Teamwork: Sergeant and Soldiers

James R. McDonough sets a spectacular example of what it is to be a second lieutenant in the United States Army and what it is truly like to lead a group of enlisted soldiers for the first time. Lieutenant McDonough, a graduate of West Point, was deployed as a platoon leader in a small fort with the mission of holding a Vietnamese village out of the hands of the Viet Cong. When he arrived, Lieutenant McDonough discovered that the former Lieutenant and platoon leader of the 2d Platoon, Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 503d Infantry (Airborne) hardly ever left his

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

In conclusion, the soldiers definitely had more faults and consequences in their actions then the teenagers walking down the street did. This was a different time era so many of the bored towns folk would get drunk, but that doesn't have to mean it was exactly okay to be swinging a sword around. If he just would have been responsible enough to stay sober all of this fake news could have been

The 4th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) has a proud history of accomplishments. It has served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Historically, the morale across the brigade was high; leaders took care of their Soldiers, and all of them did their best to train them, accomplish missions successfully, and support them in any way. The 4th ABCT HQ, as well as each of the battalions, were highly efficient and effective, and most of them were jubilant to be part of the brigade. Three years ago, one of the best maneuver brigades in FORSCOM was the 4th ABCT. The brigade had focus; leaders and soldiers were dedicated, and there was a strong work ethics. However, the 4th is facing some challenges ahead that are going to make difficult to reach its full potential. Amongst several leadership problems, there is a major one. There is not an organizational vision in the brigade, and if there is, it is unclear and poorly evident.

1. Influential Soldiers that embody The Soldier’s Creed, Warrior Ethos, and their experiences are more apt to achieving organizational and operational excellence. Soldiers, leaders, and teams must seek individual and organizational improvement throughout their daily lives. Based on my experiences, I believe the elements listed below create and sustain a solid foundation that Soldiers, leaders, and teams should strive to incorporate.

The main idea of this publication is to create a collective understanding of the Army Profession by providing the Service members the guidelines and definitions of it and the Army Ethic. Fail to follow or even understand the concept of rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally good and bad have been the reason of studies, due to the consequences this could bring upon the service. This publication defines the membership and affiliation of competent individuals in character and commitment, five essential characteristics legitimize the Army as a military profession, trust, military expertise, honorable service, spirit de corps, and stewardship. Trust is vital in society at school, at work, at home, among the citizens, trust in the skills of those you depend on, and trust that the mail will be deliver to your home to give an example. American people perhaps have lost or are close to lose the trust in the highest level of government being this the direct orchestrator of the actions perform by the armed forces, after planning and rehearsals every move is directed and now that the population does not support or agreed with many of these actions government has to act to regain the support and reassurance of the masses. American people as society trust their arm forces to perform their duty to protect them and their country, support and defend the constitution society trust the strongest Army in the world due to the technology it possess and the will soldiers have

These American soldiers acted purely on a lack of education, immorality and cowardice while those who chose not to participate did have more background education morality and courage; to prevent anything like this event to occur again, soldiers must be trained to have morals, have enough knowledge on what they are getting into, and must know how to stand up against what is wrong.

“This We’ll Defend” (U.S. Army Moto) are the words that encapsulate the ideals of the United States Army. Each word is meaningful. "This" refers to the United States, the U. S. Constitution and liberty. "We 'll" references the army 's collective team efforts, and "defend" refers to the primary function of the army as a defender of the nation, not an aggressor against others. () It was first used by the War Office of the Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War in 1778, and it has been the Army’s guiding moto for over 200 years.

AI have reviewed SGT Brothers credentials and found his records very worthy for warrant officer candidacy. As such, it is my honor and privilege to recommend SGT Gregory D. Brothers for selection as a Warrant Officer. SGT Brothers is proficient at technical tasks and applications, brings valuable skills to the table, offers guidance to subordinates and shares his expertise with commanders. After observing SGT Brothers for the last year I can say that he has consistently impressed me with his technical skills and his leadership abilities.

A platoon is a commanded by a lieutenant either second or first lieutenant and they suppose to have forty seven marines and two navy hospital fulminator, they have to have fulminator from the navy because marines do not have any. Michael is thankful to a twenty year old hospital fulman, because thanks to him he is still here now. There is a program call R&R (rest and relaxation) were he got a five day vacation from the war, where you can go t several designated places for five days and rest and relax. Michael was married (he has been married 48 years now) and had two sons, so for his R&R he went to Hawaii with his family for the five days. The day Michael went back to Vietnam after his R&R that was the day he got wounded for the second time, the first time he got wounded it was not as serious as the second time, the second time he step on a landmine and the outcome to that miraculous because normally nobody survives such a thing like that, and if somebody survives it they generally lose some limps. Michael did not lose any limps, but he almost most one, but he was not as injured as he could have had been. The place where he got wound there was no

You have to consider for a moment the serious nature of this action. When we deploy, we rely on the person to our left and right. The profession of arms is one that requires all to do their part. Combat, by nature, is a physical, difficult, and demanding task. A person’s very life may depend on the actions of those around him or her. Ask any Soldier pulled from the vehicle hit by an improvised explosive device if that is true or not. You must have personnel on whom you can rely. The actions and directions from the brigade forced us to accept people who may be

The Human Resource Sergeant’s Role in the Army Profession is to take care of our organization in preparing us for what is taking place now and what the future holds. As we quote the creed in stating, “I am an expert, and I am a professional”, we should be experts in our roles and carry out those roles as professionals. We are to take care of soldiers just the way we expect our leaders and counterparts to take care of us in their delegated professions. We play an integral part in everyday tasks and assignments. Similar to NCOs we are the “Backbone” of our organization.

If I were in a situation where my third squad leader is unmotivated, I would talk to this squad leader personally before finding a replacement. In the given situation, Chief wants me to find a new squad leader because c/PO1 Steers, my third squad leader, has not been performing to his full potential lately and has become an alienated follower. It is also said that we are friends in the situation. Though we may be friends, but if when it comes to situation like this, I will not tolerate it. In fact as a Platoon Leader, I treat my cadets equally in or out of the JROTC class. I also tell my cadets that we could be friends outside of JROTC, but we must act professional in class. So, first what I would do is to talk to c/PO1 Steers. I would ask

Be all you can be. An Army of one. These two phrases are recognized by almost everyone. The United States Army is one of three military departments (Army, Navy and Air Force) that make up the Department of Defense. The organization holds a strong set of core values. Each soldier is also required to instill that same set of values and beliefs. The Seven Core Army Values define what being a soldier is about. These values include Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage. Soldiers are expected to not only know the meaning of these words, but to live up to them every day.

Seeing one soldier being treated differently, weather this treatment be positive or negative, sets this soldier apart from the rest. This difference in treatment further undermines that unit’s esprit de corps and cohesion. And if this happens that unit’s loyalty can begin to be tested not only amongst them, but can also undermine that unit’s leader who has to spend so much of his and her time dealing with that unit’s only trouble spot.