SFC Bell has had a long and distinguished career as an MP which began as a recruit at Fort McClellan, Alabama in 1994 and ended up at the 223rd Regiment (RTI) at Camp San Luis Obispo, CA. During his many years as an MP, SFC Bell has worked as an Military Working Dog Handler at the Schofield Barracks in Hawaii, and he led a platoon of soldiers at the 330th MP Co. in Ontario, CA.SFC Bell has distinguished himself with every position he has held. While assigned as an MP to Ft. Benning, Georgia, SFC Bell was chosen to attend the Air Assault School at Ft. Campbell in Kentucky where he earned his Air Assault Badge.…
SPC Bonetpacheco achieved the XVIII Airborne Corps Noncommissioned Officer Basic Leader Course graduation requirements with an overall 91.84% grade point average. He successfully passed the APFT evaluation with a score of 219. He achieved Superior scores on Garrison Leadership, PRT, Oral History Brief, Individual training, and Drill & Ceremony. He scored 100% on the Training Exam, and Land Navigation. He used interpersonal tact to build trust, foster esprit-de-corps and created a positive workplace environment.…
Rank 1: Sgt Werema have been getting more firm this week in order to maintain discipline within detachment. SNM was not accountable for his roomate and peer, Cpl Joseph during wall lockers inspection. SNM has to balance policing other leaders but also recieve criticism. I WOULD serve with this Marine. Rank 2: LCpl Huynh this week has been a lot more patient as the other Marines get rowdier during training.…
Mike Gentry, the Tennessee command sergeant major. “Everybody that we have spoken to speaks highly of all of our troops, whether it be the MPAD or the MPs. There mission is critical and they are doing an outstanding job.”…
He has led troops as a Medical Service Corps (MSC) officer from Platoon Leader all the way to Troop Commander/Executive Officer. As a Medical Platoon Leader in an Armor Battalion, he was charged with leading 26…
It is important that in the deployed setting it is important to ensure that the mission at hand is still the priority. It does not matter if the individual is a commanding officer or a corporal. Everyone within the military live by certain values, which is different for each branch of the Department of Defense. When it comes to the values that the Marines that Alpha Surgical Unit served, it consists of honor, courage and commitment. This was evident throughout Rule Number Two:…
Over his 20 year career, Chief Warrant Officer Two Juan Ramos has distinguished himself by exceptionally meritorious service in successive positions of great importance and responsibility to the Army and the Nation, culminating as the Senior Property Accounting Technician, 35th Theater (Tactical) Signal Brigade for 26 months. During his career, Chief Warrant Officer Two Ramos has served in two combat tours and several hazardous deployments thereby, facilitating unimpeded logistics ISO the prestigious United States Army Special Forces (USASOC) from October 2010 to May 2015. From October 2010 to November 2012, Chief Warrant Officer Two Ramos served as the Special Forces Battalion as the Property Accounting Technician assigned to the 214th…
Over the last ten years I have had many influential leaders give me guidance and mentorship that directly affected my ability to be a strong Noncommissioned Officer. MSG Howard is one of those leaders that epitomizes my image of what an Army Leader is supposed to reflect. His superior ability to bring a team together and draw out their individual strengths has always driven me to mimic his example. MSG…
c. From January to March 2018, Sergeant Garcia managed an inventory of class IX parts valued at $24 million. Applying his expertise, he worked tirelessly to optimize the requisition process by helping to restructure Global Combat Support System (GCSS–MC) reports that are being used in the newly developed demand forecasting model. His effort captures the necessary data points, such as Vendor Order Ship Time (VOST) that made it necessary to make replenishment buys. In the past, forecasting didn’t take into account updated VOST; hence lag in timely replenishment. Sergeant Garcia’s bold audacity has contributed to the reduction of customer wait time and the improvement of customer service rate and fill rate respectively.…
His in-depth knowledge of the ordnance community and his ability to understand and solve complex tasks are indicative of his readiness for increased responsibility as a GUNNER. His accomplishments are only exceeded by his potential. From the beginning of my association with him, it was readily apparent that he is unswerving in his loyalty to the Navy and is steadfastly determined to assume additional responsibilities. His stellar career truly merits increased responsibility by selection to the officer ranks now! He is engaged and epitomizes steady leadership fundamentals for today 's and tomorrow 's Navy.…
Army leaders motivate soldiers both inside and outside the chain of command to pursue actions, focus thinking and shape decisions for the greater good of the organization. With that said I started to think about all the Noncommissioned Officers (NCO’s)…
Junior enlisted Soldiers have not obtained the level of experience and expertise to hold a leadership role. The absence of these key attributes in junior enlisted Soldiers is what prevents them from meeting the definition of professionals. Even though not all members of the Army can be considered professionals, there is still the potential to become professionals therefore the Army is still a profession. It is the duty of Officers, Warrant Officers and NCOs as stewards of the profession to develop Soldiers into professionals as well as further professionally develop junior leaders. “Stewardship is the responsibility of Army professionals to strengthen the Army as a profession”.…
SUMMARY ON ASSESSING READINESS 1. Orient the person to the purpose and process of Assessing Readiness. 2. Interview the person about the factors of need, commitment, environmental awareness, self-awareness, and personal closeness. 3.…
This leadership rotation schedule includes assigning MS3s leadership positions throughout the battalion, which includes the positions of company commander (CO), executive officer (XO), first sergeant (1SG), platoon leader (PL), platoon sergeant (PSG), and squad leader (SL). This demonstrates the orders process by depicting how commanders develop teams and delegate tasks to their subordinates (ADRP 6-0, 2012, p. 1). The subordinates in this case refer to the Army ROTC cadets. Each of these positions is filled with an MS3 to serve in their designated leadership role for at least four weeks. Cadre and leadership staff also plan out and assign MS3s to teach labs, which includes incorporating instruction, training, and practical…
LT McDonough Leadership assessment The book Platoon Leader provides a wide range of leadership situations and challenges. LT McDonough was, as a rule, very successful in dealing with intellectually challenging problems. His interpersonal tact left much to be desired and even his resilience was nearly broken down. Overall, he led his platoon very well and successfully.…