Chief Master Sergeant

“Down, But Not Out.” “There it is Privates!” Drill Sergeant Gonzales yelled. As we all rounded the narrow and winding road through the Ozark Mountains, my heart began to race. All 250 of us slowed down to form a formation in front of what appeared to be the biggest climb we had seen and were not expecting to see for the next few weeks. Screaming at the top of his lungs, Drill Sergeant Galloway said “This is Engineer Hill, and starting in two minutes you all have thirty minutes to make this…

In June 2010, I was a newly promoted Private First Class in the United States Army. I’ve been in the active service for less than a year at that point and I was already outshining my peers. My First Sergeant, the most Senior Enlist Personnel in my Company, came up to me and gave a challenge. This Challenge would result in a complete change of direction in my career, my physical toughness, and my mental capacity to learn. It change my mind set on what it means to be a Soldier. It helped lay down…

break in the action and Major William Cage and Sergeant Rita Vrataski will be able to catch their breath. The two main characters make a plan to evacuate the trailer park to continue their search for the omega. Director Liman utilizes a deep focus and slow motion shot to show the characters running with their battery operated battle suits to two respective vehicles. The slow motion builds anticipation by decelerating Major William Cage and Sergeant Rita Vrataski from getting to their objective.…

Fazal January 19th, 2017 SFC Garner and I arrived at the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade around the same time and were both assigned to Alpha Company (A Co), 2nd Military Intelligence Batallion (MI BN), he as the Headquarters Platoon Sergeant, and I as the Orderly Room Non-commissioned officer in charge (NCOIC). This paper will explore the Legacy of SFC Garner and how his leadership style impacted the Organization as a whole and what residual effects it had on the Soldiers and NCOs…

USAFA/CWPH Function: The CWPH office serves as an advisory staff to the Commandant of Cadets on all USAFA CW Human Relations Climate (HRC) and Human Relations Training and Education (HRT&E) related programs. The program’s primary objective is to foster an equal opportunity environment that develops leaders of character, who respect the dignity of all human beings, and who use human relations skills as an integral part of effective leadership. The program also works to integrate AF EO and…

Sergeant First Class Brent Colvin I had the honor and privilege of serving under the authority of Sergeant First Class Brent Colvin while I was a soldier with Bravo Battery, 2/222, Field Artillery and I have chosen him as my “Leader of Influence.” I served with SFC Colvin in various capacities while he was my Platoon Sergeant, including as a Fire Direction Specialist, unit radio equipment specialist, and his personal driver. I observed his leadership abilities during garrison activities and…

and what to do with my platoon. When giving commands, I had a severe stutter. I failed to voice my authority to a chaotic and noisy platoon, which consisted mainly of experienced cadets and some of my friends. On top of that, my jealous platoon sergeant wanted to establish himself above my authority. My instructors felt disappointed in my first time as a platoon leader that at one point they considered firing me on the spot. Luckily class ended, however my senior instructor berated my first…

fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory. (General George S. Patton) When Junior Soldiers think about command, typically the thought process is to assume sergeant fist classes, higher enlisted and officers. However, the command team can involve members of any rank depending on mission needs. Every mission, should have a good command team with excellent communication skills that possess the ability to…

My personal experience as a Non Commissioned Officer in the military and my growth as a Non Commission Officer started on 25 March 1988. It all started with my lifelong dream of being a Soldier. My next-door neighbor was a Sergeant in the Army and every day when he got home, I would sit and chat with him, I was no older than eight years old. I remembered him saying, “Curtis, I can tell you will join the service in ten years from now because every day you produce different questions regarding…

Officer, or Sergeant. This was the first bit of one on one professional development that I had received in years. It was an important event. Additionally, it set the tone for the unit I was entering and let me know my limits. Furthermore, the counseling gave me a set of standards to live up to. The counseling was given by a man with eighteen years of experience serving his country, First Sergeant Bradford Bygness, a true professional. Six months after I arrived to the unit, First Sergeant…