In 1775, the Continental Army utilized the Sergeant Major as head of the noncommissioned officers of the regiment. Their duties required them to be well acquainted with the management structure, disciplining the Soldiers and overseeing rosters and...
According to history and an article titled “A Short History of the NCO”, written by L.R. Arms, the noncommissioned officer or NCO position began in 1775 with the birth of the Continental Army. This was made possible by Freidrich von Steuben....
Sergeant William Harvey Carney was the first African-American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. Carney’s service in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, one of the first units to include − and was made up entirely of − black troops,...
The deployment to Desert Shield/Storm and the Liberation of Kuwait was a defining event in my
military career. My experience in the desert allowed for some reflection on attitude and
commitment to being a professional Noncommissioned Officer. The...
The educational history of the Noncommissioned Officer has progressed from simple beginnings of unit based development into today’s modern semi-centralized and centralized professional development schools. Soldiers today enjoy development...
To begin the journey from congested freeways, city lights, criminals, and pollution, as a young man I made a decision that would change my life forever. I enlisted into the United States Army. To think of a life off the streets of Detroit, Michigan...
Transformation arrived for the aviation brigades in Korea on June 16, 2006 when the 17th Aviation Brigade cased its colors and the 6th Cavalry Regiment reflagged to become the 2d Multi-Functional Aviation Brigade (MFAB). A new era began for army...
Audie Leon Murphy was the son of poor Texas farmers that did not own the land they worked. He later became the most decorated U.S. Army Soldier of World War II. During his three years enlistment in the Army, “Murphy received every decoration for...
We watch the news stories about corrupt cops, athletes that inject steroids and crooked politicians. My heroes don’t play professional sports nor are they elected political officials; they are standing in front of me today. They are America’s...
The purpose of this paper is to show a historical perspective of Military Police support of combined arms operations throughout America’s conflicts. We will first look at the origins of the MP Corps in the Revolutionary war and how that support...
The purpose of this is to show how the United States Army combined arms operations are necessary to obtain success on today’s battlefield. Combined arms operations have greatly evolved from the American Revolutionary War to today’s Global War...
The evolution of the Noncommissioned Officer Corps has greatly improved the quality of our armed forces today. The NCO Corps’ responsibility has grown from the Revolutionary War with Barron Von Stuben’s Regulation for the Good Order and...
“War brings opportunity” is a well known saying. What many failed to realize is that these opportunities can exist within the U.S. Army promotion system. Following WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam there were large increases in the numbers of Army...
Great military leaders inspire and influence soldiers. The success of any group or team depends on how the key leadership positions make every effort to attain a positive environment within the organization, free from stringency and spite. It is...
A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is an enlisted member of one of the Armed Forces who has been given authority by a commissioned officer. A Commissioned officer (CO) is also a member of one of the Armed Forces who is in a position of...
Receiving the Medal of Honor is the highest honor bestowed by the American Military and personally presented by the President of the United States. The Medal of Honor is given to a member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself...
Contributions to Battlefield Success of the Noncommissioned Officers (NCO) are set in motion prior to the time a Soldier is facing the affects of the battlefield. This paper will describe a little history of the NCO, and how two successful American...
The History of the Non-Commissioned Officer goes back to the year 1775 with the birth of the Continental Army. Three years later, in 1778 the ranks of Non-Commissioned officers were established with the ranks of Corporal, Sergeants, First...
The birth of the American Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) occurred during Roger’s Rangers campaigns of the French and Indian War from 1754 to 1763. In colonial America, prior to 1775, local townsmen formed militias to guard against threats made by...
Sergeant Alvin York was born in the mountains of Tennessee on 13 December 1887 in a small, one-room log cabin. He was the third of eleven children. His father, William York, worked a farm of seventy-five acres, along with some odd jobs in...