Staff Sergeant

department to include extra duty assignments. I have been preparing myself to be a first line supervisor in a police organization for many years. I started my career in law enforcement as a Military Police Officer at the age of 17. I rose to the rank of Sergeant in five years. That was my first taste of leadership. I was the assistant squad leader and team leader, responsible for solider supervision and development. I was tasked with following orders and giving orders to accomplish the…

system for the medical claims. A veteran can now log on to their website, eBenifits, and track in real time where their file is in the process. Sounds great right? Unfortunately the system is only as reliable as the people uploading the data to it. Staff Sergeant Pitkins, who uses eBenifits to track his claim, says it’s never up to date (Pitkins, Interview). He still calls his case manager to find the most up to date information about his claim. He agreed that if the website was more reliable,…

both Engineers and Infantrymen trying to cross an open river with what seemed like an unending number of French defenses. Imagine having a whole division sized mission stalled by French Artillery from the far bank. This was the situation that Staff Sergeant Walter Rubarth and his team encountered in mid-May, 1940. His leadership helped to open a path for both the 10th Panzer Division and the 1st Panzer Division to cross the Meuse and successfully breach the French-held defensive positions.…

stop his Soldiers from doing it. The forward elements of the Brigade had reached Leakin Park and were being dispersed to their various locations for the night. Once everyone was set, they would refuel their vehicles and perform PMCS. Platoon Sergeant and Leaders would make a weapons check, ensure everyone’s eating and get them ready to move out in the morning. Colonel Stolfer thought it was eerily quiet, there were no birds chirping, no rustling of the leaves, silence, nothing but silence…

Department of Defense Instructions, to become a Classified Courier you have to be a Staff Sergeant or above, have five ratings on your last five Enlisted Performance Reports, complete the defense courier initial training course, have a minimum score of 44 in the General Area of the U.S. Air Force Airman Qualifying Examination and be eligible to obtain a Top Secret clearance. Giving the fact you have a line number for Staff Sergeant I will fully support submitting your name for this special duty…

100% online. This was right up my alley because not only do I have work, but a wife and two children at home that I love to spend time with. Online school seemed like the best route and he highly recommended Colorado Christian University because the staff is extremely helpful and understanding, especially when it comes to military personnel. The final deciding factor for me was going to the green to gold briefing at the education center. I made it a long-term goal of mine to commission and…

He strategically moved individuals around the battalion, adding more depth and experienced aviators to both A and C Companies. The less experienced and new individuals would move to B Company, who under supervision of the battalion and staff, could be mentored and supervised more closely. This allowed both A and C Companies to deploy and operate with minimal issues while sustaining operations through high op-tempo throughout the deployment. This was definitely a positive example of shifting…

The twenty-first century can be fairly called the age of proclaimed gender equality. For the first time, women have been welcomed into most occupations that were once dominated by men. Fewer jobs remain solely masculine, as women have proven themselves as capable of physically demanding activities. The concept of women in the US military was considered ridiculous a century ago. This is evident through the US military recruitment posters from this time. Women are often considered as the gentler…

When the JDOC was first formed we only had around 12 senior leaders mostly colonels and three Sergeants Major. The officers were a mixture of Army Soldiers and Air Guard Airmen, who had already taken command, reassigned as an interim assignment to retire, or who were waiting to take a position of increased responsibility. The Enlisted Soldiers were all full time staff employees who had volunteered to work with this group verses working on their normal Monday through Friday assigned duties.…

of this scenario is very much based on having real respect for the Sergeant Major and admiration for him as a fine figure of a real hard man. Therefore, the harder man we can make of you, the better you should be able to do your Military Duty for the honour of the Corps of Royal Military Police. This should make this flogging for Military Discipline far more effective, as well as ensure…