Task Force Smith was named for Lieutenant Colonel Charles B. Smith, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 21st Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. It comprised 406 officers and men: half of the battalion headquarters company, two understrength rifle...
Today with modern technology, the world has gotten smaller, in a moment’s notice you can be sent anywhere in the world. It is the responsibility of our Senior NCO Corp to make sure our Soldiers are trained and equipped to be successful. In the...
The term "Backbone of the Army" has been given to the U.S. Army Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) because of the structure that the NCO provides to the overall concept of the U.S. Army. In order to understand how the NCO was given such high...
History is said to repeat itself, and many believe that to study history is an effort to avoid the mishaps of the generations that have struggled through conflict before us. I would suggest that, although it is true that as we peruse the volumes of...
Born out of a necessity to accomplish my unit’s mission and living by the words “Lead by Example”, I experienced the fight against terrorism from both a First Sergeant and Door-gunners view. For a year I bounced between First Sergeant duties...
It was August 1990 and a young, newly promoted Sergeant had just volunteered for combat duty in Iraq. This was not an unusual thing to do at the time except he was in his first year of marriage. I was not looking to hurt his family or break his...
Our pursuit for rank is a full time occupation that continues until you retire. We all attempt to follow a “Career Map” that each branch of the Army designs. The Chemical Branch published a professional development guide to assist Soldiers in...
Equitable distribution of operational assignments including combat duty is an ethical dilemma facing the Army today. I believe this is an ethical problem because Soldier's trust their assignment manager at DA to consistently and fairly manage their...
As the Army moves into the 21st century, we as Senior Noncommissioned officers will undoubtedly be the role models for future generations of soldiers to come. Our Ethics and moral values become that of future generations. As such, we must...
The military needs to go beyond just talking about ethics and immediately enforce known acceptable standards. Ethical standards in the military are difficult to enforce because personal beliefs affect one's standards, but that is no excuse for...
This country built its foundation on righting the injustices of a Britannic King George the III and has set a standard of morality that will be forever tested by the international community. During times of military conflict, the American Soldier...
Establishing an NCO Education System is an awesome task in both importance and complexity. I have spent the better part of the last three years establishing the last proponent NCO Academy in the Army, the Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and...
Sergeant First Class (SFC) Matthew T. Gruidl was awarded the Silver Star for heroism in connection with military operations against a hostile force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. SFC Gruidl distinguished himself while serving as a...
The history of the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) that I researched was vas and covered a great amount of information, subjects, places, people and events. During this paper I will present some of the, major events that shaped the NCO Corp that we...
In the combat medical career field our purpose is to provide medical care to all on the battle field casualties regardless of national origin. However the difficulty comes into play at the level of support and command intervention. The following...
The common belief is that new Soldiers are just "weak and flabby" compared to ourselves and the solution is to just "get tougher" on them. (Sparks, 1997). Drill Sergeants are forced to adjust training to meet the nation's obesity behavior by way of...
We as senior Non-Commissioned Officers must exemplify ethical conduct to be effective and credible in our profession, but living by the code of ethics is not always easy. Many people are tempted to behave unethically because sometimes it is the...
The primary reason the Allies were so successful at Normandy was their deception plan they had focused on months before the invasion of France. The Germans planed on using the “Atlantic Wall” to defend any invasion of France. The Germans lack...
Operation Neptune was the initial assault landing operation during the Battle of Normandy in World War II. Posted 24 hours due to inclement weather, D-Day was actually executed on June 6, 1944. The assault was conducted in tow operational phases,...