Although the position of the Sergeants Major of the Army (SMA) is as common as today's squad leader, there may be a few facts that are not well known. Many soldiers know that the sergeant major was originally a part of the old Continental Army of...
The origins and history of the Army Medical Department's (AMEDD) Medical NCO Corps provides insight for today's Noncommissioned Officer. The history of the AMEDD Hospital Steward is as diverse and complicated as any other NCO in the United States...
The Korean War is a distant memory in our lives, and the lives of the American people to follow. For many veterans that fought, struggled, and tasted their blood and the blood of a fallen comrade, it lives on forever. Today they live among us as...
The American Noncommissioned Officer came to life through a common man's need to stand for freedom and liberty. They were not aristocrats or professionals; but farmers, merchants, and laborers. They came together to form a country where freedom and...
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...
'Customs of Service for Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers', written by Brigadier General August v. Kautz in 1865, pg 117, stated "[The Sergeant must not permit men to] fall out to attend the wounded without orders; the battle must be won...
The year is 1917 and you are a soldier in the Kaiser's Army on the Western Front. The mist has made your brotchen a little softer and easier for you to chew. You cannot wait till the hundreds of divisions arrive from the Russian front since Russia...
The story begins with the assignment of the 3rd Battalion 24th Infantry to Houston, Texas, in 1917 to guard Camp Logan. The 3/24 Infantry Battalion was one of the Regular Army's Black regiments stationed at Camp Furlong near Columbus, New Mexico....
Noncommissioned Officers play an important role in the development of today’s officer corps. Nowhere else is this more prevalent than at the United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS) at Fort Bragg, North...
Sergeant Major (RET) Joe Garner, a twenty seven year veteran with twenty-one-years as a member of the Green Berets. Joe Garner was born in a rural part of Tennessee on 6 May 1934, the fifth child out of a family of six children. Garner enjoyed and...
A major milestone and rewarding time in a young sailors career is be a Chief Petty Officer (CPO) in the United States Navy (U.S.N). It is the day in which a First Class Petty Officer (E-6) dons the uniform and is accepted into the CPO (E-7)...
Throughout history, we can see the evolution of many different concepts that culminated in today's system. The influence of company commanders envisioned by General Washington and von Steuben are visible in the promotion of soldiers from Private to...
Even though the Croatian Noncommissioned Officers Corps is relatively young, existing officially for only three years, it has progressed drastically. It will continue to develop in accordance to NATO standards, using the senior NCOs that have...
In many ways the role of the SMA and the NCO corps will stay the same but in many ways it will change greatly. Core values and leadership won't change for the NCO corps. The Army is experiencing a technical revolution. The revolution is already...
The influence of the U.S. Army NCOs in Normandy allowed the Allies to smash into Hitler's Festung Europa. D-Day was the first day of a new era for NCOs. Forever more; the American NCO would be known as the world's preeminent small unit combat...
There are few units in the Army with a history and reputation like that of the world renowned 82d Airborne Division. Since its activation as an infantry division in 1917 (Division Pam B-1), the 82d has been stacking a history of incredible...
Cultivation of the Army Values is an integral part of NCO Corps professionalism. Recognizing their importance leads to significant contributions to mission accomplishment or battlefield successes which always has a direct or indirect impact on...
At the outset, I feel it is of the utmost importance to outline the methodology of what the Civil War involved and what caused this Great War to take place. The main focus of this paper will be on the make-up on the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO)...
In February 1997 a former aid accused SMA McKinney of making sexual advances to her. CSA Reimer had no choice but to temporarily suspend McKinney from duty as SMA. During the investigation, five more female soldiers came forward to accuse him. The...
The shoot house project was nearing its completion when I took over. We are all reserve Soldiers and have been mobilized since 27 Jan 03. The crew (all are brigade opfor) had had enough of the poor leadership and wanted nothing more to do with the...