Non-commissioned officer

Edmund Waller once said “To love is to believe, to hope, to know; Tis an essay, a taste of Heaven below!” (Waller) In my Heaven below, I am going to explain what it means to be a profession, Human Resource Sergeant’s role of professionalism, and what it means to be a Human Resource Sergeant in the twenty first century. What it means to be a profession. A profession is a person who earns the trust of their clients such as a recruiter, a chaplain, and human resource sergeants. Recruiters…

SFC Juan Fontanez’s legacy was the impact he left on his Soldiers. He has been one of the most influential leaders in my military career. SFC Fontanez was my Platoon Sergeant during my third deployment to Iraq. During this deployment, I filled the role of Squad Leader in a Combat Engineer Platoon, performing route clearance operations in and out of Sadr City. SFC Fontanez taught me the importance of leading from the front, setting the example, and establishing a high level of trust within your…

pick me up, and also to check on the soldier without me physically going there in my impaired state. I understand the magnitude of this offense and it is completely in violation of our Army standards, and even more so unbecoming of a Noncommissioned Officer. 4. Since the incident I have been counseled for my actions. I have been flagged for suspension of favorable action. I have also enrolled into the Army Substance Abuse Program for further education to not only rehabilitate myself, but give…

The importance of the Human Resources (HR) Sergeant in regards to the Profession of Arms is prevalent throughout the Army. This essay will discuss what it means to be a profession, how leaders balance the profession’s role, the Army professional culture, and the HR Sergeant’s role within the Army profession. A profession is a form of work that is considered irreplaceable and takes years of practice to be mastered (The Profession of Arms, 2010). Simply put, a profession is what you do for a…

My leadership philosophy includes all of the Army Values. The value I lean towards most is respect; treat others as you would want them to treat you. If I want my opinion valued, then I should value others’ opinions. If I want to be able to approach a Soldier with an issue, I need to be approachable and honest. I should set the example for my Soldiers. I feel that Soldiers should be counseled for both good and bad performances. I like to be kept in the loop about what’s going on within the unit…

therefore I will address the necessity of following instructions and why they are important. In the army if you do not follow instructions from your Noncommissioned officer which is a lawful order then you could get an article fifteen. An example of this is if a soldier was told to write a five-hundred word essay from their Noncommissioned officer and only wrote two hundred then they could get that article fifteen. Another reason to follow instructions is that it could be the difference between…

Introduction The US Army is a profession in the sense that its members proficiently protect, serve, and defend the people, our domain, and uphold the traditions and values of the Army well beyond war. Men and woman of this great nation are shaped into professional warriors trained and entrusted to support and defend the Constitution. The white paper describes a professional as one who develops expertise over time through extensive institutional training, knowledge, and expanding practices.…

The combat and garrison environments are each unique in their own aspects. The combat environment depends on the garrison for many things. ‘We train as we fight’ is one of the more specific examples. Leadership in these environments is no different. Although dependent on the garrison environment the combat environment is much more complex. The leadership that is honed while in garrison helps prepare Leaders for combat. There is less control over Soldiers in a garrison environment than in a…

Leadership Challenges of Combined Joint Forces SGM George K. Ott Operation Enduring Freedom, Provincial Reconstruction Team, Farah Afghanistan, 04/30/2008 38B, Civil Affairs Team NCOIC, 451st CA Bn. CJTF-82 Bagram george.k.ott.mil@mail.mil 9 November 2015 Class 42 Abstract I was deployed in late 2006 to become a Civil Affairs soldier and lead a CA team as the NCOIC in Operation Enduring Freedom, within the first hundred days of arriving at forward operating base in Farah, Afghanistan; I was…

Staff Sergeant Copelan, Aaron Leadership Philosophy Leadership is the bassist of the Army, its all Army Values combined, Loyalty, Duty Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Courage. I live by and implement these value into the Soldier of my unit every day. My philosophy is simple, provide the highest quality service possible to every person you encounter. We are a value based, customer service organization and we should all have a patient-centered approach. We are taking care of…