MAJ Woodard served as the Support Operations Officer (SPO) for the Area Support Group-Kuwait. She provided responsive logistics and sustainment for over 50,000 US and coalition forces in the ARCENT area of responsibility (AOR). Additionally, she was selected over two majors, as the interim Director of Logistics (DOL) and responsible for the training, health and welfare of 50 Soldiers, NCO's, Officers and DA Civilians, executing one of CENTCOM largest Kuwait-Base Operations Security Support Service (K-BOSSS) contract valued at $2.7b.…
Soldiers volunteering for MFH duty are recognized for outstanding support to the Army Reserve. c. Tasks to Subordinate Units and Staff. (1) MSC and DRC G1s. (a) Appoint an Officer, Noncommissioned Officer, or DA civilian to serve as the command's MFH representative to coordinate military funeral honors actions within the command. (b) Maintain a group of Soldiers eligible to perform MFH duty.…
SFC Judson has successfully completed 42A4O SLC Phase 1. SFC Judson was nominated to be Student First Sergeant which showcased his leadership abilities and demonstrated an initiative to act in the absence of orders. He actively participated in classroom discussions, group exercises and was always eager to share his knowledge and experiences with other students enhancing the learning environment. SFC Judson's attention to detail is exceptional and his eager attitude for accomplishing all assigned tasks made him a great asset to both his peers and instructors. SFC Judson displayed exceptional research abilities without instructor assistance throughout the course. As a SME on some of the material he effectively used his communication skills,…
Staff Sergeant Yang has served the United States Army Ordnance Corps with demonstrated integrity, moral character, and professional competence over a period of 16 years. Throughout his career, Staff Sergeant Yang made extensive contributions to the Ordnance Corps. Staff Sergeant Yang’s exemplary career includes positions as a Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic, Recovery Vehicle Operator and Supervisor, Platoon Sergeant, Field Maintenance Team Motor Sergeant. Motor Sergeant, Maintenance Control Sergeant and Instructor/ Writer.…
Rakow, W. E. (2005). NCO-Focused AARs How to Make the Unit Better. Infantry, 94(4), 11.…
Sergeant Price's professionalism and dedication as a course supervisor and instructor culminated with his selection as Center for Surface Combat Systems Detachment East's Junior Instructor of the Quarter…
Co-Chair. General. Carter. Ham’s. vision. of. including. the. thoughts. of. Service. academy. scholars. and. leaders. in. the. Working. Group. process.. . The. concept. solidified. after. an. annual.meeting.of.the.Service.academies.(51st.Annual.Conference.of.Service.Academy. Superintendents. (COSAS)). hosted. at. West. Point. in. the. spring. of. 2010.. . During. the. conference,. senior. Working. Group. leaders,. including. Co-Chair. Jeh. Charles. Johnson,. were.at.West.Point.for.a.scheduled.engagement.with.academy.personnel...During.that. visit,. the. Working. Group. leaders. met. with. the. COSAS. group. to. discuss. the. Working. Group. process,. and. the. academies. began. discussing. their. white. papers.. . The. United. States. Military. Academy. at. West. Point. completed. its. white. paper. on. May. 18,. 2010.. . Working. from. a. draft. of. the. West. Point. paper,. the. United. States. Air. Force. Academy. completed.its.white.paper.on.June.24,.2010...The.United.States.Coast.Guard.Academy. and.the.United.States.Naval.Academy.worked.independently.from.these.two.papers.and. completed. their. papers. in. August. 2010.. . By. working. this. way,. the. Service. academies.…
2 HOW CAN SOLDIERS INCREASE THEIR CHANCES OF BEING MENTIED? ACTIVELY SEEKING PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK; ADOPTING AN ATTITUDE OF LIFELONG LEARNING…
The U.S. Army Soldier requires years of training to become an expert in his/her individual military occupational skill (MOS). While still a fighting force, the U.S. Army has invested heavily in educating and molding its NCO ranks to attain a higher level of competence. Among these many professions is the Human Resources Sergeant. The role of the Human Resources Sergeant as a profession in the U.S. Army continues to evolve and proven to become an invaluable contribution to military professionalism. The Army White Paper, A Profession of Arms (2010) discusses military professionalism and explains what a profession of arms entails.…
Having respect for one another in the army is an advantage as it boosts thoughtfulness, demands decency, and recognizes the value of everyone Respect is the root source for people living in harmony and being consideration toward others. Respecting one another shows that you have put aside your differences such as race, color, sexuality and religion. Respect is earned and isn’t given. In order to gain someone respect you must show them a positive character.…
In 1973, the Army (and the noncommissioned officer corps) was in disorder. Of the Post-Vietnam developments in American military policy, the most influential in determining the Army was the advent of the Modern Volunteer Army. With the beginning of the Noncommissioned Officer Candidate Course, countless young sergeants were not the skilled trainers of the past and were only trained to perform a specific job; squad leaders in Vietnam. The noncommissioned officer system was under development and the army was rewriting its Field Manual 22-100, Leadership, to set a guide for leaders to follow.…
Commanding officers needed to portray strong leadership skills by acting as examples to gain the trust and respect of these volunteer soldiers. Throughout the story the author explains some of the difficulties in adapting to a nearly all-volunteer, non-professional…
Muslims employees are faced with the problem that their coworkers lack knowledge about their culture and religion.…
This review focuses on the factors that may lead some to wonder if race and gender play a factor in the military when it comes to leadership and promotion opportunities. It is a known fact that the military is a male dominated organization which tends to define what a person is in order to know how to react towards that person. In total, there are 1,166,434 (85.1%) male active duty members and 203,895 (14.9%) female active duty members. Within those numbers is 238,864 Active Duty Officers of which 199,578 (83.6%) are male and 39,286 (16.4%) are female. Moreover, members who report themselves as White make up the highest percentage of Active Duty Officers (77.6%), while African Americans make up…
The Human Resources Sergeant plays a vital role in the Army Profession of Arms. An Army professional must have various attributes of good character and leadership skills and the “Be, Know, Do” qualities to be called a profession at all. All leaders must embrace the challenge of balancing multiple responsibilities at once within their profession in order to accomplish any mission. As a United States Army Human Resources Sergeants, we must always consider the culture of the Army and its Profession as an important factor to mission accomplishment. Human Resources Sergeants are those who provide the services needed for admin functions which in turn fuel’s the Army Profession of Arms.…
