Commanding officer

the art of asking versus telling, these barriers would be less prevalent and we could accomplish our tasks in a less dramatic way. As a military member, it is defined for us how we should treat our superiors. It is customary to always address the officers as Sir/Ma’am or using their rank. When walking outside or accepting an award, it is required that we salute and provide the proper greetings, acknowledgment or thank you. If we are called to our leader’s office for an extraordinary reason,…

mean was going to happen next? Since the act went into effect, I have been a witness to several of the arrested that have happened at this Quickstop. There was one incident in particular where I saw an employee, Earl Sampson being treated poorly by officers. Sampson was arrested while he was simply doing his job of stocking the coolers at the store. Several other customers and Sampson were in the store when a police sergeant walked in and made him place his hands around his back telling him he…

son will follow. The Army taught me many great things including the value of teamwork, leadership, and self-discipline. I was deployed with the 1/17th Cav to Iraq in 2005. It was in Iraq that I learned what military leadership looked like. The officers in my unit took great care of the troops. They took the time to know the enlisted soldiers and would encourage each soldier to meet their potential. Their going above and beyond what is called…

United States Sergeants Major Academy Sergeants Major Course (SMC) CL43B SGM JOHN A. KOLODGY October 10, 2016 Having been involved in both Iraq and Afghanistan wars the one consistent thing that I have noticed was a high distribution of awards to officers and senior enlisted whom did not deserve them. At first when reading the citations of extreme heroism, working above and beyond duties, and rank. One would come to the conclusion that not only the person receiving the award deserves it,…

Officer Perez, this is your annual Employee Performance Appraisal. I have not been your supervisor for this entire evaluation period. This appraisal reflects the observations made by myself as well as Sgt. Drake A9663, Sgt. Mellott B0058 and Sgt. McCullar A7232 from your Blue Team Supervisor Notes. During this period you have been assigned to Durango Jail on Shift 2. 1 Quantity of Work: Officer Perez the quantity of your work to me is above average. Durango jail can be a difficult jail to…

Synopsis On January 18, 1997 officers from Metropolitan Toronto Police Force organized a command post that included a lookout station in an area where there was known to be illegal drug activity. The Police Force set up their post approximately 70 feet away from a Subway sandwich shop in an abandoned building that was across the street. By the use of a telescope Constable Theriault, saw the appellant who was a black male that was inside the shop. Constable Theriault had a clear view inside of…

lead them from the front. At the end of the exercise, my peers and higher-ranking individuals saw that they would be able to grant me more responsibilities and trust in doing what is required to do in any situation. I was awarded again, from my Commanding Officer, with a Certificate of…

The mission of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps is to motivate young people in high school to become better citizens and take an active role in the development and the perservement of their community. There have been many lessons that have taught us how take a more active role in our community and how to be better citizens three really stand out among them all these are the lessons that showed us how to live up to the mission of our program. The three were How to show respect to the…

disciplined and show this figure to others. If we loose focus as a Marine we sadly decline that and become to be a lesser than normal civilian. The discipline and the honor fades immediately. One example of this is disrespecting senior enlisted or officers in the Marine Corps. If a Marine looses focus and becomes a candidate to such wrongful behavior an NJP (Non-Judicial Punishment) will be implemented from our UCMJ (Uniformed Code of Military Justice). To name a few articles like Article…

As a future office in the United States Army, the importance of cohesion throughout the chain of command is critically necessary in order to achieve the mission at hand. As an officer, the relation I hold with my noncommissioned officer counterpart will influence the successfulness of our training and operations. First impressions are of the utmost importance, and that first counseling session will set the stage between myself and my platoon sergeant as our first potential formal sit-down.…