summer have already been added to your community service total.

Grading Criteria (May 13^th)

• 50 hours completed (50 from the academic year)

• LIA response (submitted to your blog)

• Essential question connection

Exit Interview

Content:

(1) What is your essential question, and what are your answers?  What is your best answer and why?

My EQ is what is the most important phase in completing the military intelligence's mission? My first answer is the processing phase because this is the phase where you decide what raw intel collected from the collection phase is useful to answer the requirement and completing the mission. My second answer is the most important phase is the directing phase because this is the most crucial phase where the MI soldier along with his platoon drafts the requirement and makes their plans for the rest of the cycle. If the requirement does not address the mission fully the mission will fail.  My third answer is the most important phase is the planning and supervising phase because this phase is always happening and the CO or commanding officer is the main soldier in this phase. The CO’s job in this phase is to supervise his troops on what they are working on, if they are doing their job write and if they are on the right track. Once the CO determines the situation he works with his men to draft a plan and he or she makes sure the men stick to that plan and do it in a timely fashion. My best answer to my essential question is the second answer which is the directing phase, due to the requirement being drafted in this phase the importance of this phase is than that of the first or third answers. Yes processing and planning and supervising are important but the directing phase sets the entire stage of the cycle

(2) What process did you take to arrive at this answer?

Research from my sources which are articles, manuals, books, and interviews. The process was read manuals, books, and articles talk to my mentor and people i interviewed for clarification.  

(3) What problems did you face?  How did you resolve them?
Only problems i faced are errors on my part a lot of the time. Such as not fully grasping the meaning of a word and having to go back and change it to proper word usage according to that  meaning. 

(4) What are the two most significant sources you used to answer your essential question and why?

The most significant sources in my research is my mentor staff sergeant Felix and the FM 34-52 manual Intelligence Interrogation. These are so important because my mentor helps and teaches me everything he can tell me and that 34-52 manual, it explains not just interrogation or any just one topic but explains to the reader Military Intelligence as a whole. 

April Post

This month i worked on a lot from independent component to Mentorship to community service. For independent component I did threat assessments and order of battles. Read up on my manuals to further enhance my understanding of military intelligence. With an emphasis on interrogation in human intelligence. I had learned in the march that i had only 25 hrs for community service so everyday of the week i have been volunteering at an after school program at an elementary from 1-6 so i should have my hours in no time. So that's what i have been doing this month. 

Independent Component 2

Blog 19:  Independent Component 2 

Content:  

LITERAL
(a) Include this statement: “I Daniel John Bustamante, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 31hours 30 mins of work.”
(b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component.
"National Portal of India." National Portal of India. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
Central Intelligence Agency. Central Intelligence Agency, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
"Nazi Germany." HISTORY. N.p., 13 Apr. 2014. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
"Nazi Germany." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
c) Update your Independent Component 2 Log (which should be under your Senior Project Hours link)
(d) Explain what you completed.   
 I completed threat assessments and an order of battle using MI techniques and the intel cycle. 
INTERPRETIVE 
Defend your work and explain the component's significance and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  
I had to complete a threat assessment and order of battle. I used my skills learned from mentorship and research to complete the task. Each one if done correctly can take an exceedingly long time to complete. below are links to both the order of battle and the threat assessment.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MR3fcPr8Co_ZW3FclLRVHAwKaRuI0v8fh02byS48AKo/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sMgb0gEtZjNq-IgotHXXHVhe6EJpuVqHt-pRLYGokAQ/edit?usp=sharing
APPLIED
How did the component help you answer your EQ? Please include specific examples to illustrate how it helped. 
It allowed me to see if a weak requirement is drafted and used the report or any work following will be also weak and unreliable and cause the failure of the mission. The independent component has opened my eyes to see the directing phase is the most important phase and not the processing phase as i had established before. Directing phase not only took me longer to complete but was the most decisive time during my independent component. 

March Post

Didn't do much with my mentor this month because he is on vacation. So I have been working on Independent component. For independent component i am working on threat assessments and order of battles both are common for intel troops to complete especially analysts. Analysts is what i am focusing on the most for my research and entire senior project as a whole. Hopefully my mentor is back soon so i can finish up my hours for mentorship. 

Fourth Interview Questions

1. What is your rank in the Us Navy?
2. What branch of the military are you in?
3. What is your job in that branch? 
4. Do you think the Intel cycle chat drafted by the us army is effective?
5. If so why do you think it is effective?
6. How much do you now about the us army intel process?
7. If not why is it not effective?
8. How is the intel cycle in your branch different? 
9. How is it similar? 
10. Which one do you prefer and why?
11. Do you believe the intel cycle in your branch is effective?
12. What is the most important phase in completing the Military intelligence's requirements?
13. What is the most important phase in completing the Military intelligence's requirements in your branch?
14. Do you think the Processing phase is the most important?why?
15. Do you think the planning and supervising phase is most important?why?
16. Do you think the mission and requirement phase is most important?why?
17. Do you think the intel branch is important to the us military?
18. What other phases do you think i should research in more detail?
19. Why should i look at these phases?
20. Any other info you would like to share or suggest for my EQ? 

Blog 17: Third Answer

1.  What is your EQ?
What is the most important phase in completing the Military intelligence's mission?
2.  What is your first answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

The most important phase is processing because this is the phase you analyze the intel and decide what intel can be used. If you pick the wrong intel you will fail to complete the requirement.

3.  What is your second answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

The mission is the most important because without the requirement you cannot fulfill the needs of the CO and never even start the entire cycle.

4. What is your third answer? The planning and supervising phase is the most important phase because without the CO constantly watching his men they will not stay on task and will fail to complete the requirement.


4.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.
There is really only one reason which is with leadership from the CO the men will not finish and fulfill the requirement. So a good real life example is when you work in a group and the leader is absent everyone does there own thing which leads to a bad grade. 
5.  What printed source best supports your answer?

N, M. A G O. "FM 34-52 Intelligence Interrogation." FM 34-52 Intelligence Interrogation 2 (1992): 1-178. Sept. 1992. Web. 21 Aug. 2014.

Army, Department Of The. "Chapter 10." (2006): 1-384. FM 2-22.3 Human Intelligence Collector Operations. Department of Army, 6 Sept. 2006. Web. 4 Sept. 2014.

"Military." FMI 3-07.22 Appendix D Order of Battle Factors. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2014.

6.  What other source supports your answer?
My Mentor 

7.  Tie this together with a  concluding thought.
This answer glorifies the officers and it should but the men under them and the officers both make the intelligence branch what it is today. 

Extra Post

For the month of February being a shorter month I have not seen my mentor that much. So to make up for that I read the manuals given to me by my mentor to extend my knowledge further in the field. I am so lucky to have those manuals I being taught what men being trained to be in the intel branch are taught too. 

Answer 2

1.  What is your EQ?
What is the most important phase in completing the Military intelligence's mission?
2.  What is your first answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

The most important phase is processing because this is the phase you analyze the intel and decide what intel can be used. If you pick the wrong intel you will fail to complete the requirement.

3.  What is your second answer? (In complete thesis statement format)
The directing phase is the most important because without the requirement you cannot fulfill the needs of the CO and never even start the entire cycle.


4.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.
If a problem starts in the middle east a requirement must be drafted to answer the problem. If a answer is not above par the mission will fail.  There is only one reason this is such an important answer because if there is no question there is no intel process and lives will be lost this is so major. 
5.  What printed source best supports your answer?

N, M. A G O. "FM 34-52 Intelligence Interrogation." FM 34-52 Intelligence Interrogation 2 (1992): 1-178. Sept. 1992. Web. 21 Aug. 2014.

Army, Department Of The. "Chapter 10." (2006): 1-384. FM 2-22.3 Human Intelligence Collector Operations. Department of Army, 6 Sept. 2006. Web. 4 Sept. 2014.

"Military." FMI 3-07.22 Appendix D Order of Battle Factors. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2014.

6.  What other source supports your answer?
My Mentor and my cousin in the marines.

7.  Tie this together with a  concluding thought.

I think the independent Component helped me a lot and interview 3 to come up with this new answer. 

Independent Component 2 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.Same thing i did last time do threat assessments but also complete order of battle charts. 

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.Order of battle charts i very extensive and so are threat assessments so i will make time easy.

3.  Explain how this component will help you explore your topic in more depth.It will allow me to know which phase is most important in the intel cycle.

4.  Post a log in your Senior Project Hours link and label it "Independent Component 2" log.

Independent Component 1

·         LITERAL
(a) “I, Daniel John Bustamante, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 31 hrs 35 mins of work.”
(b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component. 

Central Intelligence Agency. Central Intelligence Agency, n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2015.

"Indonesia." WHO. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2015.

"Indonesia 2014 Crime and Safety Report: Jakarta." Indonesia 2014 Crime and Safety Report: Jakarta. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2015.

"Iraq 2014 Crime and Safety Report: Baghdad." Iraq 2014 Crime and Safety Report: Baghdad. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2015.

"Iraq." : Governorates, Regions & Major Cities. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2015.

"FRONTLINE/WORLD. Iraq." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2015.

(c) Update your hours in your Senior Project Hours link. Make sure it is clearly labeled with hours for individual sessions as well as total hours.

·         (d) Explain what you completed.   

• I completed two threat Assessments one on Indonesia and the other on Baghdad, Iraq.  

·         INTERPRETIVE 
Defend your work and explain its significance to your project and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work. 

•  It allowed me to gain experience in my main job I would do if I was an analyst in the Intel field. Threat assessments are very important and no false information can be given you must find the balance between your educated opinion and facts. Threat assessments can take a day weeks months it depends on the level of quality the assessment is at. Also I went by the Intel cycle which enhances the assessment but also makes the process longer.  Below is a link to my threat assessment. 
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tPgb_Gt-5s5KyWxengGDySoOd5iXjvKvrsVBFbK_0W4/edit

·         APPLIED
How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better?  Please include specific examples to illustrate this. 

• What I did differently in this scenario I had to make the requirement where usually I am served the requirement. It was extremely hard to draft the mission where I have had experience in only answering the question. My current EQ does not cover that part of MI it has made me think to draft a new EQ.  Also it made me see how important the collecting phase is in the Intel cycle I had to go back and collect more intel because I was not just collecting whatever but I was only collecting a little bit of intel which is more of processing phase. So I might change my answer to my EQ to collecting phase is the most important phase due to the ease it gave me when I collected a whole lot of intel and it enabled me to see multiple paths to answer the requirement not just one path.

January Post

For January I worked on my Presentaion mostly and also worked on the independent component. Seen my mentor couple times and he taught me not to over complicate when i am answering a requirement I was assigned to read a book call who moved my cheese.

Lesson 2 Reflection

Content:

1.What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?
I was proud of the whole lesson. But mostly proud of my activity. 
2. a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?

 AE

     b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.
I followed and accomplished all p requirements and went beyond research wise and activity wise. Also i was really engaging with the audience. 

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?
Basically  my whole lesson went well as a whole.
4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?
Probably make my activity little shorter because it took a long time to finish. 
5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?
Could be the collecting phase be the most important phase. 

Blog 12:Mentorship 10 hours check

Content:

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?

The army recruiting office in Pomona,California.

2.   Who is your contact?

Staff Sergeant Felix

3.   How many total hours have you done (total hours should be reflected in your mentorship log located on the right hand side of your blog like your WB)?

21hrs 25 mins

4.   Summarize the 10 hours of service you did.

Basically just becoming familiar with the topic and learning the process of MI teaching me how to do the job. and teaching methods a solider would use in MI field. 

Blog 11: Holiday Project Update

Content:

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you do over the break with your senior project?  i went to see my mentor on the 23rd to make sure he verified my hours i mentored with him, but did not stay long i had preparations to make for Christmas. That was the only thing i did related to senior project over "break". 

2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why?  What was the source of what you learned? like i explained in the previous question didnt do much work related to senior project during "break", due to the holidays. 

3.  If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers for your EQ, who would you talk to and why? My mentor Staff Sergeant Felix because i based my EQ off of what he has taught me so if he could answer those question and agree with the EQ i picked i know i am on the right track.