My military personal experience started on 9 November 1982, that’s when I swore in again at the Richmond Virginia, Military Entrance Processing Station. Over the next few years, I will experience being a Private and finally a Senior...
The 3d Battalion, 27th Field Artillery, XVIII Airborne Corps, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, became the First Unit Equipped with the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). The battalion was the logical choice to be the first unit so...
When a Reserve Component Soldier spends years training and preparing for a mission, the real world situation may not resemble what he had envisioned. This does not mean in any way, however that the mission is any less important than what Army...
Approximately 2700 men and women serving in the Armed Forces have lost their lives in Iraq since the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Additionally, thousands have suffered physical, emotional, and mental injuries that will affect them for the rest...
My personal experience paper will show that Soldiers must be diverse. Soldiers in today’s Army may find themselves fulfilling a different job than their Military Occupation Specialties (MOS) on the battlefield. The job they have trained for years...
On 9 December 2004, I found myself in a comfortable position; the 1SG of a cavalry troop just returning from combat. Soon, things would change. The 2d ACR moves to Ft. Lewis, Washington and what follows is the scramble to stand up the 4th Brigade...
The purpose of this paper is to describe and outline my personal experience in the process of developing a Mentoring Model for the Army Chaplaincy. The concept of a mentoring initiative formulated during my assignment to the Army Chief of...
This Personal Experience Paper will highlight some significant events throughout my 19 years in the military. First unit to serve with was, the Big Red One of Fort Riley KS in 1987. Desert Storm/Desert Shield August 1990-April 1991; 82 Airborne...
While serving as the HHC, 2-160 First Sergeant during the very first six months of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), I learned some valuable lessons, both positive and negative.
A positive lesson learned follows: The importance of home station...
This document describes in detail, the events leading up to my selection and performance as a professional witness. The Senate Armed Forces Committee oversees all military functions to include the Army Recruiting Command. Non commissioned officers...
This is the story of a senior logistician that joined the military twenty years ago to help defend and serve his country (United States of America). Surprisingly, this senior leader deployed into unfamiliar territory along with his unit and...
This paper captures the personal reflections of a Regimental Sergeant Major of an active Engineer Battalion in the Singapore Army. The purpose of this paper is to share his thoughts and experiences, provide insights of this appointment, and serve...
In the spring of 1995 a small detachment from the 82nd Medical Company (AA) comprised of 4 aircraft and 23 personnel deployed from Fort Riley Kansas to Port-Au-Prince Haiti in support of the United Nations Mission in Haiti. The mission was to...
The following is an account of Combat Actions or lack thereof experienced by members of the 729th Transportation Company while participating in Operations Iraqi Freedom III from 23 December 2004 until its redeployment on 29 November 2005. This...
I will discuss my unique experiences, challenges, and frustrations of my Active Component to Reserve Component (AC/RC) assignment while stationed with 6th battalion, 52d Aviation Regiment headquartered at Los Alamitos, California. The explanations...
The Department of the Army would mission the United States Army Recruiting Command to recruit an “All Volunteer Army” of 80,000 during Fiscal Year 2006. The Los Angeles Recruiting Battalion, as well as others, would be attempting to accomplish...
I am submitting this personal experience paper as an archival document on my experience as the first sergeant of the 240th Quartermaster Supply Company, “The Rock is Rolling”, 71st Corps Support Battalion, 7th Corps Support Group, 3d Corps...
On 18 August 2005, an improvised explosive device (IED) killed the four-man crew of Saber 70 in Samarra, Iraq while they served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. I had a personal contact with all four Soldiers the very day before they died....