Master Sergeant

Professor Ortiz, I am currently an E-6 staff sergeant, E-6 is the pay grade and staff sergeant is the Rank. I am going to be promoted to E-7 sergeant first class with in the next few months. Becoming an E-8 Master Sergeant is a goal I set early in my career. As an E-8, you can be in many different positions such as a first sergeant. There are many rewarding benefits, such as More Money, More Responsibility, and fewer people giving you orders. What I truly find rewarding is that as an E-8 you have the ability to help affect change and assist in making soldiers lives better. Though there are times, it has been difficult and stressful. The journey has been and will continue to be enjoyable. When you love your career and life the way, I love…

Master Sergeant Felix L. Perez Jr distinguished himself with exemplary meritorious service in positions of great importance and increased responsibility throughout his 29 year career and service to the U.S. Army. His career culminated as a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer, Engineer, Observer/Coach – Trainer for the 3-315th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 177th Armored Brigade; a multi-component training brigade within First Army Division East. Master Sergeant Perez's meticulous insight, direction,…

Master Sergeant Doris Willis was my drill instructor and ROTC teacher my senior year of high school. She was a about my skin complexion and my height. My first impression of her when I met her was I didn't really like her. I felt she was somewhat of a rude type of teacher. I knew me and her might go at it a couple of times throughout the school year, After a few months, I began to realized she was like any other mother. You and her can fuss at it for days and then always go to her for advice and…

My grandfather , a “boot camp survivor” exclaimed that boot camp was the toughest thing to complete during the military. But, fortunately, boot camp pushed Mr. Gillanders to strive to a better ranking in the National Guard. Before the time he left the military, Mr. Gillanders earned the rank of Command Chief Master Sergeant, the ninth highest non-commissioned officer rank. Although he worked is all forces of the military, being Command Chief Master Sergeant was his favorite. Before earning…

At some point in everyone’s life, someone or something stands out to them in a way that nothing else does. It could be an individual or an event that stands out to them in a positive or even a negative way. For me however, it was a person named Master Sergeant James Sherrod. I encountered MSgt Sherrod at work and he impacted me in a way that would shape my whole future and military career. I didn’t know it at the time, but he was a blessing in my life, especially when I didn’t want to believe…

1. The purpose of the Military Tuition Assistance Program (MTAP) is to provide financial aid to active duty service members earning college credits.1 The Tuition Assistance program is one of the most frequently cited reasons for re-enlistment among the enlisted corps.2 In recent weeks, a Department of Defense (DoD) family council has recommended expanding the MTAP to include licenses and technical certifications.3 As stated by the Sergeant Major of the Army, Dan Dailey, “one of his…

I believe I am fully qualified to become an Army Warrant Officer for many reasons. The first is that I feel I have reached a rank that marks the culmination of my operational career. At this stage in the Army as a Staff Sergeant, I continually fulfill duty positions that are above and beyond my pay grade in both the garrison and deployed environments. This is best exemplified in my recent deployment with 1st Special Forces Group in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. As a Staff Sergeant, I…

night before. While at home with my daughter, I was using this time to pack my house in preparation for my family’s pending move at the end of the month. While going through papers I decided to have a beer not thinking that I would be called into work for any reason. Approximately 1130 I received a phone call from Master Gunnery Sergeant Hernandez informing me that my name was on the Urinalysis Roster. I informed the Master Gunnery Sergeant Hernandez that I had my daughter with me and didn’t…

The Commander (CPT Malinowski) arrived and tried to make him stand down, stating that he was a CPT in the United States Army and that he (the Provost Sergeant) would stand down. The Provost Sergeant stated that he would not stand down and that he was acting under the power and the authority of his Position and that he was going to apprehend the subject. But the commander, CPT Malinowski continued to interfere and try and stop the apprehension. After interfering and restricting police procedures…

SSG McDuffie’s displayed dedication to the training success of all soldiers in the unit by conducting the most trainings of any NCO in the Company. He encouraged a positive training environment by promoting teamwork and training more than 110 Soldiers in ACE Suicide Intervention. He expertly executed duties of Unit Master Driver and Ammo Handler to ensure Unit's success at the M-16 Qualification Range even after being transferred to another Unit. SSG McDuffie has assumed responsibility of…