“No one is more professional than I. I am a Noncommissioned Officer, a leader of soldiers. As a Noncommissioned Officer, I realize that I am a member of a time honored corps, which is known as "The Backbone of the Army". I am proud of the Corps...
1SG Melissa Jaimes was involuntarily transferred to a new unit for mobilization and deployment to Iraq in 2003. The beginning of the mobilization and deployment was filled with obstacles; throughout this time NCOs provided leadership.
3rd Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the CGSC Class of 1988. The purpose of this essay is not to propose yet another theory of leadership. Rather, in keeping with my own humble credentials, I will offer some...
United States Army, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
"Battlefield leadership at all levels is an element of combat power. It is difficult to measure, but nonetheless is present and a decisive contributor to victory in battle. This pamphlet is dedicated to that dimension of combat power." This TRADOC...
A Sailor's first billet as a Leading Petty Officer is the first real taste of "deck-plate" leadership. A newly installed Leading Petty Officer (LPO) experienced a wrenching ethical dilemma within days of taking over his post. Before advancement to...
A spate of investigative reports, newspapers, and magazine articles in May 2004 alleged that U.S. Soldiers mistreated Iraqi prisoners. The articles linked to physical abuse and sexual humiliation of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison. The primary...
A study of the military leadership exhibited by General Robert E. Lee before and after the death of Stonewall Jackson by comparing Lee's decisions in the major engagements before Jackson's death.
After 911, I went to Operation Bright Star and learned the unit would need much training before deploying. With a new commander and First Sergeant, and a Battalion S-3 dictating training, preparing for war would not be easy. After reenlisting, I...
Although numerous senior NCOs fail to become professional leaders, it is up to the rest of us to set the example and demonstrate on what right looks like. Few senior leaders set the example but many will falter by turning their head the other way...
Although the integration of Blacks into the Army is a success story worth emulating, U.S. Army statistics indicate that Blacks do not participate evenly across officer career fields. In particular, Blacks are under-represented among the combat...
American Soldiers continually display the highest ethical standards of any employees or members of any organization. Likewise, the United States Army develops and instills these ethics into their employees better than any other organization. We...
Amidst the public condemnation of abuses in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo prisons, it is leadership that will prevent such occurrences. These occurrences were counter to the units these service members represent. The leadership was reacting to the...
An Army Outgunned: Physics Demands a New Basic Combat Weapon. Joseph P. Avery, Ph.D.; Army, Marine Corps, and special operations forces M16s fire NATO 5.56x45 millimeter rounds over a half-century old. The services should adopt a more robust...
An experienced combat veteran contends that brave troops have too often been victimized by inept staff leadership. As a "spokesman" for such troops, he urges that the most exacting standards be made to determine appointment of staff officers, too...