COMMANDANT’S SUMMARY: In 2007, transformation proved to be the key for the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy. The Academy sought to continue transformation in the Noncommissioned Officer Education System, in the increased use of distance...
Transformation and the current operational pace have created less time for senior mentorship. Additionally, mentorship is so loosely defined and understood that it often is mislabeled and wrongly identified. Mentorship could be viewed as such a...
Even though it appears to the general public that the military does not abide by the Geneva Convention and it appears the military mistreats Prisoners of War (POWs), it is actually the media coverage and politics that has impacted our military...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
Is allowing women to serve in combat arms ethical? Today all MOS' are open to females with the exception of five Infantry, Armor, Cannon Field Artillery, Short -Range Air Defense Artillery, and Special Forces. With the ongoing War on Terrorism the...
Sergeant First Class Sammy L. Davis, the "REA..L" Forrest Gump. Born 1 November 1946 in Dayton, Ohio. As a child, Sammy’s father moved the family to several locations California, Texas, Indiana and to his current residence Illinois. Sammy...
Extraordinary rendition is the CIA activity of "transferring" or "flying captured
terrorist suspects from one country to another for detention or interrogation". The purpose of
this paper is to help inform you of what Extraordinary Rendition is...
The purpose of this paper is to bring to light the standards of conduct at the Sergeants Major Academy when it comes to fake diplomas. This is a very touchy subject for me because I worked hard to attain a Masters Degree. While stationed in Hawaii...
Most armies in the world have officers and noncommissioned officers but only the United States has NCOs that can take the place of the Officer in his absence. Only in the United States is the NCO allowed in the decision making process. The NCO has...
I am a smoker and I smoke whenever an opportunity presents itself, whether in civilian clothes or in military uniform. I don't consider my smoking as bad, undisciplined, ungentlemanly, unpleasant, unhealthy, or vexatious to others. I couldn't care...
In July 1979, the Sandinista-led revolutionary junta pledged to the people of Nicaragua and the Organization of American States that it would fully respect human rights. The Sandinistas have systematically violated this pledge, trampling on the...
As a soldier in the United States Army I feel compelled to share with you a few examples of unethical behavior involving U.S. service personnel. Army values, regulations, policies, and orders were ignored in each of these examples. The regulations...
COMMANDANT'S SUMMARY: The year began with an emphasis on communication. COL Abramowitz directed that the academy's webpage be radically upgraded by November 2005. It was, but only in early 2006 did it hit its stride. The purpose of the upgrade was...
COMMANDANT’S SUMMARY: The years 2003 and 2004 were eventful at the Sergeants Major Academy. The academy tried to figure out its role in Army transformation. In its NCOES courses it sought to bring more field experience in the PLDC class and...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...