hile assigned as a 31B Course Manager / Senior Instructor in 1st BN 223rd Regiment, SFC Bell exemplified professionalism. Starting September 2012, SFC Bell was responsible for overseeing up to 10 instructors and 50 students during each course and trained over 200 Soldiers during the period he was assigned to 1st BN. He took on the challenging position of course manager while at the same time continued participating as a primary certified instructor for the course. SFC Bell was essential to the overall success of his battalion. Without prior knowledge of the job description of 31B MOS-T course manager, he educated himself on all his duties and performed them at a very high level.…
Candidate Bonner addressed all the required portions of the five paragraph order. It was clear and concise and he repeated his mission statement twice. He did not address security nor did he implement security. While executing the mission, SNC made adjustements to his plan rather quickly. SNC made his first adjustment to the plan at four minutes thirty seconds into the execution.…
9… Candidate Allison lacked command presence when she issued her order to her fire team. SNC was visibly uncomfortable with the five paragraph order and stumbled through the order. SNC did not brief the Admin and Logistics paragraph nor the Command and Signal paragraph. SNC made references that alluded to sections within the five paragraph order, but there was no connection as to the five paragraph order itself.…
Candidate Bills delivered a very thorough and in depth five paragraph order. SNC was very diligent in ensuring that all information and additional information was passed to the fire team, at one point causing SNC to stumble over his thought process, and pause for a length of time to recoup his thoughts before moving on. This visibly flustered SNC. SNC lacked a sense of urgency by taking up a substantial amount of time to deliver the order. Upon completing the brief SNC took more time to square himself away failing to give any guidance to the fire team resulting in zero productivity.…
Candidate Green delivered a confident five paragraph order; however missed the Admin and Logistics portion. SNC successfully tasked each of the candidates throughout the evolution but neglected to cover the scheme of maneuver in detail causing some confusion early on with regard to negotiating the obstacle. However, during the execution phase SNC maintained a high level of confidence and despite not having a solid plan, he was able to delegate orders in a sufficient manner in order to keep his subordinate candidates continuously engaged. After being penalized several times, Candidate Green was able to maintain his composure and keep his team focused on accomplishing the mission by changing his initial plan which seemed to be working before…
During the execution phase of his assault SNC maintained good control while patrolling but once they took a casualty SNC posted himself on that casualty to take care of and sent his teams forward to advance on the enemy. Eventually his team members were advancing without guidance from their team leader, so he…
Redcoats and Rebels: The American Revolution through British Eyes by Christopher Hibbert is a novel told from the point of view of the British. It breaks the normal tradition of telling the American Revolution from the point of view of the Americans. Instead, the Redcoats and the British are portrayed as the protagonists. However, the storytelling was neutral and didn’t tell anything apart from fact. The history went in chronological order in order to better tell the story.…
****In my XX years of service, I have never known a candidate more poised to earn the title of “Gunner.” **** Flawless performance as Fleet Ordnance Allowance Manager. **RANKED XX OF XX IN A FOUR STAR COMMAND ON FIRST REPORTING EVAL! ** His potential for commissioned service far exceeds that of his peers and cannot be overstated. He has the leadership qualities, not only to undertake new challenges but also to excel in any environment, community, or independent assignment.…
Mr. Sebeck has been a personal friend of mine since 2006. Since that time, I have known him to be of the highest character. Mr Sebeck has demonstrated a high capacity for discipline, physical fitness, and intelligence; the Army will no doubt find him a valuable asset. It seems that Mr Sebeck's core values coincide with those that the Army wishes to be represented with. Mr Sebeck comes from a military family who holds the traditions of honor and duty in high esteem.…
Throughout history there have been countless examples of leader’s effective implementation of the mission command principles. Colonel Puller, an example of one such leader, was the Commander for the 1st Marine Regiment during the invasion and battle of Peleliu. Throughout the 7 days of fighting, he successfully demonstrated the principles of mission command through his use of: building cohesive teams through mutual trust, providing a clear commander’s intent, exercising disciplined initiative, and accepting prudent risk. Even though sustaining over 50 percent casualties in his regiment and having to withdraw from Peleliu he was successful in implementing the principles of mission command.…
SPC Hammond ranked 13th academically in a class of 92 students with a 91.63% average and earned a place of honor on the Commandant 's List. He displayed superior written communication skills by achieving a 94% average on all written evaluations. SPC Hammond 's excellent communication skills earned him a 96% average on all oral presentations. He achieved superior scores in all aspects of leadership with an average score of 93.76%. SPC Hammond demonstrated a unique ability to coordinate group efforts toward attainment of common goals.…
We Were Soldiers One… And Young is a thrilling novel the recounts the First and Second Battalions of 7th Cavalry Regimen during the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley. The events in the book are told by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore the commander of the battalion and Joseph L. Galloway a war journalist. Moore is in charge of two battalions that are some of the first to incorporate helicopters into their tactics. They go into Vietnam under manned due to expiring enlistments; they had to fight a true holocaust of a battle.…
Intellectual traits are a serious of traits that strong-sense critical thinkers possess which enables them to be open, discipline, and improve their mental functionality (Elder & Paul, 2012, p. 4). Humility, integrity, empathy, courage, and perseverance are some of traits discussed in Chapter 1. Watching General McChrystal Ted Talk, I was able to link his experiences to some of the above traits. The trait that stood out most on his talk was intellectual humility.…
I opened my eyes and realized that a new day had dawned upon us. I had just woken up from somewhat of a sleepless night. It was the twenty eighth day of the month of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five. The second continental congress was convening in Philadelphia days from now and I was asked to represent Massachusetts again. Massachusetts, specifically Boston, had seen a lot of pain these last several months.…
The Ability to follow orders and accomplish assigned tasks with the Military today is essential. No matter the mission there are always direct tasks and implied tasks within the scope of the Army’s mission and all these tasked must be completed in a timely and efficient manner. Our professionalism and dedication to duty is measured by our ability to not only complete the assignments given to us but with a high level of competency and to or above the standards set forth. Following Orders and Completing Tasks to Standard This essay is about the importance of following orders as well as completing tasks to standard and why it is necessary and a fundamental part of all military operations.…