essay you will read about Sergeant First Class Rob Gallagher and Sergeant First Class Jeff Fenlason, their leadership abilities, and the techniques they attempted to use to resolve the issues in this Platoon that was in a downward spiral after losing many leaders to the hell of war.
Staff Sergeant (SSGT) Louis Moeller shaped me into the Recon Marine I wanted to be and the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) that I am now. By embodying the Recon Creed and always setting the example, he made me want to be an NCO that my troops would look up to and want to follow. Even when not in charge he was constantly the one peers and junior Marines alike, turned to for guidance and inspiration. To this day, I still find myself asking “What would Louis do?” when confronted with a leadership dilemma
Role of Human Resources Sergeant in the Profession of Arms SSG Remlinger, Joshua P. ALC, Fort Jackson S.C. 6 NOV 2017 Abstract The Responsibility of the Human Resources Sergeant in the Profession of Arms, their responsibility of balancing the role of the profession’s Human Resources Leaders and the Army professional culture. The Human Resources Sergeant in the Professional Arms has the role of supporting the Army culture. The Sergeant leads from the front by ensuring the Warrior Ethos and Army
Any professional in the Army must have a specific skill set, good character and leadership before to enlisting. The role of a Human Resource Sergeants in the Profession of Arms is a leader. Human Resource (HR) Leaders in the Army must be able to handle the multiple duties required in their job to accomplish their goal. The Army white paper (The Profession of Arms) defines a profession as “uniquely expert work, not routine or repetitive comprising the production of unique expert work, professional
Role of the HR Sergeant in the Profession of Arms The Human Resources Sergeant (HR Sergeant) in the profession has the responsibility to balance the role of the profession’s Human Resources Leaders and the Army professional culture. The HR Sergeant in the Professional Arms has the role of supporting the Army culture. The HR Sergeant also ensures that a balance in the leadership role is attained. All these are for the purpose of achieving one common goal of the military in defending the U.S Society
Sergeant Spencer G. Harris: U.S. Army Recruiter Sergeant Spencer G. Harris is a United States army recruiter. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1987. Growing up, Harris always wanted to be soldier often playing the game, Soldier. In high school, he started seriously thinking about joining the United States army, but instead went to the University of Utah to study psychology. After graduating, Harris enlisted in the army and wanted to serve as a special forces agent. He went to train in Georgia
Sergeant York An American Hero Struggling with the woes of poverty and added responsibilities, Alvin York, discovers himself fleeing from religion with Satan dangling securely to his shirttail. York is a round character that is a rabble-rouser in the beginning, yet evolves into an extraordinary spiritual man. “Sergeant York” is a 1941 film portraying the trials and triumphs of Sergeant Alvin York. Based on real situations, the aforementioned flick depicts the life of a boy who grew up in the Tennessee
of the leaders I have had made bad impressions, most have influenced my life positively. Throughout the years I have been in the U.S Army, one particular leader has helped me develop into the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) I am today. I am Staff Sergeant Eric Duty and I would not be the professional I am today without SGT Buchan’s leadership. When I joined the U.S Army I didn’t really know what I was getting myself into. Once I arrived at Fort Benning, GA for Basic Training, I noticed that most of
the top of the Army rank structure. Being promoted to the rank of Sergeant First Class was a major accomplishment. As a senior non-commissioned officer, I felt I had arrived and was perfectly content on retiring at this rank. That is until recently, when I realized the possibility existed that I could become a First Sergeant, the highest ranked non-commissioned officer in the company. Achieving the goal of becoming a First Sergeant will require a series of events to take place. In order to illustrate
question the world and what is happening around them. Most people probably do not experience it quite as dramatic as the writer of the story, Sergeant X, does. He finds himself in the middle of the pure madness of war, and is having a hard time coping with the realities of the situation. Eventually, people find their way of dealing with these moments. Sergeant X relies on his memories of Esme to help him. The theme of the story is that the innocence of youth can serve as a healing power in times
flows ( Liebler and McConnell, 2008, p.53). A healthcare department manager must have knowledge of the job functions, job descriptions, and how those relationships impacts, authority, chain-of-command and communication. As a Wayne County Sheriff Sergeant, the organizational jail chart reveals the decision making process in terms of, (a) major functions,(b) relationship of functions, (c) channels of supervision, and (d) lines of authority and communication and positions( by job titles) within the
House to House, written by David Bellavia, is a memoir about his tour in Iraq, specifically the second battle of Fallujah in November 2004. Born in New York, the staff sergeant joined the war with the desire to be the guy who would play John Wayne in charge of the machine-gun nests as shown in the movies. Over the course of this novel, Bellavia successfully emulates John Wayne’s traits as a hero. He demonstrates valor and instinct leadership as he leads his third platoon into kill zones constructed
Bottom line: I do not find that my previous leadership positions as a Non-Commissioned Officer directly relate to my role as a warrant officer, in the sense that it is comparing apples and oranges, as my enlisted job was not flying helicopters. What my previous experience as an enlisted Soldier and Non-Commissioned Officer gave me was just that; experience. ADP 6-22 defines Leadership as the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission
discipline. "The core of a soldier is moral discipline. It is intertwined with the discipline of physical and mental achievement. Total discipline overcomes adversity, and physical stamina draws on an inner strength that says drive on." - Former Sergeant Major of the Army William G. Bainbridge Self-disciplined people are masters of their impulses. This mastery comes from the habit of doing the right thing. Self-discipline allows Army leaders to do the right thing regardless of the consequences
Since time began there has always been conflict. Whether it be religious, race oriented, or conflict over land. Conflicts have lead countries and nations to amass armies. While some armies are small, others may be vast in size. No matter the size of the Army they all have one thing in common… their Soldiers. As Non-Commissioned Officers we would be without a profession if we did not take care of, and retain our Soldiers. Through their mishaps and mistakes it is our job to lead them as they will,
officer and now I am a Sergeant in the department. I have acquired experience in Law Enforcement while at the department as well as continued training provided. Aside from the Law Enforcement experience I have been in the U.S Army for the last fourteen years; I am currently in the Army Reserves. I have deployed twice to different battle zones first time to Kuwait and Iraq and the second and most recent one to Afghanistan. I am currently a Staff Sergeant and a Unit Sergeant. My experience with the
appropriately interact with NCOs within the platoon. During my time, the platoon I was shadowing conducted a platoon live fire. Watching how to platoon leader and platoon sergeant both took control of their respective roles and conducted a raid helped me develop as a leader. However, my learning did not stop there. Therefore, platoon sergeant SFC Adam McCroy and platoon leader 2LT Jared Lail answered five questions in order for
First time out of the wire and on patrol but not with first platoon, First Sergeant moved me to second platoon just the day before. The night insertion that we conducted that night went without a hitch. The soldiers that were in my truck took turns throughout the night behind the weapons system which was an M-240B. At zero eight in the morning of the next day patrols started around the bazaar by the dismounted troops. I was coupled with the PL* and conducted familiarization patrols so that I could
Being a Good Leader in the Marines “In order to be a good leader, there are two things to remember. Lead from the Front and always set the Example. From these two leadership principles, everything else will fall into place.” These are the words that have ended all of my counseling sheets with since I began writing them as a Corporal and will continue to do as long as I counsel Marines. I was brought up in the Marine Corps with this philosophy and have adopted it as my own. Leading from the front
moment, a random sniper shot could bring death to a soldier on his first day of service. “Johnson!” Ernest quickly lowered back down into the trench. He turned to the sergeant behind him. “Do you want to get killed Private?” The sergeant barked. “No sir!” Ernest hastily replied. He crouched back down into the trench as the sergeant left him. He looked down the trench. To his left were several more soldiers, some sleeping, waiting to be awoken by the sounds of gunfire, others crouched down uncomfortably