Platoon Sergeant

Staff Sergeant Richard M. Green has consistently performed in his duties as both Academics Student Management Chief and Marines Awaiting Training (MAT) Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge in an exemplary and highly professional manner. Staff Sergeant Green displays himself on a level of proficiency and enthusiasm in an independent duty environment, through distinguishing himself as an exceptionally resourceful manager by consistently tracking and maintaining records of 2,796 student’s academic…

In the military there are three core leadership competencies they are to lead, develop, and achieve. They are all supported by behaviors. They are all important and must be ingrained into a leader in order to become a successful competent leader. To lead is the most important attribute of the core leader competencies, because it allows leaders to later be able to develop and achieve as well. The behaviors that support leading are to lead others, extend influence beyond the chain of command,…

I couldn’t keep up much longer, my breaths were heavy and snot was running down my nose. I stop, hands on my knees, panting. I had to keep running or our platoon sergeant would get in our face and we would get chewed out. I’m jogging and it hasn't gotten any better, as i'm struggling to keep the pace up, my drill sergeant comes from behind me and starts yelling in my ear, “DON’T YOU WANT TO GRADUATE PRIVATE!”. I winced, and kept my head down as I try and keep my legs running. He was still there…

Army as an Enlisted Soldier and the barriers that I have surpassed throughout my career to reach the rank of Sergeant Major (E-9). Do you speak English? My journey began on February 14, 1992, when I migrated from El Salvador to the United States. The image of my family's tears as they said goodbye remains in my mind. Even though I was unhappy to leave my family…

c. From January to March 2018, Sergeant Garcia managed an inventory of class IX parts valued at $24 million. Applying his expertise, he worked tirelessly to optimize the requisition process by helping to restructure Global Combat Support System (GCSS–MC) reports that are being used in the newly developed demand forecasting model. His effort captures the necessary data points, such as Vendor Order Ship Time (VOST) that made it necessary to make replenishment buys. In the past, forecasting didn’t…

junior enlisted Soldiers today. Leadership styles of today’s Army are immensely different of those my squad leaders and team leaders employed when I joined. For most of my career, I have been in a small flight company with nine enlisted Soldiers per platoon. The operational tempo was fierce which resulted in long days and plenty of missions that took us away from our families for weeks to months at a time. At times, members of the unit frustrated from work load and homesick never doubted the…

the Army. I transferred into my current Special Operations unit in the middle of 2013 and was faced with a familiar ethical issue that I have handled many times before. However in this instance, the decision did not reside with me, but with my Platoon Sergeant. A young soldier was at the unit for approximately for months prior to me arriving at the unit. In this time, the soldier displayed several signs of…

Restrepo Restrepo depicts the experiences of the soldiers in Second Platoon, B Company, 2nd Batallion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team in the Korengal Valley. The film shows the first-hand accounts of the men who endured one of the most dangerous places in the U.S. Military. The platoon begins their operations out of Combat Outpost Korengal. Captain Dan Kearney wants to expand the forces’ influence within the area in order to affect more of the local populace. One…

he scored the highest in Tech Supply, which was his ticket into working with supplies in the military. In 1966, Greg was first ordered to go to Vietnam. After a 30 day trip, his platoon relieved the 3rd marine company at Chu Lai and were soon involved in Operation Starlite. Greg Frikken was one of many in ammo platoons during Operation Starlite and was promoted three times during this operation. When remembering Vietnam veterans, it is important…

The Vietnam was an unusual time for the Americans. It was not really agreed upon by all the citizens to go to war with Vietnam. Not all the people agreed with all the decisions whether it is the tactics that were used or all the deaths that occurred. As Young points out in her article, she talks about how terrible the conditions were and its after effects that it has had on those that served (515). She also discusses how it is hard to imagine what happened. It might be due to the fact of…