The 1 st United States Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, formed in 1898, is one of America's most famous all-volunteer armies in history. The noncommissioned officers of the 1 st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, also known as the "Rough Riders," played a pivotal...
The history of our Army dates back to the great noncommissioned officers and their accomplishments. We don't always hear about the stories and roles that they have played in the history of our Army. A lot of heroic noncommissioned officers received...
The history of the United States Army is a long and colorful one dating back over 220 years. Adding to the traditions and history of the Army is the Noncommissioned Officer, the backbone of the Army. During the period of 1865-1924, the NCO has left...
The NCO Corps of the Philippine Army came into existence a few years after the country gained its independence from the United States on 04 July 1946. Young war veterans of World War II who opted to enlist into the regular force of the new republic...
I have been fascinated with the American Civil War ever since I picked up my first novel on the subject. The novel was called "The Killer Angels" and it was written by Michael Shaara. It was historical fiction written about the Battle of...
The Civil War is the centerpiece of all historical issues involving the United States. The ultimate cause of the Civil War was simply human disagreement, which could not be, or rather was not resolved by nonviolent means (Basler 3). While the...
In 1803, myths of woolly mammoths; Peruvian llamas; blue-eyed, Welsh-speaking Indians defined the unexplored West. The men of the Lewis and Clark expedition dispelled such speculations, including the myth most hoped would prove to be true: the...
An old Soldier was asked, "Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?" wrote Ambrose (307). The old Soldier answered, "No, but I served in a company of heroes" wrote Ambrose (307). These heroes were a part of Easy Company, S06th Parachute Infantry...
On June 6, 1944 A Company of the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division landed as the lead element of the largest beach landing in the history of modem warfare. On the beach fortress of Normandy, France the 116th would suffer the highest...
As with any Army, ours grew out of a ragtag bunch of volunteers into what we have today. From its earliest beginnings, it had to create its own rank structure its own heroes and its own leaders who would guide them in future victories of the day....
The painful story of a great hero starts in Los Angeles, California where SFC Edward A. Carter II was born on May 26, 1916 to the Rev. and Mary Carter. Being the son of missionaries would mean travel and after a brief visit home, his parents left...
The 54th Massachusetts Regiment became the Civil Wars' most famous African American regiment after the heroic assault on South Carolina's Fort Wagner in July 1863. The assault demonstrated to white Americans that African Americans were willing to...
The United States of America had suffered a series of defeats since it had entered World War 2 in December 1941. It had not been able to defeat the axis powers in a significant battle. In this environment of defeat an elite unit was formed; the...
Born in the South Texas German community of Lindenau, Raul Perez Benavidez was a sharecropper's son who barely knew his parents. Salvador and Teresa Benavidez died a year apart, leaving him and a younger brother, Roger, to live with an uncle,...
Dix D. Drew was born December 14, 1944 in West point New York; he entered service at Denver, Colorado. Staff Sergeant Drew was assigned to the fifth Special Forces Group and assumed duties with the US Army, Senior Advisor Group, IV Corps Military...
This paper will focus on what/where we (R.O.C. Army) are now and where should we go/do to make Out• NCO system a more functional one. NCOs in Taiwan Army has a long proud history. We were expected to perform as a bridge and to link the soldiers...
Soldiers continued to learn from past wars and conflicts and to look to ours heroes for inspiration, motivation and courage. Throughout our military history, NCOs have always been on the front line and have distinguished themselves by their...
Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) traditions provide the groundwork for the greatest Army in the world, the United States Army. The traditions of discipline, duty, training, and heroism (personal courage) formed today's United States Army. Keeping...
The United States Noncommissioned Officer corps, known as the "Backbone of the Army" or "Backbone of the Corps" for the Marine Corps, had distinguished itself as the base that holds and keeps an efficient military organization together. The...
In 1971, the Army officially implemented the NCO Education System. Since its implementation, NCOES now covers all critical levels of leader development. Today the system consists of the Warrior Leaders Course, BNCOC, ANCOC and USASMA.
The role and...