It is an honor to be here with you this afternoon –ALC graduating class 001-18.
It's always a pleasure to speak to the future of our NCO Corp. I would like to say Congratulations. (Number of students) of you have completed a demanding course, accomplishing another important milestone in your careers. I see a few proud faces of unit members and families. Army families are a powerful part of the Army team, and are just as responsible for our successes as those of us who wear the uniform. So I want to thank you for your support. As the country works its way through the challenges with the economy and a world filled with seemingly persistent conflict, the Army will be faced with continuous new demands. We will be asked to do things better, faster, …show more content…
He told us we would be responsible for turning in the 2 parts vans and 8 vehicles before we were able to leave to return back to Ft. Riley. Our flights were scheduled to leave in 7 days. I was thinking to myself, “that is a lot to do in this short period of time”. After speaking with the section, we tried to come up with a plan to meet the deadline. There were 12 soldiers in the section. There was only one Sergeant left on our team and the rest of the Soldiers were Specialists and below. I knew that it was going to take all of us to work as a team to get this done. I remembered from last rotation what worked well and what didn’t. So I started to prep and work on these things. My sergeant noticed and asked what I was doing. I informed him what my plan was to help the section and he liked it. Then he said, “You are in charge of coordinating the turn-in process”. I was hesitant at first to take on this responsibility because there were higher ranking Soldiers in the section. I asked myself, “Would they listen to me. Could I get this done”? Before my SSG left to return home, he talked to me about what he expected and told me who to talk to if I had any issues. His trust and confidence in me to execute the task at hand is what helped me push through the uncertainties and inspired me to do my best. We accomplished the mission with one day to spare. I felt good about what we had accomplished. Shortly after (within due time), I was promoted and received recognition from my unit, and from a MSG from another unit with whom observed what I had done to get the equipment turned
It's always a pleasure to speak to the future of our NCO Corp. I would like to say Congratulations. (Number of students) of you have completed a demanding course, accomplishing another important milestone in your careers. I see a few proud faces of unit members and families. Army families are a powerful part of the Army team, and are just as responsible for our successes as those of us who wear the uniform. So I want to thank you for your support. As the country works its way through the challenges with the economy and a world filled with seemingly persistent conflict, the Army will be faced with continuous new demands. We will be asked to do things better, faster, …show more content…
He told us we would be responsible for turning in the 2 parts vans and 8 vehicles before we were able to leave to return back to Ft. Riley. Our flights were scheduled to leave in 7 days. I was thinking to myself, “that is a lot to do in this short period of time”. After speaking with the section, we tried to come up with a plan to meet the deadline. There were 12 soldiers in the section. There was only one Sergeant left on our team and the rest of the Soldiers were Specialists and below. I knew that it was going to take all of us to work as a team to get this done. I remembered from last rotation what worked well and what didn’t. So I started to prep and work on these things. My sergeant noticed and asked what I was doing. I informed him what my plan was to help the section and he liked it. Then he said, “You are in charge of coordinating the turn-in process”. I was hesitant at first to take on this responsibility because there were higher ranking Soldiers in the section. I asked myself, “Would they listen to me. Could I get this done”? Before my SSG left to return home, he talked to me about what he expected and told me who to talk to if I had any issues. His trust and confidence in me to execute the task at hand is what helped me push through the uncertainties and inspired me to do my best. We accomplished the mission with one day to spare. I felt good about what we had accomplished. Shortly after (within due time), I was promoted and received recognition from my unit, and from a MSG from another unit with whom observed what I had done to get the equipment turned