The 2002 USASMA Annual Command History is designed to preserve a record of the academy's activities during the year. It consists of three main parts. The first is a very brief introduction to the history of the academy and the Noncommissioned...
SGM Lopez deployed in the first part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and then again in 2006 in support of Iraqi Freedom. He deployed again in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in the spring of 2007. His experience reflects on the changing world of...
I served as Forward Operating Base (FOB) Force Protection Noncommissioned Officer in Charge (FP NCOIC) during OIF III from January 20, 2005 to January 9, 2006. Serving in that position as a Field Artillery Senior Sergeant (13Z5) gave me an...
My subject is "relations between enlisted and officer core, and government B&H". So I would like to have someone explain to me what is going on. After the war our patrons US and EU Government, decided to change military structure and equipment in...
Who is the Sergeant Major of the Army? The position is the most senior NCO in the Army, established in 1966, by the Chief of Staff. The position designed to serve as the eyes and ears of the enlisted soldier. SMA is the advisor to the Chief of...
Sergeant Major of the Army Bainbridge learned strong values and character early in his childhood and leadership through experiences as a junior NCO in Senior Positions enabling him to make many great contributions to the Non-commissioned Officer...
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...
This paper addressed my experience as a First Sergeant of the Retraining and Holding Company (RHC), Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. My tenure as the First Sergeant lasted from July 2002 through May 2004. The Retraining and Holding Company possessed a...
Bravo Company 1-505th PIR had just returned from Afghanistan only five months before. It was the first combat deployment for the Battalion since the War on Terrorism had started. The Battalion had completed their Intense Training Cycle (ITC), and...
This supplement was originally prepared by a student group working with existing documents and information supplied by personnel then assigned to the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy. The entire volume was rewritten in the summer of 1980...
Given that in today's Army, with slipping retention rates and numerous conflicts across the globe, it's imperative that the most qualified senior noncommissioned officers (NCO) lead and train the Army's future leaders. Under these circumstances, is...
SMA Bainbridge was born on 17 April 1925 in Galesburg, Illinois. He was born son of a farmer. He was a very young and eager high school senior that wanted to join the Army and fight for his country during World War II. He asked his parents for...
Thesis Statement: The current Army Physical Fitness Program does not train, assess nor prepare Soldiers for today’s combat missions. Although it is commonly believed that noncommissioned officers from within a formation can conduct physical...
A serious ethical issue that I have encountered over the years is that some commissioned officers and senior noncommissioned officers (NCOs) believe that because of their rank or position certain standards do not apply to them. As the previous...
From the American Revolution to now the First Sergeant has maintained the most prestigious position in the United States Army. The First Sergeant position in unique in that he is directly responsible for the training, welfare, discipline, and...
Thesis Statement: The foundation of the noncommissioned officers corps is able to remain effective through increased education and training opportunities provided by institutional training, self development, and operational assignments. Discussion:...
The 10th Mountain Division (LI) deployed to Iraq in April/May 2008 as the Multi-National Division -Center (MND-C) Headquarters based at Camp Victory (Baghdad), Iraq. The mission of MND-C was to conduct stabilization and combat operations in the...
This paper concerns an ethical problem I see going on in the Army today. The ethical problem I see is noncommissioned officers having sexual or inappropriate relationships with their subordinate Soldiers. In this paper, I go through the Army's...
The purpose of this paper is to describe and discuss an ethical dilemma that I experienced between 17 December, 2005 and 1 June, 2006 while serving as the First Sergeant of Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2D Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry...
22,000 students graduated from USASMA between class one in 1973 and class 54 in 2004. Academy continues with its development and history chapter of USASMA is not over yet.