First Sergeant

hold. NCO’s duties are vast and as noncommission officers progresses in their career and in rank those responsibilities become greater. The duties and responsibilities of noncommissioned officers date back to 1779 when Friedrich Von Steuben wrote the first regulation that described that duties and responsibilities of noncommissioned officers. Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States. This regulation was the stepping stone for the development and continues…

What is a Sergeant and what is a Staff Sergeant? These two are both Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) a leader of Soldiers. They are both responsible for accomplishing the mission and the welfare of their Soldiers. They are competent and proficient in everything they do, technically and tactically. They must be fair and impartial when recommending both rewards and punishment. But of all the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) rank, the sergeant has the greatest impact on the lower ranking soldiers.…

A Senior NCO orchestrated a prostitution ring utilizing lower enlisted females and glamorized a quick source of income. Sergeant First Class McQueen struggled with his finances. If his peers observed his financial issues, addressed it prior to a quick money scheme, a prostitution ring would not have been formed. This fosters an environment where there is no trust in the leader…

There are so many outstanding Leaders in today’s Military. Leaders who are influencing and shaping today’s young Soldiers. When I first got this assignment, I had no idea who I felt and identified as a Legacy Leader to me. Webster’s defines Legacy as something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past. The Army defines a leader as anyone who by virtue of assumed role or assigned responsibility inspires and influences people to accomplish organizational goals.…

brush it off and assume that everything would get better. I know now that as an NCO it is my job to take care of my soldiers but it takes more than one NCO to do so. By keeping my squad leader and platoon sergeant out of the equation I limit my resources for help on evaluating and fixing the…

This memorandum is a request for consideration for the position of Investigative Services Sergeant. I have been a sworn Pomona Police Officer since March 2000. Throughout my career I have worked and supervised patrol squads and specialized units. I am available to be on call and work long hours if need be. 2. RESPONSE TO REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS • My last 2 evaluations have been exceeds standards or higher. • I have shown a history of good judgment and professionalism throughout my career. • I…

help improve my fellow Sergeants’ corps’ .I truly believe that the Marines Sergeant is the backbone of the Marine Corps ,but of the entire service .This aggressive approach help me instill leadership in my Marines .I had become less passive and more confrontational with NCOs that fail to follow rules and regulations . During my first deployment to Iraq in 2003, I was awarded my second Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medal by the Commanding Officer of MWSS-372, For performing my responsibilities…

so he was moderately short. He was in his twenties, which was younger than the other sergeants. He was a very arrogant drill sergeant. My dad says “He was not very tall, so he would only other people. He used his rank as leverage.” Franklin never taught anything, he only did drill and ceremony. He was irresponsible, and contradicted himself. One of my dad’s least favorite memories with a drill sergeant includes Franklin. It was the week of graduation, in time of have come down and stayed…

the amount of calls for service, the number of officers working each shift, the number of events, and the schedule the officers were working. In reality, the survey was a gamble for the department because there were three possible outcomes. The first outcome come could be positive, finding that we should hire more officers. The second outcome could be that we were overstaffed meaning we would lose positions. The last outcome could be that we were adequately staffed and nothing…

We want the junior Soldiers to say, “now that is a great professional Staff Sergeant and someday I will be as professional as them”. Within the last decade, the Army has become more focused on education. When training, educating and mentoring the professional must always revert and instill the Army values. Loyalty, duty, respect…