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 Army continues to execute counterinsurgency operations in support of the Global War on Terror in Afghanistan. However, inculcating a counterinsurgency ethos into the Army continues to be a challenge. The Army’s reward system,...
Valor awards have been approved and presented for service, not heroism, during our nations fight in the Global War on Terror. Is this ethically correct? Is a valor award intended to serve this purpose? I don’t believe so. I believe the valor...
General Donn A. Starry's intellectual legacy is a rich collection of speeches, articles, cables, and letters on a myriad of professional topics. He was the second commander of the Army's Training and Doctrine Command (1977-1981), then headed US...
The Noncommissioned Officer (NCO), also known as a NCO or Noncom, is credited in many cases as being the backbone of the army (FM 7-22.7, 2002). They serve as administrative or training personnel and as advisors to the officer corps. The NCO’s...
MSG Gary Ivan Gordon was born on August 30, 1960 at Lincoln, Maine. Before being assigned to the United States Army Special Operations Command, MSG Gordon served with the 2d Battalion, 10thSFG(A) at Fort Devens, MA. He was killed on 3 OCT 1993...
The purpose of this research paper is to give a briefing on Master Sergeant Gordon. MSG Gordon distinguished himself by actions above and beyond the call of duty on October 3, 1993, while serving as Sniper Team Leader, United States Army Special...
When NCOs cannot control a situation such as the circumstances inside a prison camp, natural leaders emerge, survive, and inspire the survival of others. Such measures as re-establishing connections with friends and peers from previous...
Buffalo Soldiers fought in the Indian Wars of the American West, Spanish American War of 1898, WWI and WWII. William H. Lecke best described the Buffalo soldiers when he said: Duty with the Negro Airmen became one of the most arduous experiences of...
The First World War, also known as the Great War and the War to End All Wars, marked a turning point in American military history, and had a significant impact on the development, education, skills, leadership, and status of noncommissioned...
The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest military award for bravery. It is awarded by the President in the name of Congress. For this reason, it is often referred to as the Congressional Medal of Honor. Since it was first awarded in 1863, the...
If anyone wanted to know how the Japanese Americans would feel and what they would do if Japan had bombed u.s. soil, Hawaii's Nisei could have told them (Crost 9). This is the story of how the noncommissioned officers (NCOs) of the lOO/442D...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
The mythology surrounding the 1389 Battle of Kosovo Polje, in present-day Serbia, is the foundation for the Serbian cultural identity and is a prism through which Serbs view and interpret the past, present, future. The mythology, created out of...
This regulation provides Department of the Army policy, criteria, and administrative instructions concerning individual military decorations, Good Conduct Medal, service medals and service ribbons, combat and special skill badges and tabs, unit...
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...
Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) face many ethical decisions when recommending soldiers for military awards. There are numerous circumstances when our NCOs have been faced with two Soldiers that deserve commendation and the commands guidance is to...
The evolutionary history of the Noncommissioned Officer began in 1775, with the birth of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Contrary to popular belief, the Noncommissioned Officer of the Continental Army did not mirror the British...