The professional education a captain receives is critical to the foundation of his military career. The Captains’ Career Course affords the opportunity to prepare these officers for the increasing responsibilities and challenges they will face,...
The United States Army faced an officer shortage while mobilizing before World War II. General George C. Marshall, pushed for the creation of Officer Candidate Schools as a method to bridge the officer personnel gap. OCS generated the largest...
MAJ Bryan Fencl served as commander of Bravo Company, 15th Brigade Support Battalion (BSB), 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (CAV) and battalion operations officer (S3) at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Falcon and FOB Prosperity in Baghdad, Iraq...
In this December 2011 interview, student interview MAJ Brian Fencl interviews Armor officer MAJ Ernest (Erin) Hill on his experiences while deployed for the Global War on Terror (GWOT). MAJ Hill discusses all three of his deployments in detail...
In this February 2012 interview MAJ Christopher Pressley discusses his deployment to Iraq in 2007 as part of the Surge. MAJ Pressley deployed as a Military Intelligence (MI) company commander and served in that position for 13 of his 15 months. ...