Company Sergeant Major

this may not mean we make policy or operational decisions, but does expect that we provide the command a proven and reliable soldier worthy of his trust and able to handle high levels of responsibility. This starts in aviation with maintaining the company snack fund. While it may not seem as an important task, it is vital as a foundational step in the trust that not only our command places in us, but of the junior enlisted and NCO’s as well, showing commitment and motivation that any job worth…

excel because each individual in that organization has experiences and can show others flawlessly what it means to be a professional on and off duty. The role of the Human Resource Sergeant in the army profession reinforces the army’s vision, and ensure that Soldiers and readiness are the main focus. The Human Resource Sergeant assess, weighs, plans and executes the overall mission of the army to ensure constant support and readiness. They are the first line defense, and have the ultimate power…

amount and type of drugs being administered by the medical facility to the inmate and other medical personnel. Then the over watch officer ensures the perimeter distance is sustained at all times and checks to see if the inmate has swallow their medication by opening their mouth and physically showing that they swallowed the medication. However, it is not required that the inmate must take their prescribed medication by the medical staff. Like in the constitution, even an inmate has rights to…

As a Human Resource Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) in the military, Soldiers transform from civilian into Soldiers. Starting from the very beginning they learn how to march, run, cadence, and learn the overall basic army skills as a new Soldier joining the ranks. Once you acquire the army basic skills to learn just enough to get by, the Army sends you to advanced individual training to become a Human Resource Specialist. As a Human Resource Specialist, you start at the most junior rank…

One hundred and fifty-nine Joint Task Force Troopers took part in a once in a lifetime opportunity of earning the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge on U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, June 2 through June 5. The GAFPB is a foreign award demonstrating the requirements a German Soldier must be proficient at in their armed forces. “This is a rare opportunity for a Soldier to experience in their career,” said U.S. Army Master Sgt. Lawrence Mawhinney, the noncommissioned…

par. 5). I encourage my Sergeants to do two things to prevent failure to document. First, I suggest each keep a working diary of the good and bad that happens each day. Second, before the end of each evaluation period, I ask that each Sergeant have their officers give them a list of their training, accomplishments,…

The Escape It was 1944 in Western Poland, it was 3:53 a.m in the Erwachsene sector in Auschwitz. Obergefreiter (Senior Corporal) Dietrich Merz was on a coffee break. It was the middle of winter. It was a record low temperature that night. -47˚F was the annual high that winter. It was miserable outside. Guards and prisoners were suffering just as the rest of the population in the area. It was a winter that would be remembered for years to come. Ana Baka, ID:10605, was curled under her…

The oldest living being known to mankind, a soldier of a war long since forgotten, Demon Buffalo, also known as Olding Oldington. This is a story of how this war, the war that scared our protagonist, ended. Old was leader of a three man infiltration squad that was sent to go through the ranks of one of the other planets governments and leak information to the populace to cause panic before Old’s government sweeps in seemingly like a beacon of hope, when in actuality it was a ruse in order to…

large-scale exercises that average over 90 organizations, 4,500 Soldiers, and $3.2 million in expenditures. Safety is a primary concern during training, so I emplaced a strong safety program that prevented major safety incidents. Providing the most realistic and demanding training possible is the major goal and required extensive planning and coordination for training areas, training support systems, evaluators, and numerous resources to ensure success. Leading the integrated exercise…

During my time there, I would have appreciated a break from my Drill Sergeants. I still made it through and graduated with the 11B Military Occupational Specialty. Upon reflection, it was not so difficult achieving the standards of the training and I am proud of my accomplishment. Soldiers of the modern era of Army service…