Concerns about the growing disparity of values necessary for Army officers and those held by incoming college Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets in commissioning programs raises the question of values-teaching methods. This pilot study was...
From author: "There has been placed into my hands certain facts and information concerning the planning, training, operations and social actions of Co. "A", 2nd Ranger Battalion. Armed with these, plus my own personal observations and memories, I...
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...
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...
NCO's confidence can be affected in several ways. One of the most concerning problem is the short transition between a new Soldier and NCO. Some of the new Soldiers become NCOs after two years after their enlistment. I wonder how effectively they...
When we were given this assignment of writing our Personal Experiences I was very doubtful as to what to write and pondered quite a while what to write about. I have not been deployed during Operation Iraq Freedom so I thought about writing about...
Just as war is not a new phenomenon, neither are the issues associated with the mental and emotional scars combat brings to those who fight a nation's wars. Historically, the United States has assumed a reactive vice proactive posture as it relates...
Many historians give William Sherman total credit for the success of the Atlanta Campaign, when in fact it was the success of the Federal team as an institution. Conversely, many blame Joseph Johnston for the Confederate loss in that campaign,...
Ethics are our morals and standards that we live by in our day to day lives. Some Sergeants Majors have forgotten how their ethics show in their performance and their professional attitudes. A few of the Sergeants Majors attending USASMA need to...
Deploying initially with the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron in January 2002 in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (then later re-task organized under the 40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron), Major Mike Adderley served as a B-52 aircraft...
Major Hurel Johnson deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom as a volunteer from the US Army Reserve to embed as a trainer and mentor with the Afghan National Army (ANA). Turning over Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 75th Division (Training...
We must be the standard bearers as senior NCOs and continuously set the example for others to follow. Conducting yourself in an ethically responsible manner is a consistent requirement not a comfort level effort. Doing the right thing is good....
This is a transcript of an interview with Sergeant Major of the Army Leon L. Van Autreve (USA- ret.) conducted in 1994 for the Sergeants major of the Army History Project.
My Task is to write a thought paper on Ethics. So, I decided to write an over view of ethics with a thought provoking twist at the end about the 21st century and what role the army will play as the this country moves forward. Although the...
Ethics. When I asked a friend, neighbor or a co-worker 'What is ethics?' I received a variety of answers that included, "doing what is right," "morals," and "what you believe in". Actually the Webster Comprehensive Dictionary says ethics is a...
From jungle to desert, both hot climates but one moist and humid the other hot and dry. Soldiers can deal with different environment, insert them and they adapt and overcome the environment as well as situations. Soldiers have been water landed,...
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...