Officer's Sergeant Profile

The Associations of Chiefs of Police created this website as a police informational site. It is an educational site that explains the hiring process, basic requirements, training and academy life, and skills candidates should process. The site also offer a virtual ride along. I can use this site to explain the training and academy life of a cadet.

Three qualities important in life, but even more so in being a successful USMA cadet and Army officer are honor, responsibility, and determination. These traits will allow a person to be a powerful leader, follower, and soldier in general.

I feel the biggest challenge facing our Army today is the systemic lack of discipline amongst many ranks and organizations throughout the Army. Imagine an Army where we have leaders who decide to impose their own brand of justice, who create their own standards and have little regard for Soldiers wellbeing. What about being a part of an organization that because of their background creates new social norms for what is acceptable behavior. Is this an Army that you want to be a part of? Unfortunately we know all too well what that Army looks like, yet many choose not to act. My goal as Sergeant Major of the Army would be to find the root cause of these issues and attack them head on. By gathering facts, statistics and trends amongst the Army

I used to view chief petty officer as nothing more than a rank that I would achieve as I worked my way up the ladder to higher positions within staff. I’ll admit to being a bit puzzled as to why the c/PCPO’s went through such a seemingly strenuous transition when their reward was simply making chief. Lately I’ve come to realize that yes, all you get out of the c/PCPO transition is the rank of chief, but that chief includes much more than the title of being a chief. Being a chief means you are willing to take charge of a higher level of responsibility, and coinciding with that, being able to lead a larger unit of people. Being chief means that you understand how to properly lead those who rely on you. Chiefs’ work together to make up the higher ranks of staff that plan how the unit is to run, but they also lead the individual cadets. A chief, by definition of being a higher rank, is expected to set an example for other cadets to learn by. Chiefs also select chiefs to lead the unit when they have left, accepting both the responsibility of the unit at present, and who will manage it in the future.

The United States Marine Corps is looking for a “Few Good Men” for their Officer Corps. There are a few different ways to achieve the rank of Second Lieutenant. Some officers go straight from college to a recruiter, and others join as an enlisted Marine and apply for an officer rank later in their career. I am applying for a commission from the enlisted ranks. I have found that enlisted to officer programs have many requirements and can be somewhat confusing, but the goal of making a move from enlisted to officer can be accomplished as long as I are willing to put forth the effort to achieve that goal.

APD 6-22 defines a leader as anyone who by virtue of assumed role or assigned responsibility inspires and influences people to accomplish organizational goals. As a “street to seat” guy I do not have prior leadership experience as an NCO, but as I have progressed as a Warrant Officer I have learned a great deal about leadership. For this discussion post I will discuss two topics: what I’ve learned about being a leader as a Warrant Officer, and how decentralized leadership is utilized in my unit.

In the Marine Corps, there exists an example of heterarchy nestled within a severely delineated hierarchical structure. When Marines achieve the rank of gunnery sergeant (E-7), they must make a decision about the direction of their career path. They can choose to be considered for promotion to either first sergeant or master sergeant. Both are paid at the E-8 level, but have vastly divergent occupational responsibilities. A first sergeant assumes an administrative role as an enlisted advisor to the unit’s commanding officer. Master sergeants are experts in their military occupational specialty (MOS) or job. They serve as enlisted technical advisors to the commanding officer, but also have the flexibility to step into the billet of a first sergeant

The Human Resources (HR) Sergeant is one of the most influential leaders in the Profession of Arms. The purpose of this essay is to provide the reader with a clear understanding of the role of the HR Sergeant in the Profession of Arms. This will be accomplished through four means: defining what it means to be a profession, explaining the balancing roles of a Professions’ leaders; describing the Army’s professional culture and lastly, explaining the role of the HR Sergeant in the Profession of Arms. A profession is a career, not just a job. A profession takes years of hard work to develop expertise in and is considered a skilled position.

Please accept this memorandum as my letter of interest for consideration for the Trooper position within the Special Operations Division, Emergency Support Team. I am confident my training, experience, and work ethic would make me an tremendous asset to the team. I look forward to the challenges and opportunities the Emergency Support Team presents.

On my second quarter one major event that brings lots of leads is the Warrant Officer Orientation in the month of February. This orientation is announced via email and distributed to all New Jersey guardsmen and women interested in the warrant officer program. The flyer goes out 120 days prior providing all the information on the orientation (who, what, where, and when).

In my position as First Sergeant (E-8), I was the acting Command Sergeant Major. Mr. Joseph Swinson was my Senior Enlisted noncommissioned officer and worked as my Subordinate Unit Tasking NCO for nine units with it totaling 4500 Soldiers. He coordinated Ranges and ammunition pickup with turn-in , Stability contingency and Statistics Leader for my as well the Commanders Battalion. Noticeably MSG Swinson went to the doctor more than often on many occasions he was suffering with migraines and was taking a medication. He told me that he would get behind on his work and he needed to continue to be at his medical Appointments. I suggested that he take care of his health. SFC Swinson was suffering from the migraines for the full time I was his boss

It is my pleasure to recognize SGT McMenamin to be accepted as a Warrant Officer. SGT McMenamin has clearly demonstrated that he possesses the traits to become an outstanding Army Warrant Officer.

I believe I possess all of the personal and professional characteristics that are vital to the high standards of an Army Warrant Officer. Throughout my career, I have always set goals to exceed the standard in all areas that I have been responsible for, resulting in consistently serving in countless leadership positions with increased responsibility and exceeded all expectations. Furthermore, I have earned impact awards for designing tools that greatly reduced aircraft non-operational time by three days. As well as developing a training program that increased unit production rates by 30%. I distinguished myself above my peers for my prodigious knowledge of Army regulations, impeccable military appearance, and earning selection above 232

Commissioned officers need to be capable of challenging poor behaviour or practice. They need to be resilient when dealing with pressures from peers and supervisors of their position. Arbinger (2002) highlights the importance of leaders being able to acknowledge staff as people and not just objects and the importance for leaders to recognise that when things don’t go right it’s not always another’s fault.

On Monday, April 24, 2017 at 0940 hours Sergeant Rowe conducted uniform inspection for class 17-02. When Sergeant went to check Recruit Tia Chin he paused to examine the uniform. In the result of checking, Sergeant Rowe asked Recruit Tia Chin, “Who checked your uniform?” Recruit Tia Chin failed to give Sergeant Rowe a response. After being asked a second time Recruit Tia Chin remained at attention and gave no response.