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...
In time of War, Soldiers respond in different manner and different ways. Regardless of the situation, a Soldier should always be professional. Disrespect toward each other, misappropriation of Soldiers and or equipment should never happen,...
The main objective in this personal experience paper is what I experienced during the time period I was mobilized in support of OIF and OEF with the 75th Division (TS). The experience of working everyday in a MOS I have held for over 25 years was a...
This is the story of a Master Sergeant who went to Iraq as a member of Iraq Humanitarian Support Unit and spent 7months there. He had a lot of time to think about himself, his future, Iraqi people, the future of Iraq and Japanese NCO’s mission...
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...
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...
This paper talks about the challenges I encountered as the First Sergeant of Alpha
Company 2nd Battalion 7th Cavalry Regiment. The company was facing a lot of
leadership challenges. Our battalion was slated to rotate to Iraq the early part of 2004...
My World Tour shares the challenges and experiences I had while assigned to Charlie Company, 2D Forward Support Battalion, 2D Brigade Combat Team, 2D Infantry Division. We were stationed at Camp Hovey, Korea. On 18 May 2004, we received...
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...
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...
Taking over as a company First Sergeant (1SG) is one of the most difficult transitions I have had to make in my military career. There is no how too books on the subject. As hard as I looked, I couldn’t find the book “1SG for Dummies”...
The focus of this paper relates to the unique experiences of SGM Gillis during the beginning of OEF/ OIF through June 2006. The author attempts to highlight his contribution to the Nations fight in the Global War on Terror (GWOT). Topics include...
On 29 August 2005, hurricane Katrina struck southeast Louisiana. The storm caused major damage to New Orleans, killing residents and leaving many homeless. Two days later, 82nd Airborne Division Headquarters notified our unit that it “might” go...
During February 2003 the 1034th Quartermaster Company reported for state active duty to prepare for federal title 10 mobilization. Prior to reporting the company lost two essential members of the leadership team, the company commander and the...
Many times, we go through life wondering why certain things happen to some people.
Then you ask yourself why that did not happen to me. In my paper, I will attempt to explain my
feeling towards not being deployed and how I have been able to...
This document describes the implementation of the Department of Defense’s Sexual Assault Prevent and Response Program during Operation Iraqi Freedom Three. XVIII Airborne Corps Human Relation/Equal Opportunity Office personnel designed,...
My personal experience paper will cover my deployment to Karshi-Khanabad, Uzbekistan in which I was selected, by way of deployment order, to deploy within 48hrs in support of the CJTF-180 Joint Logistics Command, 1st COSCOM to fill the Special...
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...
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...
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...