Sergeant Major of the Army

Czechoslovakian Soldiers. This was a major blow to the Czechoslovakian unit and we were called to help them secure their sector. My platoon, in particular, was happy to do so because they had rescued us from a potentially very dangerous situation just weeks before as they served as the quick reaction force. We were at once relieved of perimeter response team duties and now did counter indirect fire patrols exclusively. It took several weeks to get familiar with the major routes in this…

Diversity in any type of organization is beneficial for all individuals involved to include top management to the ground employees. Having diversity in a workplace encourages tolerance, acceptance and more rounded place for all employees to work for. It gives persons the ability to grow and to also go up the ladder in the company. Diversity in the military has always been a problem involving women and minorities, but in the last decade there has been a real focus on the lack of minorities in…

team chief, Staff Sergeant Bond called me into the office and asked me, “Benjamin, do you have AKO (Army Knowledge Online)?” The acronyms started running through my mind as I scrambled to think of what that could be. Surely I had it, I mean, after all didn’t everybody? After about a minute I decide to own up to it and say, “No Sergeant, I do not. What is it?” It was a pretty new concept and I don’t even think that he entirely grasped what this information system was that the Army has designated…

lead to successful prosecution. These actors have played a major role in exposing some of the most controversial actions of the government. For example, Sergeant Joseph Darby and Sergeant Samuel, both exposed of the torture taking place in the Abu Ghraib prison. Sergeant Joseph Darby provided the pictures of the abuse that led to an investigation and resulted in dishonorable discharge and reprimands for 11 of the soldiers. Whereas, Sergeant Samuel Provance publicly revealed the role of the…

just after World War I has ended, and centres around Joshua Connor (Russell Crowe), an Australian farmer and water diviner. His three sons Arthur (Ryan Corr), Edward (James Fraser), and Henry (Ben O'Toole) served with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during the military campaign in Gallipoli four years previously and are presumed dead. After his wife Eliza commits suicide out of grief, Joshua resolves to bring his sons' bodies home and bury them with their mother. Joshua…

organization by creating a special event dedicated to new thinking. The other is to look outside themselves to stimulate solutions.” -Simon Mainwaring. These type of notions are alien to the United States Army which in my opinion runs as an institution. Some institutions like the United States Army seldom listen to new and challenging ideas. However, if all Counterintelligence (CI) Agents do not challenge the status quo, we as CI professionals will never become innovative and will adhere under…

example, New York supplied the war effort with more soldiers and material than any other state in the union. During a presentation on July 10, 2011 at the Cayuga Museum of History and Art, historian Robert W. Arnold III said that one-fifth of the Union Army was made up of New York soldiers. In addition to contributing a mass amount of soldiers, the families that soldiers left behind also contributed to the war effort. Arnold explains that even while many families slipped into poverty because the…

The Senior Leader Course (SLC) reinforced in me the true meaning General Al Gray’s Grayism, “Don’t be afraid to learn from others” (Otte, 2015). The greatest learning opportunity in SLC came from my fellow classmates and their fearlessness in sharing their personal and professional experiences. If I could transport this class back in time one year and know what I know now, I would have been better able to assist one of my Soldiers whose service was reviewed under the Army’s Qualitative…

caused a majority of deaths due to dire infections. While reading The Killer Angels you learned how the characters are administered care for. One soldier's journey you accompany is commander Robert. E. Lee. Confederate Commander of Northern Virginia's army, Robert .E. Lee became very famous. During his time as commander Robert suffered, with heart disease, concerning the circumstances this caused intricacy for him. This had caused him to encounter perpetual headaches, lightheadedness, chest…

worst of “all the beastly, slushy, out-of-the-way places to live in”. After a while they hear knocking on the door, which is caused by Sergeant Major Morris, an officer in the British army who was returning from India. The Sergeant proceeds to tell the family of his time in India and about a strange item called the monkey’s paw that he was given in India. The sergeant warns the family of the dangers of the paw and how they should destroy it for them to be safe. The rising action is the…