Sergeant Major of the Army

organizational cultures residing in the Army. These are often identified between the different military occupational specialties. However, the biggest distinction in cultures is between conventional Army units and Special Operations units. Conventional Army units adhere to strict policy directed by the Department of the Army. Special Operations unit are also direct to follow the same polices but are known for operating outside the directed lines from the Department of the Army. I transferred…

It is generally seen that most soldiers in the Rangers wanted to be there, even those that had no choice evidently found a home in the Corps. An example of this is Sergeant Jarvis, who eventually received a much wanted commission stating, “…I made up my mind, if possible, to change into the Regiment with my relations, lying along side of us, and the morning we were ordered for marching I left my tent for the purpose of making the application…” Jarvis clearly saw the advantage of joining the…

Abstract Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced (PBUSE) was introduced to the Army in 2001 from the Communications Electronic Command (CECOM) and Software Engineering Center (SEC-LEE) based at Ft. Lee, Virginia to upgrade the Army’s property accounting system Unit Level Logistics Supply System (ULLSS). PBUSE platform is based on Oracle platform that could improve performance, scalability, and flexibility. This system would improve the echelons from property book level, staff level, and unit levels…

life” Every day Elks can be found honoring and serving the military and veterans through various acts of kindness and generosity. Recognizing the Elks as a valuable partner in supporting service members and veterans, Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA) Daniel Dailey and Command Major Sergeant John Troxell, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff met with GER Zellen to discuss difficulties to of those separating from the service. As the voice for enlisted military…

Playbook. It starts off with an army solider finding a document which turns out to be a map that discloses the location of a huge amount of gold stolen from Kuwait. A group of soldiers decide to not brief the chain of command and go off to find the treasure for themselves. As everyone knows being selfish doesn’t pay off and they run into a host of problems one being a member of their group is captured and tortured. The main characters of the film are Army Reserve Sergeant First Class Troy…

a teenage boy who goes to fight in the Vietnam War. The young boy is a black, seventeen year old and goes by the name of Richie Perry. By the time he graduates from Harlem, he decides he is going to go fight in the Vietnam War for the United States Army. Perry is sent off to basic training and when he is ready to leave for Vietnam he begins to have horrible thoughts and illusions of the war and fighting in the front. Perry has been told he has a knee problem and believes this will be able to…

prosecuted cases regarding courts-martial and offenses that attribute to them. On a July evening, a Sergeant in the United States Army was on an evening pass with a friend while checking out the local hotel bar. After some time, the sergeant managed to make his way into the residential part of the hotel where he broke into the room of a young girl where he began to assault then attempt to rape her. The sergeant began his escape on the beach where he was apprehended by hotel security and handed…

The Civil War Cavalry In the United States Civil War 20% of the 7.4 million horses and mules in the United States died, whereas only 2% of the people died (Miller 30). The use of horses in warfare changed the battle field dramatically. They were not only used to pull wagons or carry supplies, they were used to carry soldiers into battle, and often times they were the main target because horsepower was the only thing that could pull the heavy wagons, and cannons (Miller 30). The main roles…

The Unfair Awards System during Iraq and Afghanistan SGM Roslyn D. Mason United States Sergeants Major Academy Sergeants Major Course (SMC) CL43B SGM JOHN A. KOLODGY October 10, 2016 Having been involved in both Iraq and Afghanistan wars the one consistent thing that I have noticed was a high distribution of awards to officers and senior enlisted whom did not deserve them. At first when reading the citations of extreme heroism, working above and beyond duties, and rank. One would come…

that. The Army is a profession that depends on its Non Commissioned Officers to lead from the front. It is also the most disciplined volunteer force in the World. I think that is because we sign up to be the best and want to protect the United States and other countries don't have that option. Other countries like Korea you have to join for at least two years with minimum pay and only if your family was rich you had the opportunity to be attached to United States…