Platoon Sergeant

SSG Givens served with great distinction as a Drill Sergeant and Platoon Sergeant for 24 months while assigned to Co E, 795th MP Battalion and B Co, 43d Adjutant General Battalion. Her leadership and dedication as a Drill Sergeant led to the processing of 14,000 Soldiers to BCT and graduating 700 OSUT Soldiers over four cycles with a 99% ship and graduation rate. She ensured $4M of IET equipment was accounted for at all times and ensured a $6.7M barracks facility was maintained, serviceable,…

what I had witnessed? I observed a man pull and swing an inmate to her knees! How could this clash not be considered the use of force? Questioning this sergeant’s authority is not something that I desired to do. Especially this particular sergeant, this RC sergeant had a reputation for not adhering to the rules, not reporting the use of force and creating the Greenwall in her unit. Standing there for what felt like five minutes, sweat beading on my forehead, finally gathering the strength I need…

and he himself- “…would get their shit together, and keep it together… (O 'Brien)”, further demonstrating his determination to prevent history from repeating itself. The narrator does a brilliant job of showing the reader the struggles of Cross’ platoon, conveying the feeling of both being there as another soldier, and as an omniscient chronicler where no detail or fact is spared;…

The short stories, “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien and “The Fireman’s Wife” by Richard Bausch have resonated with me after reading them this semester. I am able to draw similarities from what I’ve read and associate them with the story. Doing so made what I read capture my full attention and transport me into the story. Also, I discovered and tackled flaws in my own character in the process. I found both of these short stories to have been thought provoking and an interesting read as…

Strunk and Dave Jensen have both learned valuable lessons from their actions, as Dave does a weird way of apologizing. Overall, the two carried around suspicion, guilt, jackknives, and new bond between two men. In The Things They Carried, the platoon under the careful eye of the great Lieutenant Jimmy Cross hump a great deal of things. Lee Strunk and Dave Jensen carry the guilt of childish behavior that escalates to violence, and a fresh bond that sprouts from their quarrel. Jimmy Cross…

a promotion to the rank of platoon leader. Although excited to begin, I had to face the hard challenge of speaking in front of people, establishing my own authority, and battling my own indecisiveness. During my installation as a platoon leader, I made a collection of minor mistakes, particularly in where I stood, how to march in, and what to do with my platoon. When giving commands, I had a severe stutter. I failed to voice my authority to a chaotic and noisy platoon, which consisted mainly…

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…

situation too lightly and that was not my place to 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…

He still had his guns which was important for him. Leonard was shipped out of basic in October and was sent into battle right away. He was a Infantry Sergeant, but was later was moved to Platoon Leader, when his platoon leader died. Leonard only had one change of clothes with him, he was out there for a year and had one shower and one change of clothes. The conditions he lived in were not the best, he had canned food, only getting,…

Before Inspection Platoon Leader and Platoon Sergeant: Already be in uniform with everything already prepared Watch and correct anything that needs to be in the squads Stay on time, (one watches squads while the other watches time?) Squad Leaders and Team Leaders: Already be in uniform with everything already prepared Help cadets with their uniform(make sure they have their names on stickers, on the item) Measurements Missing items(chain of command) Teaching them their parts in the platoon…