Staff Sergeant

Fire Protection By: Cadet Chief Master Sergeant Rachel Pearson I have had a lot of thoughts of what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, for a while I wanted to be a veterinarian, a lawyer, a marine, an astronaut. When I thought I wanted to be those things the reasons behind them weren’t very good ones, they varied from looking cool, to money, to what people thought I should do. After time I realized I wanted to do none of those things, in fact I wouldn’t be very good at any of those things.…

You may be asking what the Civil Air Patrol is. The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a congressionally chartered, federally supported non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). CAP is a volunteer organization with an aviation-minded membership that includes people from all backgrounds, lifestyles, and occupations. It performs three congressionally assigned key missions: emergency services, which includes search and rescue (by air and…

connection with the mission command activities. Nowadays, after the mission command lessons in the Sergeant Major Course (SMC), I can understand and visualize how is crucial these aspects when I have to work with subordinates, superiors, and make decisions. Thus, I believe that these topics are in relation with what I could learn during the mission…

instruction of Staff Instructor Sergeant Donahue, the 63rd R.O.C was ordered to write a To-From on examples and the importance of being prepared or the instance of “preparation”. Reasoning on behalf of this To-From, the student officers at the Plymouth Police Academy were misinformed and were not completely prepared for a full bag inspection given to the student officers at approximately 1535 hours in the class room. With much gratitude, this student officer appreciates reasoning behind Staff…

machine gun. They were shooting women and children just like anybody else.” Said Sergeant Michael Bernhardt,a soldier at the scene. “We met no resistance and I only saw three captured weapons. We had no casualties. It was just like any other Vietnamese village-old papasans [men], women, and kids. As a matter of fact, I don’t remember seeing one military-age male in the entire place, dead or alive,” (History.com Staff). Along with killing unarmed men, women, and children, the soldiers slaughtered…

STAFF SERGEANT VICTOR V. CERVANTEZ MORENCI Army Air Corps Entered Service in December 1941 Gunner on B-24 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group European Theater, 8th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 OLC Victor was 18 years old when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 1, 1941. Just six days later, the US entered the Second World War when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. During the great mobilization period of 1942 and 1943, Victor was stationed for…

Like many movies I have seen before “The Hurt Locker” begins with a quote. The quote states simply “War is a Drug.” Although not true for everyone, some find it almost impossible to return home and begin their normal lives once again. For Staff Sergeant William James played by Jeremy Renner, war was a drug, and it was as if he found pleasure while under enemy fire and defusing bombs. There are two main reasons why “The Hurt Locker” is such a standout film. One reason being that James was…

constables are more than likely to assist with MHA processes, these are like assessments on private premises; investigating crimes against NHS staff by any patients. The police constables can detain people under section 136 of the Mental Health Act (MHA) and they can locate or recover of a patient who is absent without leave (AWOL). • Sergeant – a sergeant is someone who will supervise a team of officers, they will oversee a police operation,…

was a possible fire in the B-Unit, dorm 1 bathroom. At approximately Case Manager Buffy Guthrie notified Central Control and ran to the office, grabbing a fire extinguisher. Evacuation procedures were initiated for A and B Units by Central Control. Sergeant Matt Foreman responded to the report of smoke on the unit. Arriving to the unit he located the source of the smoke, Sgt. Foreman grabbed a fire extinguisher utilizing to extinguish hot spots. Approximately 1:30 p. m., additional smoke and hot…

committed women were cooks, laundresses, and nurses. Later down the road during World War I, 33,000 women sacrificed their lives helping our great nation's military branches. Over 400 of these women lost their lives fighting this war as nurses and support staff. As women slowly make their way into the military jobs like mechanics, pilots, administrators, and other non-combat jobs were given to these strong individuals during WWII.…