iNCO Journal Vol. 7, No. 8 8 w:tUftft" J 99'1

Published Quarterly by the U.S. Army

Sergeants Major Academy MAJ Dennie A. O'Brien

Act•>g Commandant, USASMA

CSM Jimmie w. Brl<f&hnw Comm•nd Sorgoan1 Major

SGM Karen Murdock EdrtOr~ln·Chlel

Jim Cotlln• Man$!11ng Editor, LayOIO S De>ign

MSG Gtbe VIQI Glaphlcs SfC O,E. WIAlamt Senior Joumaiist

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News and lssues ....................................................... 1 Notable NCOs ........................................................... 6 Training to MAX PT ...................................... ............ 10 USASMA

25 Years of Growth and Achievement.. ................ 12 A week In the life of an

Army Recrulter ....................................................... 14 Quality? Yesl Perfection? NoL ................................ 17 Setting The Record Straight. ................................ 18 Fit To Deploy ............................................................ 20 Letters to the Editor .................................................. 21 Book Reviews ......................................................... .28

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Front cover pholo by SSG David Abrams. Graphics Inside back cover and back cover by MSG Gabe Vega.

Net-Js and Issues

Opportunily Knocks For Nursing MOSes

If )'OU'rc tired of )'Our current military or civilian position, the nursing detach­ment, 10th Bn, S1h Bde, 9Sth Div (11) is now acccp1ing applicaLioos to inlerview for the Reserve Componenl 9JC (LYN) School.

The next .clnsses start Aug. 2, t997, in San Antonio, TX and November in Omaha, NE. Soldier< can apply at the location closcs1 to them.

Ir one of these siles isn't near you, please call. \Vc'rc considering other loca1ions in 'Th.xas. Loujsiana, New Mex· ico, Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ar­kansas. Iowa and Ka11>3S.

Spaces arc limited, so get your ap­plication by calling (210) 221-3925 (COM) or 1-800-467-9426, e.<1eosion 392S. Give your name. rank, address and phone number.•

SFC Jose Soto HQ, Stir 8</e (HS), 9Sth Div (Inst Tng)

Sat1 A11tot1io, TX

Telecommunications Positions Open 10 Enlisted Personnel

The While I louse Com_munications Agency (WHCA) is looking for quali­fied cnli.sted personnel to join an elite t~m or professionals in providing prc­m1crworldwide 1elecommunica1ions for the Presidency.

WHCA is a joint service organization represented by 1hc five military services providingsuppon to the President ohhe Uni1ed Stoics in Washington. DC and at worldwide travel locations. Personnel assigned ro this uojque organization wear civilian clolhing. Enlisted per><m­nel receive a civiUnn clothing allowance and work with Slalc·of-thc·an equip­ment.

ln1ercsted personnel possessing a speciality in elecLronics. co1nmunica­tions or computer operations/program­ming should call the WHCA Recruiting Holline n1 (202) 757-6300 or DSN 284-2000, extension 76300.•

CIVOJ Donnie L. Boulding White House CommunicaiiQltS Agorcy

Jl'ashington, DC

THE NCO JOURNAUSUMMER 9'7

Navy Conducls Pholo and ... The U.S. Naval ln'1itute has

launched i1sannual ln1crnational Navies Photo Contest. Pho1ograpbcr of the top entry will win $200. 1Wo firsl honorable mentionswillwinSIOOeach and cv.·osec­ond honorable mentinn awards will be $50 each. All imagos mus1 pertain to na­val or maritin1e sul>jccts rrom countries other 1han the UJ1it« I States. Anyone can enier.

There's 11 limi1 or five entries per per· son. Eligible en1 rie.~ include black and white prin1s. color prints or 35-rnm 01ounted color transparencies. Glass­mountcd transparc1tcie) arcn'I eligible. The minimum print size is eight by 10 inches. Send entries to:

In1ema1ional Navies Photo Contest US. Naval lm1i1u1c 118 Maryland Ave. Annapolis, MD 21402-5-035 Entries must be po<lmnrked no later

than Aug. I, 1997. On a separa1e shce1 of paper a11d a1-

1ached 10 the back or each prinl or pr~nted on the tronsparcncy mount, pnnl or 1ype ru11 captions and the pho­tographer's name, address, Social Secu­rity numher (if U.S. citizen) and date the photo was 1nke11. En1ries arcn11 IUnited to photos taken in the calendar year of the con1es1. (Please don'I write on the back or a print and don't use siaples or paper clips.)

Entries unaccompanied by a self-ad· dressed, s1amped envelope or interna­tional postal coupon become 1be proper­ty of the U.S. Naval Ins1itute.

... Essoy Contests The top three essayisls in the U.S.

Naval lnstitu1e•s 10th annuaJ ln1erna· tional Navies Essny Con1c~l wilJ wiri cash prizes of $1,000, $750 and $500. Au1hors of nll nntionali1icg may enter.

Essays must he original, no longer than 3,000 words nnd must not have been previously subrni1 ted or published elsewhere. An exact word coun1 must appear on the ti1le page. Direct all en­ures to:

In1cma1ional Navies Essay Con1est U.S. Naval Institute l 18 Maryland Ave. Annapolis, l'>fD 21402-5-035

&says must be postmarked no later tb~o Aug. I, 1997 and should be type­~nen, double-spaced on eight by 11-mcb paper. Each entry should include the author's name, addres.s, phone num­ber, biographical sketch nnd Social Se­curity number (ir U.S. cilizen).

The Naval ln.<1itu1e Edi1orial Board willnotifywinnersbyOc1. IS, 1997. Win · ning essays will be published in 1he Na­val J~stitute's n1onlhly publict1lic>n, Pro­ceed111gs. •

l11/1y Fclrolv U.S. Navnl ln>titute News

A1111apolis, AfD

Calling All Management Ranks The 6th Material Management Ceo·

1er (MMq in Arden l'lrlls. MN, cur­rently seeks rescn-c officers., warrant of· ficers. NCOs and enlis1cd soldiers of all rank.\ for its data processing control cen~ ter for other reserve unitS scattered throughout 1he srnte. 1 he unit keeps track o[ all classes o[ supplies LhC Arrny u~s._ The 6th MMC mission is to pro· Vlde integrated supply nnd maintenance management for the 19111 TAACOM for all ~lasses or .supplies (minus maps, medical ma1enrtls nnd con11nunic.i11ion security-COMSEC equipmen1).

The 61h MMC is organized in10 a Uni.1 .Hcadquan.c':' a Scrvicc-Suppon D1V1Sron, a l..ogisucs Automation Sys­tem Support Office (U\SSO) and seven divisions (each of which is responsible for a specific class of supplies). Tbc SC\-cn divisions include 1bc:. Petroleum Division, Avio1ion Oi .... ision, EJectronics Division, Arrnamen1-Comba1 Vehicle Division, to.iris.site-Munitions Division • Automotive Division and the lroop Support Material Division. . Potenlial benefi1s include promo­

tion.~. c.hange of MOS, I ravel, con1inuing education, cash bonuses. For 1'nore i11-

formation, call 1he unil administrJtor SGT David W. Schrcircls 01 (612) 631-2845, extension 230 or 228 or your local Reserve recrui1er and ask abou1 the MMC.•

LTC lfOK'Ord IV. He/Mr 6ih AfAfC, Atdtn Hills, AfN

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News and Issues

UFO Reports Now Routed To Private Organiuit ions

Mass suicide in San Diego has re· kindled in1ere<t in UFOs, but people should not look 10 1hc Pen~1gon for an­swers. TI1e milh.ary no longer serves as lhe nation's UFO-busters.

TI1irty·ninc I lcavcn'sGatccuJt mem· bcrs repor1edly believed they were leav­ing their earthly bodies to reawaken aboard a U f'O iraveling in the Hale· Bopp con1ct's wnkc. In the past, investi­gating UFOs wos up to the U.S. Air Force.

After inv.-s1igating UFO reports for. more thnn cwo decades, Air Force uffi· cials reached 1hree oonclusions:

-No UFO repor1ed, investigated or evaluated was ever a threat to national security.

-None of the unideotifiedsigbtings repre>ented technological develoj>­ments or principles beyond lhe range of modern scientific knowledge.

- There was no evidence unidenti­fied sightings were ex1ra1errestrial ve­hicles.

Finding nu national security threat and no evidence or extraterrestrial visits, Air Force official< terminated Project Blue Book. UFO reports arc now routed to private orga11izations.•

Linda D. Kozaryn American Forces Press Service

87tb Div (Exercise) Seeks Sol· dlers For TPU Membership

The 87th Div (Exercise) is acti,-ely re­cruiting soldiers - especially rombat arms SFC/E7 personnel - for TPU n1embcrsl1ip in several locations.

Interested soldiers may call the Divi­sion Strength Management Office at (800) 260-1337, eX1ension 984, or call the units dir.:ctly at:

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Alabama HHC, (202) 987-3978. lst Bde. (205) 444-5225 3 I 3th Army Band (205) 987-3953

Kentucky 2nd Bdc, (.502) 454-2919

Mississippi 3rd Bdc, (601) 554-3038

Georgia 4th Bdc, (404) 363-2414

Puerto Rico 6th Bde (809) 277-2414.•

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HQ, 871/i Div (Ex) Binni1rgl1a"i1 AL

U.S.A. Recruiting Command Wants Hometown Recruiters

The U.S. Army Recruiting Com­mand is looking rorsoldicrs in1erested in participating in the I lomctown Recruit· er Assistance Program (HRAP). These soldieD mu.lt volunteer to return to their bomelown 10 assist local recruiters in enlisting young men and \\'Omen.

This dul)' is performed in a permis· sive TOY slat us and can be scheduled in conjunction with ordinary leave. Panici­pants mu>t be 25 years of age or youn· ger, bave a higb school diploma, meet current Army height and weight stan· dards and be able to art icula1c the Army story to their peers. For more infornia­tion~ contact your local Mili1ary Person· nel Office.

Fur1her assi;tance may be provided by contacting SFC Michael P:1gel, HQ USAREC HRAP manager at (502) 626-0460 or DSN ~36-04600. You may e-mail bim at:

pagel@emh2.uruec.army.mil.•

U.S. Alm)' Rtcn1i1i11g Command Fr. Knox, KY

1996 Benefits Ad Pcnnits More Gi?nerous Montgomery GI Bill

The Veterans' Denefits lmprove­mentsAct of 1996 permits ceriain Veter­an~' Education A.~sis1ance Program (VEAP) participants to enroll in the more generous MGIB (Chapter 30) benefits. Au Active Gunrd Reserve (AGR) VEAP parlicipant with an ac­count balance as of Oc1. 9, 1996, may be eLigible to enroll in the MGIB. (Service members enrolled in VEAP during FY 81, Section 903 of P.L. 96-342 are con· sidered VEAP participants if Ibey haven'! used all their benefits.)

Cllrrent AGR VEAP participants choosing to enroll in the MG IB must BJ>"

ply fora refuodof1beirVEAJ>ocooun1S. A non-refundable contribution of Sl,200 is required 10 enroll in the MGIB. Enrollees may pay $100 per moolh for 12 monlhs or make a lump sum paymeol ofSl,200. Benefi1s cannot be received until the $1,200 is paid.

Former AGR VEAP participants (separated between Oct. 9, 19% and preseo1) are also eligible to enroll in the MGIB. These personnel should contact a Department of Vc1en111s' Affairs (OVA) representative immedia1ely.

Usually. eli8ibility extend< 10 years from the dateofla.<1 discharge or relense from Active Duty.

All ~h"'gibk individuals mwt utcut~ a DD Form 2366, not /a/tr than Oct. 8, 1997.

1itle 32, AG R tour personnel should contact their IOCJI military education of­fice for additional informa1ion. Veter­ans, comact your nearest OVA office. The DVAmakes 1he final de1erminatioo on an individual's eligibili1y. •

l1'CJames JV. Bearty ARNG ARG Officer, Fredericksburg, VA

New Capstone Doctrine Takes Army Tu 21st Century

The new version of the Almy's cap­stone doctrine, FM 100-5, Openllions,is designed to maintain the Army's effec­tiveness into the 21st century. according to lhc chief of the writing learn 1ha1 pro­duced the initial draf1 of the manual.

~The shelf life of the document is an­ticipated to be belWCCn roughly 1998 and 2005," said COL. Mike Combest. "That generates some prctly tough Oexi­bility requirements because i1's goi to be useful for lhe furcc right now and for the force as it 1ra_nsitions into Army XX:I.''

Although similnr to the 1993 version, the manual contains some significant changes, one being that operations other than war is no longer a sepanHe cu1egory of operations.

Operations is divided into four cate­gories - offeosjve, defensive, stability and support.

The Olber team members are COL David Fastabeod and LTQ Mike Burke and Russ Glenn.

One of the changes that has gener·

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ated the most comments from Anny re­viewers has been to replace one of the tenets of Armyoperationsdcfinedin the '93 book.~ tenets were agility, ioi­tiJltive, depth, synchronization and \'Cr­satility.

"We've said th08e weren't so much tenets ns they arc characteristics or op­erations," Fastabend said, "and we're saying synchronization needs to be re­placed with orc:hcstration, a much broader category.

"There arc rimes when you've got to forego fully synchronizing all your com­bat power to exploit rapidly appearing and disappearing opportunities, For ex­ample, in an exploitation, you may 001 wait for all or your support to move up wi1h you. You just go QOW to exploit the openingyou\'C been given.·

"Anric.ipatory 1ac1ical planning" is anorhcr new concepl in 1be manual.

"Instead or uying to predict to the nth degree whnt an enemy is goinj! to do, our tactical planning prooess ought to focus on having a pocket full of developed op­tion.~ tha1 we can employ as{lfl operation unfolds. Our experience in 11aining and comba1 confirms 1hnt," Con1best said.

Greater emphasis is also placed on execution, with n ft1ll cl1apter dedicated 10 the subject.

The manual introduces the oonccpt of core functions.. five fundamental ac· tions necessary to apply mili1ary power at all le\'els of command, operating sys­tems and categories of operations_ They are Sec, Shape, Shield, Strike and Move.

The c:urren1 FM discusses nine "'prin .. ciplcs of war." In keeping with lhe new philosophy, they nre now principles of operations. '!Wo principles have been added and several of the original list have been modified.

A draft of the manual is accessible by the Internet. The uddrcs.~ is: hltp://www·cgsc.ormy.mll/cdd/f46S.hlm

After logging in, users will be given ins1ructions for reading. downloading and adding 1hcir comments. which were due to the Anny June 13 so changes could be included to mcc1 a tentative April 1998printingdate.•

THE NCO JOURNAUSUMKER 97

Golden Knights Look For Team Sergeant Major

The Uni1ed Slates Army Pnraehuie "learn, the "'Golden Knights," is ucccpl­ing application for the position ofTuam Sergeant Major. Applicants must be ei­ther a sergeant major or promo1able master sergeant wi1h an ••peeled promotion dnte no Inter than January 1998, airbQrnc-qualificd, a graduate of the Sergeants Major Academy and have a minimum of 36 months of Active duty remaining as of December 1997. MOS is immaterial. A U.S. Parnchu1e Associa­tion class C liccn<e or above is required.

Additional sport parachuting ra1ings and/or qualifications would be• plus. In­terested soldiers should submit a 00\'Cr letter requesting consideration for the posi1ion including qualifications along wilh a 2A, 2-1, Departmcn1 of the Anny photo and their three most recent NCO Evaluation Report>.

Applica1ions musl be received no lat­er than Aug. 15, 1997. The selecled ser­geant major will he requested for assign­ment as of December L997. Mail all pertinen1 informal ion to:

U.S. Army Parachute 1earn ATl'N: SGM Rundy Carpenter P.O. Box 70126 FL Bragg. NC 28307 Call DSN 236-4800/4828 or (910)

396-4800/4828 for more information.•

USA Pruachme Team Ft Brogg, NC

Promotion Opportunities Expand For Some Reservists

Pentagon personnel officials have ap­proved a one-time exception to policy that provides some cnlisl~d Army reser­vists an earlier opportunity to compete for staff sergeant through sergeant ma­jor promotions.

About 143 rcccn1lydeployed Individ­ual Ready Reserve and Individual Mo­bilization Augmcn1ee soldiers will be af­fected by the change, said Personnel Policy Integrator, SGM Oriff Olatthaar, professional dC\•clopment branch, en­listed division, office of the deputy chief of staff for personnel.

"The excep1ion to policy gives some

enlisted reservists an opportunity to compe1e for promotion six monthsearli­er than was the casc bcfore when return­ing from Active duty," Glatthaar said.

The exception was signed Apr. 7 by MG ArlhurT. Dean, director of military personnel management, office of the deputy chief of staff for personnel. The change adjusts the zone of consideration for the 1997 USAR TRR/lMA promo­tion board, Glntthanr snld. Soldiers who've served on Acrive duty and have been transferred back 10 the IRR prior ro Feb. 25, J 997, can now be COnbidcrcd for promorion.

Normally, IRRs and IMAs coming off a stin1 on Active duly are required to wait a year before competing for promo­tion, Glatthaar said. The reason for 1bc "one-year rule" is to provide stability in the IRR/IMA program•.

Some IRR/IMA reservists who've been recently activa1ed and deployed to support operations in llo<nia will benefit from the policy change, Glatthuar said.

"We're now deploying the IRR/IMA soldier for Opcra1ion.• Other Than War more ex1ensively 1 hnn in past years," Glatthaar said. "The policy exception will provide some [promotion I equi1y for those soldiers ....

Army News Service

Wilderness and Rural EMT Tech Course Ava ilable in Fall

Units can takeadvantageoflhc1rain· ing offered by Starhnwk 1rain1ng Pro­grams, which offers the Wildemcs.• EMT Course, conductcdcomple1cly inn field environmen1. This six-day course oomcs to the unit and opcnin"' ror train· ing are available within these time block.<: Aug. 16-31, Sept 1-30, and Oct. 1-30. The course offers 51 hours of study with classes such as transportation of the wilderness pa1ien1, snake and ar· lhropod envenomation, lightning, ani­mal attacks and plant toxicity.

Applicants must have a current basic life suppon card and ha"e completed an appl'O\·ed EMT basic training program (120 hours plus 10 hours of clinical ro1a­tions) or a refresher course (48 hours and 10 hours of dinial rota1ioru.) !hat

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include. all the obje<:tivc. of the current national standard curriculum for lhc National Registry of EMT.)

11ie instruc:tors for this cour.;e arc all former U.S. military medics and/or Spe­cial Forces medics with paramedicquali· fica1ions. The text for the course i.~ Med­icine for Mountaineering. The cost is $275 per student.

Conrnct Michael ScherttaLStarhawk liaining Programs fur more informa­tion. His address Is P.O. Box554, Mason, TX 76856 or phone (915) 347-0002/6593. •

SFC Brian D. 01amben, Sr. llQ, 1nd Ode, Ft. lt1cCqy. WI

Anny Ten· Miier Set for October in \Yasbington, DC

The 13th-annual Anny Ten-Miler will be held Oct. 12. The largest 10-mile race in the United State.~. it is widely rec· ognizcd w. one of 1he nation's premier races and a high point in the Anny's year.

Co-hosted by the Military District of Washington and the Association of the United Stutes Army, the race is open to all ages and abilities. Proceeds from the race benefit soldier and soldier-family programs.

One way the race is different will be its abW1y 10 communicate to the rest or the Army and the pubLic through it.< own Web page. which can be aa:essed direct­ly or from the MOW home page on the Web at www.mdw.anny.mil.

The page wm provide iofotmation about all aspects of the race, from fees and regisLration 10 awards and race limes. updated regularly with new infor­mation.

For example, individuals, teams or corporut.ions wunting co J)articipatc in the race will be able 10 download a regis· lrdlion form. Registrations for individu­als mWll he postmarked by Sept. 27 and team registration..\ must be postmarked by Sept. 19.

For more information, call (202) 685-3361 or DSN 325·3361.

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First-Ever Air Force Marathon Set at \Vrigbt-Patterson AFB

Marathon runners worldwide- mili· iary and civilian - arc invited to panici­pate in the first-e\'cr Air Force Mara· tbon Sept. 20, 1997. al Wright-Patterson Air Force Dase.

The event is expected 10 draw be­tween 5,000 and I0.000 runners.

For 1norc inforntntion, con1'acl the public affairs office nl \Vright-Pnllerson at (937) 255·3334 or OSN 785·2725, or visit their web site address at http://afmarathon.wpafb.af.mil.•

LTG l<J!nnf/h E. Eickmann Wright-Paumoo AFB, OH

Anny's Surgeon General Pro­vides GuJfWar M edical Update

Military medical authorit.ies "don't have any clear-cut art.\'\\'ers" concerning the search for a specific illness that could be linked IO soldiers' Gulf War service, bul research is continuing, said tl1e Army's Lop rncdicul nfficer.

Army Surgeon General LTG Ronald R. Blanck discussed "Gull' \Var Illness." with Soldiers' Rudio and Tulcvision Net· work reponer LTC Paul Little, M.D., during a ••washlngton Reporl" interview in April As Surgeon General, Blanck is the A1my Chief of Starrs primary advi­sor on medical maucrs. Blanck is also responsible for the Almy's.,..,rall medi­cal readiness as the commanding gener­al of U.S. Almy Medical Command, Ft. Sam Houston. TX.

More than 25,000 Gulf War veterans have been medically evaluated by the Comprehensive Clinical Evalua1ion Program set up by the Department of Defense to invcs1ign10 "Gulf War Jll. ness" claims, Little said. Some of these veterans were evnlualed at Walter Reed U.S. Army Medical Center, which was Blanck's prior command.

About 87 percent of those evaluated through CCEP have been diagnosed "with definitive" or explainable lcinds of illnesses, Blanck said.

Only in about 17 pere<:nt of the cases are medical authorities unable 10 come up with clear-cut dil8JIOSCS. However,

Blanck said, some of those undiagnosed cases iocludc sleep disorders. which can and are being treated.

"We"'"' evaluated and treated almosl all of those [soldiers and servicemem· bers] who have symptoms, who were in the Gulf," he said. "Many ... as we [now) know, are folks who probably would bave gotten some kind of illness whether they were in the Oulf or n<>t.

"liowever, n1any of 1hcm hnve lhings that probably were the result of Gulfser­vice. l can assure you. we're looking very bard [for a medical cxpluna1ion uf'Gulf War Illness'). My emphasis is that every soldier, sailor, airman or Marine will be treated as an individual, will have a 1hor, ougb evaluation and get the medical care that's necessary to toke care of them.

"We're about caring for soldiers (and other servicemcmbers). as we al.lo look for the long-1enn answers [for 'Gulf War Illness')," be added.

Blanck said he wants to shield sol­<liers from any possible environmental hazards during present und future de­ployments.

"l do11't want there 10 be a 'Bosnia Syndrome' or any of the other kinds of illnesses from any o[ Lhe Olher deploy­ments we're doing, .. Blanck said. ''\Ve (now] bavc an extensive disease and en­vironmental surveillance program 1ha1 I think is going to prevent these kinds of questions from coming up in the future."

Gulf War vctcram suffering from various maladies are probably ill be· cause of a variety of caUSC5, Blanck said.

"'1 don't think there's a specific•1hing' that's causing ('Gulf War Illness')," he said. "l lhink it's multiple causes, from all or the kinds uf things that went on in the Gulf, all of tbc exp0sures ... We cer· ta inly know about certain kinds of infc<:· tious diseases, such ns Lcishmoniasis, a tiny parasite that has infected some­where around 34-35 soldiers and one or two airmen.

"That doesn't seem to be the answer for most things, but again, I think it's more of a combination [of rca><>ns for illnesses). What may be making one per­son sick is probably different [from what's making someone else ill)."

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New:-; and [ssues

Blanck said research continues W·

w-.ud answering qucnioos abour service· membc" being .:.<posed to chemical agenrs in rho Gulf.

"T rhink we may be geuiag cl<J11er on ge1tin~ r nn~werNI u.' to \'t1hcLhtr or noL there were acrunlly chemicals present thul may hftvC CAu•ed oome or this, bur I don't believe ll1u1 's ,:;;OiJl.f; 10 he the single aMwer." be •aid.•

Gerry J. Gilmore /\RNE\VS

VF\V Continues Gull \Var Illness EHorts

TI1e Veternns of f'Oreign Wars (VF\V) COJUinued to pr""" for answers a. con.:trn grows O•'CI Gulf \\\lr ill· OC"""-

••WithOUt poinring fingers." <aid Jame~ E. Nier, VtW national com. mander, '1\\'e a.re wurking btud ,.,jtb the Dept. of Vetcrun< Affair> (VA). the Dcpl. of Ocfer"e ( OoD), the J\dminis· tratior• :111d Congress to bring abouc a definitive r(!S( 1lul iu11 for Lhose ~·bo are suffering."

Vl-'W hni:. hcen a lc:a<lc:r i11 clTorLS to solve l-hc rn.)iilCJY SuL1·01111ding illnesses: rcporlc:J in t1oops fo1lowll1g their ser­\1Ce in 1hc Persian Gulf \\'er. \iF'W he­gan Its ef1or1s curly and was insirumen· ml in gaining passage of• bill •Uowing VA the authority to ro111peusa1c veter· Rn ! Mth undi"S"U<!Cd illnesses. VFW called on Con9rC11S 10 hold hearings de· manding full disclosure u( iafomra1ioo rclaring 10 chemical weapons c.xposure and oth¢r p~•ih le causes for tbe ill· nCS.!>CS.

At VPW'5 mging, the president ex· tcndtd the authority of bis PresideociaJ Ad\ri!i.C)Ty 0Jrn1nic1ce on Pe~i~ n Gulf ll~icsses and eX!endcd the prcsumptil'C period for reponlng Gulf\\'ar symptoms to 10 years. Selected VFW Post:; across tl1e nation 1·cccutly bosted '"llwm Hall" meerings bringing l">nD experts face·to· face wi1h C:ul f \\'ur families. VFW bas oond11cied <UIVC)'S of striken Persian Gulf ''C1crnus and continues lhoi.c cf· fort:<> with an Jn1emc1 sur.ty oo 1he orga· nizluion'~ home page:

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'MUI NCO JOUtL"AL1Sl1 MM tiR Y7

" \\'c Mrc ~a:ilt.g mo1c tt1KI more G11lf \\'ar vet.em~ join o ur nsnb cacl1 year~'° .aid Nier. "\Ve will do everylbing in our power to make <ure all l'l:11>ian GulC vets get tt fair shnke."'•

.!J"te•·'C Vct11 R11~kitk 11/'J.I' /llatlcmal Heilllq11t1rters,

Ku11~,,~ Ci(t; A10

USASMA 10 rro.~l NCOES Commandant's Conference

T he 1Jnited SI 111.c• Anny Sergeants Major Acndern)' wi II hnsl the 1997 NCO£S Comma11dnnl's Conference Dec. 2.·5 • I the C.:Cotcnnial Club on Rigg.< Anny Airfreld. Fl. Blilr.;, TX.

A "working c<>nfcrcnc-.:" up<:n to all NCOA romrnnndnnr<, leadership battalio11 com111aodan1s and ~COES ba1la.li<>n command scrgca1\IS major, the conference replne<s rhc ::-few Cornman· dant's cnnferencc prc:,•i<.>tLS.I) held at "fraining iu1<I IJocrrine Co1nmand (TRADOC).

Po~c billccing i!i t1\'ui l ~1 l> lc.; aud all rooms will be rcser1ed by name through USAS.vlA. Nnrno• need 10 he prO\idcd no lat..:r 1l1i1JI Oc1. IS. (.io .. ernn1e111 me!'!' is not :S\'ail~IJlc. Registration fee is 510. Onifom1 re(1uiremcnt for Lbe oonler· ence is BDUs.

For addhionol infonnation, points of oonl9Cl ore SS(; l.,..m, DSN 978-8679, COM (9 LS) S68-81>7<1, l:·m•il address:

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or: SGvl \\lillinrrut, DSN 978·8659. COM (915) 568-ll6.~<, h·m• il addre.<.<:

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.MAJ V.11111' A. O'Hri.,11 CtJ1111•1(111tla11t. l/SA.!i.i-:1.4

Colonel Nt1111ed New USAS~IA Conunandanl

U.S. Army COL Thomas L. Drown, formerly assigned 10 lhe American Ero· bassy in Tokyo, t>c<:nme rhe I lrh com· m&11den1 of the t:.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy ut Ft. SJlss, TX, wtien he took command July 21.

He was rommlssioned n :.econd lieu· tcDllnt of field arrillety in 1969 through lhe Anillery Oflkcr Caudidete School al Ft. Sil~ OK.

Bm•on has served inn vnricryof com­Olllod aod staff ..,..;gnmen1~ in the US., Victnrun, German)', Koren nod Jnpnn. Be lw cornmruided a field anillcry ballalion in Lbc XVIII Airborne Corps Artiller)• 11nd v.·a.~ chc diruc1or of the Fire Support and Combined Arms Opera­tions l)ernnment in lhe Fie ld Artillery School at .F.t Sill. He In fer commanded tbe f ield Af'I illcry' rral nini; C':c111cr nt Ft. Sill.

Bro\\'R is a gradual\.! ol' 1hc t\rmcd Forces Sta(f Q:.lllcgc and '"~;1 i, ~111 Arm)'· Wnr College Pellnw:u the IToover Tosti· mtinn, Stanford Univcrsil)'.

Heboldsa bochelon1dei;ree iosooon· dary educatioo, Montana State Univcr· sicy and a mao;ter's dcgn:t: it' Asia.ii Stud­ies, San Diego State J.Jmve,.,.ty.

fu• award< and dcroralrons Include the Defense Superior Scl'\'rce Mednl, tile Legion of Merit ("i1h oak leaf clu>tcr), the Brc.n2e Star and Dc:fcn'Jc ~tr:ritori­ous Service Medal. Me al«> wear< the Ranger tab and tile parncl1utls1s badge.

Bro\vn is rufl1 ricd to 1 he tor1uer ~"or­ma I'Nans ofHcl.cnn. :>.IT. and hu> u sun. Ch ris, nge 2·1.•

A tU'E\\IS Ft. Blis>, TX

Sex.uni H11r11ssment f'fotllne Ceases Operutiuns

The Ann)''~ Scxuol HnmS6111cnl Hot· line has SC1\'00 its purpo;c ond wu> turned off on June 13, according roan Army spokc:>ptm<On.

Tt wa.~ replaced wilh a ouw "tl.'lSi.s--

1ance" tine tha1 hM a much bro;1der pur· pa;e, official<i s.aid1 und pcUYiJcs w un· seling as well n1 1he nhllil}' In forward e>illen< 10 ar>rropriotc ogcnclc.\. The new lino (1-800-267·9!>64) hegnn llCrvice in June and will be open h> c:llill Liuring normal cluty b<JUJ'S.

The :\r111~· has nlwu~~ hod n h<1tline for soldiers and civilians to report nbuse, miscondt1c1 or i;eek help. Thor number (l -$00·i52·9747) is st rile omcc of 1he Inspector Cr:n~rnJ und is opeJi during normal dUI)' hours.•

ARNEWS

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Notable NCOs

Signal l'iCO ~ctworks At Academy I WO (SGl>ll Quek Ser lliaog. a Singapoce Army Signal

Reg.ime11t.al Sergeant Majclr in his previ<.>us assignou.~nl, look the oppo>rtLmity to meet lip wit·h CSM Job.n Holden J r., U.S. Signal Certlel' (:S.rvt~ t-·1_ (iQrdon, G . .:\, \\•ho was at Ft Blis~> TX~ atlending tho T RA.DOC Con.lcrcucc in .vl•y.

1~VO Ou~ pre9ents: SOM Larry Hunter wllh a plaque for lhc Slgn;il Room at the U.S. Army Sergeants Mator Academy.

Q11ek is the first Singapore Signal KCO lo ;,itlcn<l lh0 L".S. Anny Sergeants Major Academy. "This h;is been a greatexpe· rieocc tor me,'' O uek s.1id. •r hope other Singapore Signal :-ICOs are able to attend tbis ooursc."

As a i·ep .. esetllati"·e Qf the Singapore Signal Wart ant Qffi. cer and SpeciaJists Corps, (lhG SiJ1gapore Sjgt1al warrattl olfi­ccr is the equivaleo1 of a U.S. :\nny Signal sergeant major while the Sioga1)01-e Specialist<' Corps is the equivalent ol the U.S. Army Sigual specialist lb.rough master sergeant) Quek pn::sented a plaque with the Singapore Army Signal logo to Holden.

Quek ncknO\\•ledges tha1 U.S. 1\rmy Signal is nul new lo Singapore because Singapore Signal offirers have been regu­Jnrl)' nttending the signal courses a1 Ft. GunJ.on. l·Jolden look!) forward to seeing Si11Ji1apore Signal NC:Os at r t. Gordon soon.

To add color to the rich1l<"-~ of t:.S. Anny Signal heritage, Quek also presented• Singapore Anny Signal p laque to SOM Larry Hunter for the USAS{l.iA Signal Room.•

1 WO Quek Ser Him1g Si11gapott Anny

Soldiers Selected as Tops in Their Commands T he Rcse"'c Component Soldier and NCO oft.he Ye<i r for

U.S. Army Pacific were announced . SOY is SPC Le Kim Lee. 29th Support DN, 29th Sep foL Bde, Hawaii )/atioual Guard. Tbe NCO of the Year is SSG Pamela Paff, h t DN, 207th Avi­ation Reg., Alaska Army Na tional Guard. She was also the A.KANO NCO of the Year.

The two oolilicrs were both given plaques aod COllllllaud­er's coins by LTO William M. Steele, oommandins general of &.;.$.A rm)' Pncific. T hey were also rc.<:cigni.zcLI b}' tht: Assucia-

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ti on ofthe U.S. Army. the :--Joncommissioned Officers Associ· ntion o.nd GeK'O lnsu1nnce.

SSG Ano M.L. Madison \ViJS choseo (IS the Service­mcmbcr o f the \Car for the U.S. SJJ(>L'ial Opciation Cornntond ot MocDill Air Force Bn.'ie, FL. She is the fi1s1 \ VOtua u 10 l)e seJecred for this a'IA·ard.

11-fadisou is curreully assigned as the personnel :;erg~ant, 1-li;:aJguartef:i Con1n1andru1t '~ t)ffice. She joined the A rmy io December 1979 and afte r a sbon breali: in service.1·e­joioed in October 1986. She has been assigned 10

LTC Rwrdy I'11//e11 U.S. Ann.v Pacific PAO

SSG Ann M.L. Madison

Special Operations Comm•nd since Fe bruary 1993. .. I'm very proud of this acco111pl ish mcnt. cspcci• llywilb the

couu11aud's Jeccu1 cclebratio11 of ils l U1l1 a1ulivcrsarv. IL took three years of work and three times of being selecte<l as servi­\:~tn..:mber uf lht: quarle;:r fur the t:<->mmand1" f\.fadist>n said.

SS(i Aim ,\f.f.,. ~1adiso11 Sf)<'<'i<ll Uperotkm'J Commmu/, ,\ facDil/ AFB

SSG Trrry Wong, U.S. Army Reserve NCO Academy. Ft. Lewis, \VA. was named 5th U.S. Army Reserve Component<, Active Guard R'""'rvc, NCO of the Year, in a ceremony thnl took place in New OtJenns, LA, April 2.

Ko 11a11icu lararc11 of thccon1pctitio1J proved especiallydif­ficu 11 fol' Woug. 'NI areas we1e 01y strong points from my ex­perience toachiny PLDC and with l!B (lnf'.mt:Jy) as my MOS,'' said Woug.

About 16 o lbe r NCOs comp<led within the 5th Anni· re­gion wtlicb oovers 21 stotes. One of the soldier.;, from the 70th RSC, was also a former student of Wong's first PLDC course be caugbl at Fl. Lewis.

Wong bas been a reservist for 10 years and ill tbe AG R Pro­grattt foJ' one year.

SGT S. Felton USA R .VCO A ciJrkmy

SS(l- !!obcr·c A. Boler· is tile !\CO of the Year and SPC Debu· 1-ah L. Schatzis1hc Soldicrof the Yearfor t.ledical Command, F l. Sa111 llouscon, TX.

TEW; XW JOURNALISUM!v!ER 97

Notable NCOs

D<Jler ill the trnining NCOIC for the medical company at the Amt)• Research Insti1ulc of lnfect.ious Disctt!iCM.

Sella", a bebaviornl sclc nc.: <p<:cialist at J"t. Eu.iis, VA, MEDDAC, was olso in the competll ion la.<eyear. She said tbe only edvantageoiher experience wa.s k.r1owiJlf!.She u.u uld hi.ive to work hanl to wio. ""The ho;ml was •-ery difficult," she said. " \oly face has bee11 in the books. I haven't h11d a life for n1outh~."

AU oompetitors were l\ll)Uit-ed lo pas< chc Arm~ Physical Fitn~ Tust. Then came band:i-on tcsti11g in perfo1'u\i ng rirsl uid , muintcrl~ince of the t..f - 16 rin1;;:, <:onducting drill nnd cere. n1onicb and usil1g. nuclear, bio logical and chl!micnl 1>l'OLecli\'e equipment. Finally, d<Ch candidate was inspected 011u 4ues,. Lioued by a board nf senior medical NCO..

ScJ1a1Z end &lier each rece i.00 t"'o $1,IJOO ~n,'ing' bo!Kb, o plaque, a Class A unifnrm from the post =flange, a gold watch fmm tbt Association of the Lf.S. Army, a pl:u1uc end a book from the American ~{ili tary Mcctical Society unu the rigl1L lo request tbe ir ~h<licc nf their c1cxl assignn1cnt•

Jei·ry l/arbe11 FL .'\a 111 1ltJl4.\IUn, 1~'<-

SFC .\titchell A. Lo~r, 3rd Dn. 4th Air Ocrcnsc Amllery Regiment (Airborne) won the S2ad Airborne Oi\'l<>ion's .Jumpmn..ier of the Year competition.

The throo·d•y competi · tlon kicked off with an Army Physical Fitness Test, fol· lowed b)1 a nomenclature lest, a prc-j11mp cxamina-1ion Hod an aaunl airhornc operation on a ,1rop -zone. Seven ~oJ<liers (ron1 the mn­jor command~ iu lhe divi ­sion <:ompeced :sguir11:11 one another.

"''f'J1e lligges1 reason l v.·ai1tcd tocompcte - n<>t to take aoytbiogawnyfrom any >:CO or Soldier of the Year - i<> you can be the NCO/

SFC 1.ttchell A. LopOJ Soldier of the Year any· wl1crc. 'Tllere's only uru.: air­

borne t.Jivisio1\. 'fhnt'~ why 1J1is is a great honor," l~opez snid. I le vje~"S his win as nn eir.en~ ic}n of his C\'et)' dny jnh. :.cThis

ls whnt 1 come to work and dn every day. so it"s ju.i nutuml to be proficient at it." be commented.•

St'C M • • ~frfkr 82J1d Air/Jome Div, PAO

Recruiter Earns R~~r11iling Excellence Awn rd SSG Calvin Fhlnklln, tu.lcuulcd ArmyrecnLitcn1ssigoed to

the BaJtlrnore ReLTUiLing Da1ca1Jon1 made recn1lci11g hislor)'

Tint NCO JOUl!N AUSl ")Q{ER 9'/

recently ns h~ became the only Army rc<:ruiter le> eam the rre.clgious Glenn E. '.\forrcU Awn1·(1 for recruiting cxcellonO<> io 27 month,. Fraoklio aud hjs wire, C ina, accepted the aw:ir~ from BC ~•a rk Gailey in • ceremony at Ft. 11-teode, l\fD, April J 2.

The ltigl1est award in Anny n:cruitin8 is named for (.;Jenn E. ~orrelL \\"ho "'"'"Cd as the t: .~ . Army Recruiting Coru· mand Sergeant Major from October 1981 roSeptemher 1982.

Morre ll stood for profes· siunitlislu, integrity nn<I dCl'Otion to duty. Only re ­cruiters who bavc di~1 in­Q11i~hed themse\..,·c!!o, ai. l.!X·

pert• by earning the l'U'Yt:ted recn1iter ring nrc eligible to earn the Mor· rell a"'-ard. Fra11kl1u earned the points neces­i;ary Jor this a-.1ard In De· ccmber .1996.

I le has enlisted 76 new rccruilti inco ihe Army sine.: aniving at Nowrort l\ews ltecruiting Station, VA , in .'\ugust 19')4 .•

Gle11nn Li1111illr B"fti.Jnortf Re<.·11,ith1g B1J~ J;'r • • 11calfe, 1\f f)

Soldiers Win Army Avialiott Assooiullon of ,\merica ~aliunul Award

Sl'C Clutrln [ , Didi: is the "'inner of the AAAA's Army Aviarinn Air Trotllic Control .\-lninten nnce 1Ccbnician ~ ation· "' Awnrd (or his setvice rrum Scptc111her 1995 to August 1996. He is ""'igncd tu tho 4-5Sth Avimion Regimenc in Ynn!!)lan, Korcu. H e repnirsand mainlai_r1s:ill Ai1 ·rraft1cServlce equip a

n·1c111 assig.ilcd co <.it1nrdin.n 0:1nt1cJI, Yougsnn \ fft> l.Jeli110rt, and 3rd and ~ t ll "lbctical Enroute Platoons. He also scrvc1 n~ tbe Compan)" Air Traffic SeC\'iets ~fa.intenauce Cool"din•· tor.•

CPT Kendall J. Plilllips Yon,¢.sar1, Knrco

USA~lU Shotgun Olympin11 Nnmed ·1996 Anned Forces Fema le ,\j,hlete of lhe Year

After recently winning the title of the Anny Female Athlete of the Year, U.S. Army Marksman•hip Unit Shotgun Olym· pian SGT Tbtrua E. DeWitt "a~ named Anned F<irccs roe· male Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Military Sports Associn· cit>n <>f Alc"'andria,. \ IA, in coopemtion , .. ·ith the Arme<l t-orccs Sports Cnmmiuoe.

i'f \l/fl S very excited and plc11scd 10 IJc chosen, 11 De \\lite said. " !L's 1he highe~t honor l '\1e receivctJ in lll)'' ntilita_ry career nni.I

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, Notable NCOs

it's a privi.lcgc to t>c ahle to represent the Army :'vfarksmanship Unit and Ft. Belllliug ar I.be Department of Defense level.''

De Wilt joined the Army in 1991 ao<l was a.signed to tho U.S. ,\rmy ~fark.<mnnship Unit at Fl. llcnning following completion o( basic training and Military Police schooling at Fl. McClellan, AL, in 199·1.

The Smiths, AL, resident began sh<Joting in 1988. As a member of rbc 1996 U.S. Ol}mpic Shooting Tuam, she barely mi~>;e<J the Bronze Medol hy plncing fourth in '''Omcn·'s double trap; she v-·on

SGT Thor"'"' E. DeWlll n silver mednl nl tile 1996 USA \Vorl<l Cup in Atl"nt•, GA, ;m<l a gold medal at the 1995 Pan ~"wierican Garnes j11 Buenos J\.i1·es, A.t·ge11lj1ra, a:s well ;is heing a member of 1he G<>ld ~letlal y;inning wc>n1en's double trap team at the 1996 \Vorld Cup in Lona to, Italy. She set a na· tional trap record ru1d \Vas the \l/on1en·~ National 'lhtJl c:hanl · pion iu 1993.•

'ICOES Accon1pllsbmc11ts

1'<111/a J. Ra"r/11/l Paga11 /!S.1 .Mll l'AO

The U.S. Arroy NCO Academy, f'I. Richardson, AK, grad­uated bol.b their PLDC and BNCOC~'Qurses in Februar)'with the following soldieri. exceeding ooun;e standard.,

Honor Grnduotes, SGT Ronold T, llarkc1· (HNCOC) and Sl'C Robert B. Park(PLDC); Leadcrsbii> a"'·ard, SGT Barket· an(I SPC Joel L. Pdty; Comroaudaot's Inspection Awar<l, SGT Lyle 8 . Johnson and SPC :>rue Gutierrez Jr.; Physic.I Fit· ness Award, SGT Johoson and CPL Tlmodly E. Locte; Com· mnndant~s Li.st fc>r the tc>p 20 perce11t <>f the B~COC clas..~ 1 SGT .Matthew J. Stnnley and SGT Urnd A. Cownn; PLDC Commandant's List, SPC Hubert W. Mc~linn 111, Sl'C Cilek· quila 1\1. Cato, SPC Dou E. W.blstrum, SPC LaSb:wda J. llornsbJ~ SPC Billy G. ~Villett, SPC John .I. Edwards, SGT Mklwel R. Ennis, SPC T11uUllls I), William>, SPC ll-licbael J. l'len:e, Sl'C Suzanne M. Nelsnn and Sl'C Marcy :>I. Smith .•

Public Affaus Office ~·, J<lchcmlson, AK

APFT Awardees Nan1ed at Anny ll·tedical De­parh11enl :-!CO Acade1uy

The A.l'lny ~1edical Department NCO Aca<lcm)' muned their Leadership and Commandant APJ.'7T awardees for BNCOC Cl..,; 2-97 and 3.97 and ANCOC 3.97 and 4-97. The classe.~ grochinted nl ft Sam Houston, TX.

The BNCOC 2-97 Leadership Award: SGT Ric bard D. Rt­yuoldo, \Vatter Ree<l Army lnstitutcof Rescaich, \Vasliingtun.

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DC, ... PFT award: SGT .lohu J.l, Zinn, Ft. Polk, LA, with a SCOJe of 291.

The BNCOC3·97 Leadership Award: SGT James R. Full­er, Ft. Bragg, NC; APFf award: SG'I' Kfflo U. Harkey, Ft. Comp bell, .KY, with a score of 337.

T bc ANCOC 3·97 Leadersb.ip award: SSG D10·•yne \Vlllk· er, FL Wainwright, AK; APfT award: SSG Lo.rl Gt'<)OO, Ft. Jlood, TX with a score of 327.

The i\NCOC 4-9? I .enders hip award: SSG Dawn l\L Har· gett, l>laryland National Guard; APFf award: SSG Cin!IJ' A. ·1~olimuk, Ft. Carson, CO.•

CS.l,f Patt/,ute H Dunlap AJo1E'Dl> NCO Awclemy Commandam

Soldier Reenlists on Great-Grandfather's Battle­field in l\>lnrylnnd

SFC Noel Coo rAd ~\titchell, a plaluon sc:rgeant \Vith the 742nd Militar)' Iatelligcnoc Bn, Ft Meade, MD, reofCirmed hi$ oath of enlistment for I.be fourth time near !he ~ite where bis great·grandlathor, PVT John Conrad Oenger, fought wi1lt GEN George G. ~feade··~ di ... ision against entrenched Co11· federate troops more than 100 years ago.

'' l'\'e aJv:ays \V011ted 10 lionor my great~grandfather's

memory by reenlisting at Fredrkksburg. Jl,ly great-grandfa­ther thought so much of GE!N Meade thal he nnmed uty grandfather after him - Warren Meade Gengcr. He didn't use his first name - everyone caUcd him 'l\'leade."'

Mitchell's cereroouy took place at the crest of a low b.ill "'here ~foade 's a11ackbad penetrated into tbe Conf ederntere­serv~ lrt:n..:hcs Dec. 13, 1862. Half l.,11rled i.11 leaves, the trenches could !itill Ile seeo.

Mitchell never had the chance to meet b.is great-giandfa­tber who died in t:he late 180Q;, but fell he knew the man lhrouglt the Ci"il \Var tales related to :.ieade. who in turn passed them on to Milchdl. ·

loe 811r/uy 11-IDW Kcws Service

Three North Dakota National Guard .l\'leml>crs Awarded l'or Bra,·ery

Nioememt>e.Js of Co. B, 142nd Engineer Bn, 'lortbDakol• Anny National Guar<l, were taking part in " Nuevo• 'Hori· rontes '96,'i a si."·ruouth training mission in Panama. 'l'l1ey were pert'or1uiug lh~ir lwo-,veek an11uaJ trainiog to suppu11 rhc coastruction./hwnanitarian sef'\•ice. exercise.

The soldiers traveled to the coa<t.al village of Puerto Viejo c ·osla tu S\Vim. Without ~:nrning, a rjp ti.CIC sw~llcd, carl)ing members of tbe group beyond !be shallow waters oul lo sea. SGT Panl Atet· and SI'(; DallasJobowu watched in horror as tlteit couuadcs "'ere pulled under water. Aker made his way oul to the struggling soldiers, giving them instructions on bow lO t:OlL'ien>~ their energ_y and Olade bis way back to Wtore to food flotation de-ioos for the victims.

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Not able NCOs

With the flotation devices in IOW, Aker mAdo his way back 10 the group. He alericd several local swimmers lo assist those soldiers he couldn't reach. I le saved five soldiers before yield· ing to 101al exhaustion. Johnson was assisting Aker by helping 1he soldiers conquer the remaining distance 10 the shore line. Alter called our 10 Johnson 10 help the last swimmer. Johnson jumped in and was helping the exhausted soldier back 10 shore when a large wave engulfed them, pulling them under the sur­face. Two local swimmers rushed 10 their aid and round John­son floating face down in the water. After more than 90 min­utes or continuous CPR, Johnson never regained consciousness. The 27-yenr-old specialist made the 'upremc sacrifice.

The NDANG Deputy Adjutant General BG I larvcy M. Haakenson awarded rhe Soldiers Medal to Akers and 10 Don­na Johnson who accepted rhe medal on her son's behalf. SSG Glen Keller received rhe Meritorious Service Medal ror hiser­ror1s 10 revive Johnson.•

David McQuoen ft. Sam l/011st011, TX

Eight Ft. i\1cCoy Soldiers Earn PT Badge Eight soldiers from rhe Isl BN, 2d BOE, 851h Div (EX)

earned the Physical Fitness Badge. The badge is awarded 10 soldicl5 who obtain a minimum score 0£290 or noove on their Army Physical Fitness '!Csr.

TI1e recipients were: SFC Andre Oeer, 343; SFC Tbomns Lee, 305; S t'C Keven Gnibnm, 295; ISG Debbie Schroder, 291; CPT Joseph Chnse, 310; CPT Casey Chamberlain, 295; Sfi'C l'ranl< Bniyett, 318; and CSM Thomas Bundi, 356.•

AW Afary Jo Lana/di Fi /.fee,,,, WI

First U.S. Army Names Top NCOs and Sold iers of the Year

Scores of soldiers descended on Nashville set on proving themselves to be the "best" of Lhe bes1 in the First U.S. Anny NCO aod Soldier of the Year competition. Chosen as the 10p soldiers in their commands, ISO candidarcssoughl 10 impress rho board of senior NCOs with their military beanng and k.nowledgc during grueling questioning.

The winners in the various categories are: Activ~ Comp<>ne111/;fr.tiv~ 0 1,ard lhsen·e NCO Ca.tegory Winner - SSC Ronald C. Moody, 3d Regional 11'aining

Bde, Fon Knox, KY Runner-up - SSC MJchael J. Sto<khausen, Virginia

Anny Natiooal Guard Adi•'< Camponmt/ktirt Guard Resow Soldkr C.ttf0'7 Winner- SPC Harold E. Dunn. Fon McCoy, WI Runner-up - SPC Michael J. Bowman, New York Army

National Guard Army National Guard NCO Cau~'Ory \Vinner - SGT Rkhard $. Boggan, Alabama Army Na-

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1ional Guard Runner-up- SSG Thomas A. Haynes, Indiana Army Na­

tional Guard Army National Guard Solditr Cattgt>ry Winner - SPC Daniel K. Longford, Alabama Army Na·

tional Guard Runner-up- SPC Ussen r.ta1eo. Pueno Rico Anny Na-

tional Guard U.S. Army llu<n'< NCO Caugory Winner - SGT Juan I.. Marln,87th Div., Birmingham, AL Runner-up- SSG Karen I.. Spc'<kmun, 98tlt Div., Roch-

ester, NY U.S. Anny R'5V>'• Sl>/ditr CatfllOry Winner - SPC Judith DeUnomuno, 65th Anny Reserve

Command. Ft. Buchanan, PR Runner-up - SPC Bradley S. tlson, IOOtb Div .• Louis­

ville, KY LTG Guy A.J. LaBoa, First U.S. Anny commander, hcad­

quar1erccl in Atlanta, thanked the 150 NCOs and soldier~ for par1icipa1 ing nnd said, "You arc cite fi11est individuals repre­senting over 335,000 soldiers in approximately 2,500 units from the Active Anny, Army Na1ionol Guard and U.S. Army Reserve in Fi"'1 U.S. Army's 27 s1a1es. I district, 2 1erri1orics, JO U.S. Army Reserve Commands and over 25 Readiness Groups. Reserve Training Brigades and installation>."

Fir<t U.S. Army is respon,iblc ror seeing that the Anny No­tional Guard ond Army Reserve ore ready for mobilization and deployment :11 all times. l'irs1 Army's NCO/Soldier of the Year com pct it ion only underscored 1 he high Army standards the Gunrd and Reserve must continually meet as part of the Total Army.•

Ka~n BrodshiJw Finl US. Anny PAO

Whose Shoulder Patcll Is ThoJ? I/Je NCO Jounl/JI Staff bas re·

ocired a number or calls from read· cJ:S'Q>'ho want to know whai uni I v.u rcpr<sented by the shoulder patch that appeared on the uniforms on lhe cover of the Spring 97 issue or TlwNCO foumaL

If you wonr ihis patch, you nre assigned to the U.S. Army Sergcaats Major.A<:ademy a< either staff, fac­ulty or •tudent. The iield of green ;u~ests faithful­"~'aod obedientt:and 1hcibieldissymbolicorcon­rtc1encc, bOklness and prolccttOn.. The tottilStaod$ for k:adership. education and training, while the name i)'ltlbolizes"ZCal and action. The wreath and srar symbolize the insignia of 11rude ror command sergeant major.

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The NCO Journal received dozens of calls asking for copies when !his article first appeared (Stunmer 93]. Boca.use of its popul-arity, we are reprinting 1he article here in its ootirety. Editor.

By SGM (Rel) Robert S. Rush

M any soldiers can increase their physical fitness beyond their present level if they're willing to

concentrate on deficiencies instead of just tl)'ing to run faster.

The individual PT program revealed here was developed for soldiers with little time to devote to 1'1:

The program was validated using 40 students in an ROTC program. StudenL< exercised three times pcrwcck for 20-25 minutes, not including t!1e run. The fol­lowing results were achieved: after one month, the averagt:score forstudents i1i­

creasecl by 15·20 points from an average of19210 212; ai the end of three months, the students went from their average of 212 to 243; the second three months saw average scores climb 10 267 with 1he low score 242 and the high 300. Since this is an in-dividual program, it is designed 10 fit each soldier's physical abiii-ty. The program takes a soldier gradually to a higher level of physical fitness.

Thke a look at your last APFT. From your scores you can deter-mine where the start· ingpoinl for your lndi-vi dual Fitness Pro-

minutes

220 yards 440 yards 880 yards

Fast Run

may want to conduct an assessment of your physical abilities before beginning.

To conduct a self assessment, do as many correct push-ups and sit-ups as you can in a one-minute period, and then run as hard a'i you can for a timed one· half mile. Multiply your push-up and sit­up scores by 1.25 to find an entry point into the charts. Multiply your one-half mile time by four.

The Program If done correctly, the program wiU

bring you to muscle failure. This exer· cise regime is designed to be done every other day, as your muscles need from 24 to 48 hours to recover from hard usage.

Tu get your starting numbers, look a t the chans. The numbers along the top of the chans are the number of push ups or sit·ups you performed. Follow the num­ber down the row to give you the number

+12 +13 +14 +15

- - - -1:07 1 ;15 1:23 1:30 2:45 3:00 3 :15 3:30

- - - -2mi 2mi 1 mi 1 ml 11:30 12:30 6:30 7:00 .. • • • 2+ ml 2+mi 2mi 2mi 14:30 15:30 13:30 14:30

of repetitions for each exercise you're to begin with in your individual program.

Push-up, Sit-up Improvement l. Regular push-ups times three sets

with one·minute rest in between sets. Form is important. If you can't do the push-ups properly, go to your knees and continue until you've finished the sets. After three workouts, add three push­ups to each set. Example: You start with 14 push·ups on \Vcdncsday. The next \Vednesday, go to 17 push-ups.)

2. Regular sit·ups times three sets with one-minute rests between sets. If you can't do all the sit-ups p roperly, low­er 1he angle of your legs until they're al· most parallel to the ground. After three workouts, add three sit·ups to each set. Example: You start with 11 sit-ups on Wednesday. The next Wednesday, go to 14 sit-ups.

3. Close-hand push-ups. Put your hands together under your chest in a dia­mond shape. Perform the push-ups. Go to your knees if necessary. Add one close-hand push-up after every three workouts.

4. Wide arm push-ups. Place bands as far apart as possible. Perform the push-ups. Go lo your knees if necessary. Add one wide arm push-up after every three workouts.

5. Crunches. See the separate chart. 6. Tum and bounce. Hold arms par­

allel to the ground with palms facing up. The exercise is an eight-count move· mcnt at a slow cadence. Pivot slowly al the waist lo the righl for four counls and then to 1be left for four counts. Add two

+16 +17 +18 +19

-1:37 :48 ;51 :55

1:45 1 :52 2:00 3:45 4:00 4:15 4;30

- +ml>4:00 +ni>4; 15

• • • 1 ml 1 mi 1 ml 1 mi 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 • • .. .. 2mi 2mi 2mi 2mi 15:30 16:30 17:30 18:30

gram should be. If you Long end Slow Aun Run at least 20 minutes, for time and not distance haven't taken an

APFr in the last three to four months, you

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1um and bouncesaflerevery 1hreework­outs.

7. Flutter kicks. f'ul your hands un­der your buttocks. Ufl your feel six to eight inches off 1he ground to stan. Be­gin by lifting legJ in sequence six to 18 inches. Keep lcgJ ~Lightly beo1 to reduce the strain on )'Our back. One repetition equals fourcounis. Add two Rutter kicks af1er every 1hrce workouts.

8. Legsprcndcr;. Pu! your hands un­der your huttocks. Lift your feet six to eiglu inches orr 1he ground 10 slart. Be­gin by spreading legs 18·30 inches and 1hen bringing I hem back 1oge1her. Keep legs slightly bcnl 10 reduce 1he strain on your back. One repetition equals four counis. Add 1wo leg spreaders after ev­ery 1hree workouis.

Running Use 1he running .cban 10 increase

your aerobic and nnncrobic s1amin.a and better your 1"-0-milc time. Eo1er lbe table using yot1r two--mile time or multi· ply times four your half-mile assess­ment. For example, your run time is 14: 15. Enier 1he churl at + 14. This pro­gram is designed 10 be run every 01her day, although I here is no harm in run­ning more 1hun three Li 111cs a \veek.

Spri nt duy. Enter 1he sprinl portion of 1he chnr1 HI your run time now. Do four Sprints each Of IWO dislances, aher­nating your sprints hc.rween the dis­rnnces. Begin wi1h t he lowerdis1ance for

Number 10 15

Push-ops 4 6 8 10 12

2 3 4 5 6 7

Widearm 2 3 4 5 6 7

your speed. Attempl 10 beat 1hc time lis1ed. ReSI one minu1e before you run the longer sprint. Rcs1 two n1inute.s be· l\\CCn 1he longer and shorter sprints. If you feel you are no1 being properly siresscd, and as you develop your wind, decrease 1hc omount or rest time be· tween sprin1s. For chose with run times of+ 17 10 + 19, when 1he 220.yard sprint goaJ is met, move up 10 the one .. qt1a.rter mile (440 yards) nnd one-half mile (880 yards) runs.

Fas t r11n ctny. Begin with the Jower diswncc for your speed. When you bem 1he time for 1hc disinnce. move 10 a lon­ger distance \Vilhin the same row. When you surpass 1hc rime for the dis1aoce a1 Lhe bottom or tllC row, n1ove lo I he left one row. mainlnining 1hc same di.s1ance. When )'OU mO\e one row 10 1be Jefl on the fas1 run, move )'Our sprinl goals to 1be same row.

Long and &low run. Run at fea.~t 20 minmcs for• good cardiovascular work­out. Run ror time during this session. DOI

necessarily distance. The program is designed 10 have very

linle paper overhead. Each soldier is re­sponsible ror his or her own pace in the program, which hns 1hc addi1ional bene­fi t of exercising the soldier's self disci· plinc.

One 1echnique 10 s1ur1 the program would be 10 give ench soldier a 1>acke1 and have the program explained a fl er an APFT or diagnoslic l<•I. Organized rT

50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85

20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34

12 13 14 15 16 17

12 13 14 15 17

Number 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 Sit-ups 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34

Crunchea 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Flutter Kiel< 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30

Leg Spreader

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would still be conduc1ed, bul wilh each soldier doing the amounl of exercises determined by his or her specific pro­gram. As a check, periodic diagnostic 1es1S could be used 10 review proycss.

As with any progrnm. resuhs arc di­rectly a1tribu1ed 10 the amoun1 of effort exiended. Soldiers whocan·1 keep up on the banle!ield arc 106>C> jus1 as much as casuahies suffered 1hrough enemy ac­tion. We, as NCQo;, are charged with n01 letting this happen.•

Rush was tire Army fldvi.rort1Jtlre 261/r 111-fantry Division, Cflmp Ed111aril, ME, when 1his art;c/e 1-t'fl.t H'rifte.11.

~f:'l'.(;'I,,,_., I.,-. ' '" ' ' - . .

Start position Is with arms across chest, hands gras ping shoulders. Try not lo s lop b<ltweeo Mia.

~ Legs bent 90 degroos. kooos

[!) Legs bent 90 dogrotJs. lttfJt In air. kn66s togorhor

"

0 Same as 5, but ttlllftU ltg {>05Jrions

l2J One log bent at 90 c/ogfoes. loot Oil

{}«Jund and """ Ml/ &1,.lghr and <ix·IJlllJ.cM.hatf - oll ti» groun<!.

~Same ... 7, bcil-ltg---

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USASMA olfld81s CSM wwn.m L Jemison,

Nttallon comm.ender, Ind MAJ Dennis O'Brien,

commandant. w11ch • • SMA (Ret) William G.

S.lnbrktga, cuts the rlb­bOn cefebfatlr.g compte­

tlon of ' new wing that wlll ellow con1olld1llon

ot all courses under one root. Bainbridge was the 11'111 command fffgeant

mojor of USASMA.

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25 Years of Growth and Achievement

By L. R.Am t0

During the 1960s, the Army sough I 10 give greater pro­fcssionalbm 10 Ute Noncomm issioned Officer Corps.

The Department of the Arrnyeslubllshed 1he Noncom-111l<slo11cd Of!iocr Education System in 1969. Tbc system sought 10 crcale a progressive education syMem for NCOs fol· lowing four specific objCC1ive<:

o 10 increase the professional quality of the NCO Corps; o to provide NCOs with opportonoucs for progrcssi\'c, con­

tinuing professional devclopmcnl; o to cnhad~"C career atlractivencs.s; o to provide the Army with trained nnd dedicaled NCOs 10

fi ll p<l'llhons of increased responsibility. In 1he years that fo llowed, it became apparent NCOES

needed an ins1i1ution lO serve as 1he cnpllone of the system. On July 18, 1972, U1e Continental Army Command officially created the U.S. Army Sergeanls Major Academy, effective July I, 1972. The mission of this new insti101ion was to provide scleC1ed NCOs with a broad and varied m.<Jeplb educational

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experience designed 10 qualify them for promotion to sergeant m;tjor ano subsequent service in top-level NCO positions throughool Ille Army.

Workf ng al a feverish pace. lhc s1aff of lhi> fledgling in>tilu· lion developed a program of instruction and luuncbed a pilot cl:"s in January 1973. The Sergeanls Mnjor Course proved 10 he o mojor success and a valuable asset 10 the Army. This sue· ce'" led 10 Lhe development of the Sergeants Major Corre· spondcncc Course. Oo Sep1. I, 1974, 1hc coun;e began with a pilot etas.. The cowsc paralleled the resident coul"<C, cxoept for the clCC1n"eS.

In September 1974, the Fifth Army, in C:OnJunclionwilh the 90th Army Reserve Command and the Teu1s National Gua1d, conducted r1 Reserve NCO ES pilo1 program. It combincdcor· respondcncc istudy with live Uastruction. TI•e program's suc­cess led 10 further efforts to implement NCO ES in all Reserve COl111:KlllCUlS.

A~ the years passed, the role of oho U.S. Ar01y Sergean1s Major Academy became more vital 10 NCOES and cbe NCO Corps. During 1981, the academy expanded its role in NCOES. On June 3, 1981, USASMA "'"''asked v.ith devel­oping a common core curriculum for all seboob teaching the AdvanccdNoorommi<sionedOCficcrCou~(ANCOC).Lat· er 1ha1 year, on Oct. 5, the first orficial Department of the Army First Sergeant Course began. This course became the firsc senior NCO functional course o>SU111cd by USASMA outside of NCOES.

During 1981, the academy also opened I he U.S. Army Mu· seum of1be Nooeornrnissioned Ofl'iccr. This mu,cum not only displayed aod depicted the role of the U.S. Army NCO throughout history, it also became the repository for all NCO hi"oiy. including oral histories and historical documents.

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The academy next expanded its NCO ES role by becoming approval and the actual planning of the new academy began. the proponent for the Primary Leadership and Development On Nov. 26, 1985, the academy conducted a ground break­Cour<e (PLDC). The concept for PLDC originated with the ing ceremony for the new complex. The Sl8 million, 24th Infantry Division, which sought to combine tbe best of l25,000-squarc-foot complex was scheduled for completion in the Primary NCO Course with the bestofthe Primary Leader- November 1987. ship Course. When rbe results were briefed in April 1981 to On Aug. 27, 1987, USASMA Movement Order 87-l began the NCO ll'aining Conference, many of tbe academies sup- to fill the new oomplcx with students, staff and faculty. Class ported the idea. 5-87 or the First Sergeants Course was the first to occupy the

An experimental version of PLDC was taught at three new complex, followed by Class 3-0 of the Sergeant< Major NCO academies in tlie 7th Army during early 1982. As the Course. The headquarters wing was occupied during Septem­year progressed, the Army became more committed to tile ber and October. The opening ceremony for the new complex idea, and on July 23, 1982, Training and Doctrine Command was held on Nov. 12, 1987. (TRADOC) issued a message announcing the decision to Still, the academy continued to grow, !md with the enlarge­combine PNCOC and PLC ir110 1he single PlDC, with USAS- ment of the Firs1 Sergeant Course, the introduction of the MA as the proponent. Battle Staff Course and the Command Sergeants Major

Work on the final course to be developed for NCOES be- Course, and the aclveni of the nine-month Sergeants Major gan in 1983. fo March 1984, USASMA became the proponen1 Course, more space was needed. for the Basic Noncommissioned Officer Cou rse (BNCOC) During the early 1990s, fourinajorprojec1s became 1he fo­Common Core. By October 1985, the common t'Ore was vali- cal point of academy activities: creation or 771e NCO Joumnl, dated at Ft. Hood, TX, and Ft. Devens, MA, and in January theninc-mon1bcourse, discance leamingand expansio11or1he 1986, lesson material was distributed to the field. existing facility.

Jn 1985 and 1986, t'!'osenior NCO functional courses were The nine-month course required an extensive rewrite of developed. TheOpera1ions and Intelligence Course began in 1he Sergeants Major Course and intensive effort for imple-January 1986 and the Personnel and menrniion. Class 46 Logis1icsCoursewas in1plementedin J was Lhc first Ser~ January l 988. Later, these two j geants Major Course courses were combined into 1he lii class to graduate Battle Staff NCO Course. " from the nine-monih

The Battle Staff NCO Course was ~ course. It graduated designed 10 improve interaction of l with 200 students on battle staff elements, focus on inte- May 31, 1996. grated L'Ommand poslS and broaden During 1996, the understanding of staff roles. Six USASMA con-weeks in length, the course trains ducted the firs t battalion and brigade staff NCOs 10 vrr Pilo t Distance serve as integral members or battle ' , ":. Learning Course-staffs and manage day-to-day opera· Battle Staff Course tions or battalion and brigade staff "' # 1-97(T) - con-command posts. Tbe fi rst clas.< ducted from Aug. 20 startedonJan.14, 1991. toNov.22,1996.The

The final senior NCO func1ional SMA (Rot) Bainbridge accepts a token of appre<:lotlon from MAJ course consisted of course to be added to USASMA's re- O'Brien tor ""'aklng at lhe n<1w wing ribbon-cutting ceremony. 230 hours of instruc-sponsibilitics was the Command Sergeant Major Course. In tion and graduated 52 students. l.n 1994, work began on plan­December 1988, GEN Carl Vuono, Chief or Scaff, tasked ningexpansionoftheexisting 174,034-square-footstructureby USASMA to design, develop and field a Command Sergeant 52,027-square-feet. This project was designed 10 place allele­Major Course (CSMC). Classes l and 2 were conducted in men ts of the academy, except the Am1y Museum of the Non-1989 with students from the already in-residence Sergeants commissioned Officer, in one facility. Major Course. TI1e faciliry houses the First Sergeant and Baulc Staff

Along with 1be growth of tbe academy as an educational in· courses. The ribbon-cutting ceremony for this facilitywas held stitution, a second aspect demanded attemion - the acade- June 25, 1997. Retired SMA William G. Bainbridge, the fi rst my's classroom and office facilities. In 1972, the academy as- command sergeant major of the academy, was the guest sumed control over buildings buill for 1emporary use during speaker at the ceremony. World War JI. After 25 years, the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy

Through considerable work, these buildings were made has grown and expanded beyond the drenms ofiL< founders. It presenrnble, but were inadequate to house a first-rate educa- is not only the capstone of 1he NCOES, but guides the eniire tional institution. Army in developing trained. dedicated. professional noncom ..

During 1973, the idea or creating a first-rate institution by missioned officers.• developing a new academy building came 10 light Years --------------------­passed with little action, until l981, when the project received Anns is his1oria11/c11ro1or of The NCO Museum, Pt. Bliss, TX.

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A week in the life of an ....

By Kathleen \Velker

V: ou don't join tbe Army to be a re­cruiter- in n1ost case.o;,1 you don't

even get to choose tobearecl'uit­er, the Army chooses for you. But some serge an is, alllmugh they s igned on lo be MPs or infantry or tank crewmen or fie ld artillery, find they have a flair for their detailed ass-ign1oe11t as Atn1y recruiters.

They may find they like working in Hometown, USA, rather than al an Army post. Some may think the autono· my of working a lone on a goal is exhila­rating. They may Jove the Army and e n­joy telling the Anny story lo Kiwanis Club members or high school guidance counselors. Most successful recruiters

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genuinely enjoy helping and mentoring young people through the tough choices they have to make. Many recruiters have found many positive benefits in their own lives from their Anny experiences, and they want to share tbosegood things with young people ... things like disci­pline, cooperation, tean1work and re· sponsibility.

For the most part, recruiters also know tbe rest of the Army doe< not un­derstand what t hey do and how tbey go about achieving their assigned mission. Let there be no doubt - recruiting is no cake \Valk! Witll a declining pror>ensit)• to enUst an1ong r\merican youth of prime enlistment age, recruitingl1as be-

oome harder than ever. An increased mission for FY 97 bas further added 10 the difficult)• of "'providing the strengtJ1 '' for America's Army.

The average detailed Arn1y recruiter is 31 years oJd, married \Vith one <>r two cbildreo. Most are staff sergeants and 1111 percent have had some college. This sol­dier came 10 recruiting duty from any MOS after 8-12 years of experience in the Army and has e ve ry intention of go­i.J1g back to U1e ''real Arlll)r'. whe11 1 he as­s ignment with th e United Stales Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) is over. U pon graduating from the five .. week Army Recruiting Course he ld at the Recruil ing and Re1e111ion Scl1ool, Ft.

THE NCO JOURNAUSUMMER 97

Jackson. SC. be/she was lucky enough to be assigned clooe to hi!¥'her requested location: in fact.. some recruiters are as­signed their own high school for pros­pecting.

Prospecting is the recruiting te rm for "going out and looking" for qualified ap­plicants. And !hat's not easy. I! takes, on average, 140 contacts for a recruiter to come up with one contmet. (Each re­cruiter contactS approxima1cly 234 young people each month). Prospecting takes many rorms - a rccrt1itcr may spend most of the morning on Monday or Tuesday making phone Ctllls to names on a high school list or n gradua1e lis1. Each lis1 must be annotated with infor­ma1ion gleaned from tha1 call, whether the pro6pCCI was 001 at home. not in1er­es1ed, mny be interested, o r in the hospi­rnl wilh a burst appendix.

A rccrui1er may pro.pcct for high school graduates at the local mnlls.shop­ping ccn1crs, fast food rcstnuranis -anywhere unemployed or underem­ployed gradua1cs may be working orjus1 hanging out. Ha•ing finished high school. gradua1cs mny be looking for a more fulfilling life, a heller paycheck, somc1hing exciting to do. To these pros­pec1s 1he Anny ca n offer sklll 1rnining, education benefiis and money for col­lege (the Army College Fund, 1hc Mont­gomery GJ. Bill, loan repayme nt pro­grams), adventure (such as allborne training or Ranger assignnltnlS ortra'lCI opportunities), accelerated promo1ions and enlistment bonuses and n chance to ''clo something important," which sur­veys say is s till a cri1ical Fticto r in many decisions 10 join rhc military.

Even after a recruiter rind.\ an inter· estcd prospect, that prospect may not be completely physically. mentally or mor· ally qualified for Army service. Much of Wednesday and Thursday in the recruit­ing week is used to conduct appoint­ments, during which the prospect (now officiully an "a pplicant") i§carefully " in­terviewed" to determine his/ltcrsuitabil­ity to the Army and to a.'iCcrtain why this particular applicant might beasolidcon­uact. During appointments, recruiters fill out multiple forms, a lengthy paper­work process that attempts to validate an applicnnt's qualifications to ensure each recruit has the best chance to become a good soldie r.

TI1ink about it - chink about the

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soldiers you have serving with )'OU now, think about the kindofsoldicrsyouwant 1oserve with, wha1cvcr yaur assignn1cnt. Would you want soldiers with criminal records living next door to you in the barracks or will• Chronic O\Cdical pr<>b· lems th at make the m undcployable (when>"" are fully deployable) or with a reduced abiltty to accept training or di>­ciplinc in a high-risksituarion or training environment?

As$uming our recn1irer con· vinces a prospec1 that be/she can get through basic iraining, the ap­plicant n1us1 score decen1ly on the Armed Services Voea1ional Aptitude Battery of tests. These test scores are vital in dctcrmin· ingwhereothcO\ ise-qunlified ap­plicanu arc placed within the Army'< range of jobs. All appli· cants must score in the upper half of 1cs1 scores ju~t to enter tl1c Army: 1hcn, Army guidance counselors place applicants in specific MOS training seats ac­cording 10 their test scores and the needs of the Army. Guidance counselors place a range o( tc~t scores in every MOS, so no one MOS gets more 1han its fa ir share of high or low scores.

(Nore: It is a violation of USA­REC and Army regulations for a reerui1er to "coach" an applicant for u t~I. Recruiters \\·ho arc re· ported and proven to assist appli­can1s in this n1anner arc subject 10 di!'iciplinary action.)

This initial testing isveryin1porrnnt to the Army. as applica.n1s wit h high scores on the Armed Forces Qualificatio n 11:st (taken after the ASVAB) are known to have a better ability to learn new skills. retain and use what they learn, have few­e r disciplinary problems during 1hcir 1our of service and finL\h out their inilial tour of duty as scheduled.

Applicants are taken on any day to the closest Military Entrance Processing Station (ME PS) for chis testing. Lucky recruiters ha\'e a MEPS nearby: but some recruiters dri\'C for hours to get an applicant "on the floor" of the MEPS. Applicants must receive a physical exam from a Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM) physician for a valid e nlistment. He re the MEPCOM docto r performs a battery of rests (in-

eluding ~nv and other communicable diseases), as well as conducts a lengthy medical his tory. to determine whether the applicant 's e nlistment would be beneficiol for both the individual and the Army.

For example, u young won1a11 n1ay have had a radial keratomy surgery to correct her vision, which she neglected to tell her recruiter about in her inuial interview n11hc recruiting s1a1ion. How·

ever, the M EPCOM pbysician will find it and will reject I his applicant for military service. Why? Because RK surgery lea,rcs mulliplc scars that are \\•eakcr tis· sue within an e)e, and a soldier \\ith RK scar.< may ri~ permanent los.s of vision upon injury.

Mos1 rccruilcrs use Friday 10 catch up on their pnpetwork and administrn· 1 ive duties nnd perform mandatory training. But there are a number of re­cruiter responsibililieswith no "assigned days" for performance. These include:

• Posti11g th•arra. This means puning up Dyers and posters ,.;1h information on Anny opportunities and op1ions. Re­cent increases in Army incentives (i.e .• $40,000 Army College Fund, S6.5,000 Loan Repayment Progrnm and $12,000 enlistment bonuses for qualified appli·

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cants) posted anywhere visible bring scores of inquiries to local recruiters and increased o pportunities to tell the Army story.

• Schoof vUil.S W teachers, co~~e/ors,

mid students, and 1nay include fom1al pre· sent/IUons for assemblies or career days. Some recruiters volunteer as coaches or mentor.; in their schools. USAREC has several prog.ran1s designed for aU stu­dents (whether they are interes ted in Anny seivice o r oot); Stay in School, Stay off Drugi; and Planning for Life wil l provide inforoJa tion a nd motivate young people to make the best possible choice for Lhcmselves in a variety of situations.

• Center of inj111e11ce (COi) .-isits tow­eal bll.sr'11eSJ' or civic leaders who ntay be abw to direct qualified prospects to lhe re­cruiter and Anny senice. Some COi visits may be s tructured as a presentation be­fore a local group meeting (Kiwanis, Elk, e tc.) or as informal as a friendlychat with the music store manager. A COi is anyo11e in lite oomn1unity \vho young people listen to or "-'k for advice, such as a minister o r employer.

• ln-ho11te appoin1n1en1s. These arc generally conducted in the evenings and in the applicanc's home. A good recrnit· e r wlll a lways try to convinc.e an appli· cant's parents that Army service is good for their son or daughter .

• Ge.ner11ll)• being vi.sihle and beir1g ac­cessible. Many recruiters find weariiig tlte Anny uniform is sometimes enough to start a conversation arid each con· versa lion can lead to increased good \\'ill for the Anny or !l referral.

• Delayed E11try Program (DEP) fimc­tions. Young rccruics who J1ave signed a contract but have not yetsbipped toa ba· sic training site are in the Delayed Entry Program. In o rder to keep t he m moti­vated and interested in tbe Arm}' for up lO a year before t hey ship, recruiters are tasked with providing evenl'i and func· tious to educate a nd motivate these "sol­diers i11 waiting."

Some detailed recruiters convert to cadre MOS 79R after their initial tour. Cadre recruiters are, on average, a rew years o lder and most a re sergeants fi rst class. Guidance counselors a t the MEPS are cadre recruiters, as are n1ost of the recrujter-Lra.iners and s tation command· ers. The first officer in a recruiter's chain of command is the company command ­er, wbo could be in the local area or as

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far away as a drive of several bours. Re­cruit ing stations are located in virtually every town in the USA, as well as in Eu­rope. South Korea and Japan (on U.S. n1ilitary installations), in Pue rto R ico and Panan1a and on AmericaJ1 Samoa, the Virgin Islands a nd Guam.

Some Arnty Reserve recruiters a rc assigned to fill vacancies in local ll'oop Program Units (TPUs), and Health Care Recruiting Team members recruit for 22 separate medical specialties. in­cluding all Active duty and Reserve phy­sicians. nurses. dentists. veterinarians and n1edical seivices o fficers. There arc also recruite rs for Reserve chaplains a11d technical warrant officers.

A detailed recruiter serves a three­year tour with USAREC a nd ma ny be ­lieve it can take as long as a year and a half to really become establishe d in a con1munity. In n1any communities actoss the USA, there is no military installation nearby, S<> the Army recruit· er is Lhc Army in tl1at town's eyes. This is wl1y it is vit~l 1ha1 each recruiter become a visible Jlart o f the community, to pro­mote good will aod understanding about

the Anny an d why a recruiter impropri­etycan be so devastating. Recruitersvol­unlecr in schools, spc>rt.s, scouts, cha.m­bers of commerce activities and libraries; they serve as color guards aud honor guards and escorts in local cere· monies.

This may sound a bit self-serving but USAREC's philosophy is that while re­cruiters p rovide tJ1e strength for Ameri· ca's Army, they also are nation-building fro 1n \Vithin our own society. Today's field recruiters are among the best NCOs in the Army. A ll have records of proven a bility a nd potenLial and each n1ust represen1 rhe f inesr t raditio ns of the Army and military service. The Arn1y's in1age and st re ngth de1:>eods on the ability of Army rccruitcri; to tell the Am1y story. to convince young people that Arn1y service is to t he ir be nefit and in the best inte rests or our great na­tion.•

Welker is editor-in-chief of Recruiter Journal, U.S. A1111y Recn1iti11g Co11r· 111ar1ll, /7t. IV1ox, J...'Y.

THE NCO JOURNALJSUMMER 97

Quality? Dy SFC G.B. Patrick

l l1c Anll)"S fOCllS in a ll nrens is quaLi1)'· The Army Chief of Stnll' Sil)" ·'Short of war. Total Army

Oualityis my number one priuri1y." 1 rc­specl hi~ pri<lri1ies and supporr 1hem oomplclcly.

TI1c 1csulls-orico1cd opern1ing phi· llNlphy I have developed for my office in<:lude.1 integril)', customer t'ocu3 iltlll snti• fnction, comntitment to excellence, Le<,lll'-"Of k, l'Cfil)ect for the indivi<l ual tin(l oontinuous Jmp1ovemeot \Vhile we do nol alw-ays fuUy UlCCt the ~tanda.rdr. WC hnve set fc>r uur!M:.lvcs, \\'C cons1anll)" do our he.i :ind learn fro m our mistakes.

M )' per.anal philO<Sopby is 10 do the riJlht thing, do the hest that r c in, trc3l olhe11> 1hc way they want to be 1rea1cd, and a\'t1id SU)'lng • t can't." When diffi . cullies nre enco11n1cre<I, J eoach fe llow re.nm members ' '> first ar1J foce 1uos1 rely on Lh\:ir ll'fl ining, (Ind then loclK fc>r clp· portw1ities to 111cct thccllll.llenget1c hnn<t by ndnp1ing. impruvis.ing Ancl by usln~ oon1n'lnn Rcnsc.

Ounlil)' I• ultima1ely judged by lbe soldiers w "'bom IVe provide service. Quality does not equal perfection; how· ever, i1 doe~ mean ~.wrin.g)-Ollr prog· re._, lt'IW&rd mectin@ the needs of ywr Cl~'iron1en; whether they arc iotc.ma.I o r cx.tcrnal - soldier~ or ci,,·ttian.s. 1 tam concerned tl'l8t some ot rhe . ..\rm~.:s len<J­ers t lu •lOl t'Colize 1.1unl it)• dnef.i no1 me3n perfection. Th~ conLlCpl 1ba1 some ool­c1ieni: do mnke ntistakes l>ul can rt.:t:xJ\\,:r f rorn then1 i~ ((lreign to many J~acJer~. 11 is Jn~· belief soldie rs \\·ho ha\•e made mi:.· lake~ de•crvc another chance 10 SUOCl:cd, .:spec.a Uy if 1 hey have previous­ly pro\'cn them.sci"'~ to be boneot, hnrd Wf>rkins1 motivated, compclcnt nnd in­telligent. A~ the senior pe11:1onncl supervisor

fo11 he Office nf thc Chief of Sta IT, Anny. I vcnlu1·c to sn~· •J1nt 1nost ~•1 ld iers \\'l1uld

lbink I ha'" o spotle.:.< record. That is not true. I usc<l puor j1uJ~111cr1e n10J'C Lhan once ettrly ia my ct10'.!CI.". Lucl<lJy, lbe reslrict.edfiche Article ISw:is still an op1ioo. How did I survive, recover and continue 10 succeed? 'I here nre se\o·eraf reasons. :'1-!y personal drh'C and desire to excel ~i;n: l\\Uceasons. Also I was gj\'Cll the Of!portunity lo remain in lhc s;uuc uni1 10 pro•e I wns uuly nn exccplional soldier. ~l'he \1ni t conk a big ctitJntc on me but it p:.iid o.fflOr 1he1n. I n1u~I thnnk SC'C (Rec) James E. l'arrotl 011d MN J udith Olivera~ for their ff1ilh in Jl,¢, If 1hey had not been in my L'Orner, risking 1heir rerutations and 1he unil's reputa-1io11, J assure you rhfll I would ncn be the soldier I am today.

We give good soldiers, who have made mistakes, a second chance, even if that second chance Is within the same unit or agency.

1 believe the general men1ali1y in tltc Arm)' is 1hac soldiers \\'ho huvc L'Om ­

mined <-Orne infr.lction or who have had au Arlicle 15 ca11001 he qnnliry <nldiers. J lrnvc obscJvcd, especially in lhC C)'CS of yuuug soldie~ a perccrtinn chm there cun be no recUVCI)' rron1 tin huncsl n1 is­cnke or a.n Anicle 15. TI1" purpose of non~judiciaJ 11unishmcnl in :.1 healthy, lcnruinJ~ 01'gao i7.n1in1l i~. in 1ny t)11inion, to l)unish the •oldicr for wrong doing uncJ ~llO\\' him 1ocooci11ue 10 hen i;oldier. Bui . on many OCl'asiO~ wu clon1r do llr• I. Vic Jon'l give second ch on= any· more. \lie say. " He h•s an A11ide 15. \\'t don't \Yant him. Heb a ~lu.g! .. Or, "Let someone else gi\'e him ;1 ""cond Ch(l nce. Wecan 'l takc chc ri!-.k in uurunlt o r agency.• \'Ihm happened 10 lhe old "dage "develop a soldier'• potential and

Yes I • all(m· him to lc:.irn frt)nl his bo11es1 mis­rn.kes."

Tile Army lcndcrshlp is not 10 be blamed lolally. S...t:ioly has assisted in fostering n "no forgiveness" auirude. \\.'hen kids mukc mislakcs and ba\'C problems wi1h 1he ilOlice, we often rell tbcni: ·vo11scrt "'Cd\1p. Y0t1'rea lostr.H Whal do kids de> when they hear lha1? They say, "Oluly, I'm " lu;cr. So I will continue to uct like u los~r. "l Socie·t}' helps pn),gran1 cn_1 r kic:ls tu believe they cnnnot recri"·er from pmhlems. Thi.~ is an e11ornlOH~ \\111 /ilC Of human J'OICn lirtl.

Ho"' can "'c r.hnnAe 1h1s n1entnlit): in lhe Army? I-lo.-· du we •hlfl our para· di gm'? \Ve ~tar I by t1.1kiug tl1e 1ime 10 tr u­ly knm\• our Sl))d ic"' l-11re-ngths and areas thac nt<!d imprO\'CftlCnt.nnd\\-e continu-01L"ily nle11ror 1henl nnd teach them. We rucogn;,e t t1e 11uali1~ soldiers and allow lhcu1 to learn fcon1 their n1lStakcs. W'c invest in our M-ll<l ii.:rH a:i. people 8ntl not jus1 in I heir training. Wegenuioely~are about sold ie-~ nnclv.·c give g<Xld s11lclicrs, who ha\11.: n1ul.l1; n1i1'll\k\!s, a second chance, c:vc:n ii' lhul ~i:cunJ chance if> \\oithin rhe ~nme 11nit C">T ugent-y. Often. soldier; whn have made mis1Akes pcr­forin a1 higher level; n\ n resul1 oflheir mistat es. Let's keep the quali1y w ldicrs in the Army - even if ibc:.y h••e made a mistake. Conrinuou~ learning and im­provement is the gonl. cicellence should he encrn1rngecl, h ur let us tie honest \\rith uurseJ ... cs aucl ""i i h ench 01 her. ~one of us aJe perrccl. Ou1 1nission is to be tr~incxl ao<.l r~llCI)' fOI' war. bul V.'ars are fought and won by quulity o,oldi"rs who pos~ess nm morel)· a high degree of rrnjn ingi bu1 '"'-ho rtrc alw high))· mo ti­voled and \\'ho firmly hchevc their lead­em l ru'll and MlJlporl them on 1hcir jour­ney 10 beromc the l>est they cDn be.•

I'ull'i<:k is OJ.Sif!.11td a1 1/w st11ior fNYSONftel .VllJ1<!r>;.<or, Of]ice o/' tit< Chief oj' Slnff, Anny. nre f'c111ago11, %sltitlg!Oll, DC.

Perfection? No! 1'f!T. NCO J OUJ!NAJ.iSl.1'0!£R 97 17

SETTING THE

RECORD

By St' C St.cphcn M. Stalcup

PVT lvlicbacl D. Hawk r.:ports lO your seccion as a ne'v Persunnc.l

Administration Specialist. During your iJljtiaJ oounseling.i )'OU find out he hai:: five yl.!ars prior service. He alsospenc the la."it 3 112 1,;car.; i.:J1 tJ1e Arm\''S i'GJeen to ' . -Gold" 1)mgra1n. He did \\'ell in the pru-grnm, hut just was not able to suocessful­ly complete .A..clva1lced t~nlct1l11s nnd \Vas droppe<l from the program.

'\''ou \\'Oit<ler \\' l1y, .. vill1 all tit at expe1 i· ence, he is a private. Thi~ dut'.sn 't ~.:cm right. You check with the retenrion NCO. She tells you the Army's policy for soldiers who fa il locornplclc lhc "Green to Gold'' pr,>gram is t~J or<lt:r tl1cm tu .t.\c1i,·c clucy at rl1e rank. of pri•.:ate.

You tell PVT Hawk, "There's nothing we can do at this point bt.':cau~c llt;_it 's tlu:. regulation."

lt just d'>esn't seem right. You kn<::-~·

111ac a civilinn coining in off the stree1 'h1 it11 that mticb college \\o·oi1Jdn't co.me 111 as a pri .. ·nte. You aJso kne"'· that prior service sol<licrs arc con10101tl~· llt'Oug.l•l back onAc1ive duty al their fonncrraal.

There is still a W'1Y lo help PVT Hawk. It's the Anny Board for Correc· tion of :\lilitary Records.

Pt•ior to W'orld W.1r 111 a n1en1her of the militruy who bclie•ed au efCor or ill· juslioe !tad oeictLrrcd i1t llis n1i.litary re· oor<ls would me a pelilion will> bis Rep­resentative ir1 L11c. U.S. 0:>1Lg.n::ss.. A private 1·elief bill sponsored by the mem­ber of Congress was the melliocl oC cor­recting official military records.

By 1946, more than 1,400 private bills had lleeu j11rroduoed by \.(lriol•S 1nen1 -bers of Congress. Of these, only 14 had beeo enacted by C0Jlg1·ess, and only seven had become la\V. It tvas clear there had to he a hetter way.

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Aftc1 \\'orld \\>or II, Congress di­Jute<:I each of tl!e military services to C'­tablhih a mc1buc.I to ro\liC.\\' appliGiLious and correct errors or injustices in mili­tal)' rec<lrd~. The Army Bl>ard f<>T Correction of M.ilirary Records (ABCMH) under the direction of tl1c Sccr1,;tar)'·of tire Arlll)''~ was dcsig.o.alcd lO serve this function for the Army.

The Secretary of the A rmy estah­lisJied Uie Al:ICMR ro allow soldiers, forruer si..)ldiers and lheir families or heir.I an opportunity lu l1~vc their con· tentions heard by a foir and impartial board. TI1is pane l is out,;ide the influ. euce of milit•ry members and is chn.rged with the duly to dete.rmine if errors or in· justices ha\'e occurred.

The ADC:MR is composed of at lea~t lhree higb-level civilinns from the execu­tive parl of the Army. The Secretary of the r'\rmy appc>int.-i ml!mbers <JO a r<>tat· iog bstsis os an atldition(IJ <luc~·. ·rhey de­tcr111inc if nn error or injustice has oc­curred aud what course of action will pro,•iuc n:licl to l hc applicaol.

Te> obtain a re1•iew, an applicant sub· mits a DD Form J49 (Application for Correction :'.lililary Record).

~Vlrn sbnuld opply? \'.ou sho uld apply to tile ABCM.R

v.·hcn :you feel an error or inju&ticc bas oc:cu1·1·e<1. _\ 1011t1aUy> au applica 1io11 is orll)' consitlcl"l...'.tl after using all ~Llminis­native means for 001reccing an omission or i:rn.>r in your mililary records. For cx­an1ple, if }'<JU are attempting to have a Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation R~port n:mov.:d from your rc:t.'(Jr<ls~ the ABCf\.fR will not take any accion until the Ei1listcd Records and Evaluatio1t Center andlor the Enlisted Special Re­•iew Boord has completed an appeal of tbe Evaluati<>n Reix>rt.

WhlclJ re<:ords •P1>ly'! All- reoords maintained by the mili·

Lary conccr1ting your career. Some oom-

won CJUtmplcs arc: NCOER or OER, oonjudicifll aud jucliciaJ pt111isbuLenl1

c.locunu.:.n l~ used lo compute dates of rank (promotion orders), basic active sc.r\•ioc dat~~ pa}' entl)' basic date~ and a'va rd orde:rs.

Vf'l1e1> SIM>Ukl I apjlly? You should apply to the ABC.\llR

only after exhausting all administra1ive met1ns <>f reoolutic>n ~u1d y;ithin three vear-s 1To1u rJ1e dale ol cljsoo"eJV of the - -error. Some ciccu11l8ta11ces 'viU war1·a1ll con~iUcralion pasl 1he1hree-year s:ta(u .. tory limit. llowe1•er. )'OU should submi t )·our n1>plicatio11 as soon a'i JlO!t!'ihle after ex.l1a ust iog udoliJ.l.ist1ati\•(' rc1ncdic.~.

\\'Ital should I S011tl wilh ms applica­tion?

You mu.•t send a DD F()rm 149, Ap· plication for Cor1·cc1ion of Military Re­cord. The application must have an orig­inal signature (photoco1Jied a11d foxed signatures ace not aeocptcd). 111c DD Forni 149 •hou Id fully explafo the error OJ' ji1juscicc. You may cunlinuc an}' es· planationonaseparate sheet of paper. A recentropyof y9ur Official Military Per-5<mnel File (OMPF) commonly referred to as fiche or microfiche, If availahlc. Staten1ents fron1 ngencjes frOJll \VliiCll you l1ttt·e sougl1l admirlistrati1,.•e reme­dies. A.ny other document you believe pro"·es your cont~nliuns. Keep the infc)r­macion concerning your address current and provide a current telephone num­ber.

What happens with my app<al all:e1· I send it in?

Y<>ur appeal is screened ''Y d1e ABCM R's staff. Tl tis section ensures lhc application 0011tait1S aJt origiual signa· lure, cl earl)• c.tplains what errcJr or injus~

tice oc~urred and any referenced at!Jlch­ments nre iocluded. This staff will coutact you if there arc di~crepancies. You will have tbe opportunity to supple­ment yc1ur tlpplication with the correct

THE :'lCO JOUTtNAIJSU.\tJvlJ::R 97

or nrldit1oni1 I j11for1llfl lion, Ncxl, the srnlf mny rcq uesL an au.-isu­

ry upinion. T he ,1\ DCMR req11ests this from the 1Jepart111cnc of lhc Army •gency re•ponsihle for scu u1g Lhc policy. Ttll• auviliory opinion provides gitldance for 1he board member~ and interprets the Arm)" Regulat ion in erktt at th< time of the error 01 i1tjus1ice. Sole: Tire AlJC:.HR is •wt b<mnd by 1/Je opUttt>tt of 1Jie ag<11<)'. U you didn't provide an 011.<PF. the s1aff will rcque<t it from rbe appmpriare ngerle)o.

. .\» C.'\rt1u1ncr con1plctcs tJ1e u~xt step in proc~)~1g. The exumin~r ensurei; all of the neces~U')' infnrmnrion i~ pre~ent

and will provide Lhe /\BCMR with an opinion h:1!'fd nn rhe fnc•s flt CSCJtlCd b)' you and by the Ocparrmcntof lhe Army agency. _lo 1)1·cpf11·i11j). I l1i$llpinio11 the ex·

• CfflC.\i,.

, _____ _

THE !\CO JOIJRN"AliSt.'Jlll\tER 97

uminer will consider the fairnc~< of rile Department of the Arn1y policy •S it per· cnJ11s toyouI rcyucNt: previous responses of the AOCM R andior slnte nnd feclero l cour~; anrf olhcr relc·vnnt in:for1-11a1ioo provided hy you Or )'QUI' Qt lacJ1ment>.

\.\'hen lhc llX~Lmincr hali compleced rbe opinion ror the b<>ard, the •toff schedules the c""" for n hearing before the Al:!CM R. ·n.., l><>• rd u>ually mecn once per \\'\Xk and will n:viC"· approxi llllllely 50-100=-c:' prepared thnt week.

Upon rbe conclu!ion of the hoard, board memller.; i-eter You1 casu buck 10 tile suppon Sl•ff 10 pn.:p•rc " wriLlen re­sponse to you. If the ADCMR dcier-111iues llLal relief ix wnrruntecl, ir will notify tbe Department of 1hc Army a~cncy tl> nlakc ncCe>ifin 1y OOl'1'CC1ions.

Jn son1e cnses 1hi~~u1h·1; pruoo.~ CHn

be fairly lia1e c1>n~lu11ing. Sele<:tion lioards nnd ocher career cnhanci11g op­portuni ties do UOt Slop during this pm· ccss. In w mc insrunces tbe A OCMR will direct that the applicant he reeo11sidcrcd for promotion, schooling oruthcrcareer enhancing opportut1iUe:1. Therefore, ABCMR docs not prioritir,,cn•c• by rhc cum:m posirion or pending ocrion~ of the applicant.

1n che end. when all utl1"r a•-cnucs of correcting an error or ioju~licc ha\'C failed, II•< S.Xr<laiy of the Army estnb­li~hed 1he ADCMR to help tho<e ..,,_ diers: get \vl1at they r1ei;e1\'v •

Stalctq> is 1J" NCOJC u./"1!1e Army flnmrl for ( :ornx'tiun oj . .'l.li!i1t11)· Rr:r.nrrl,'i.

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By S(;I' lla,i d S ta nley

hy'iical fit nc::i:s 11!1-·cls d.ro1> rnpidl~· wben regular PT >lop> lbcsc

chang<$ <:1111 occur within '"'" 10 lour 11.'eck> of roduoerl phy1ical acli•iiy and affect musculorslccng<h nnd endur · lllloC (MSE), cm'\liurespiratol'y cndur· ance (CR), And llexihilily. Pei·J'om1ing a:<>i[!)l.:d du I ies are more d ifficu It au d Co· 11gue occurs co:trlJcJ whe11 fitne5t IC\-els drop. 5oldie1" and w mmaudcrs sbould u11dor:;tand 1he eff ccts uf docu11dillon.ing nnd make [Yr uu import" nl. part ul the tr;1i11ing plan wl1~11 in garrison 4\nd "-'hile deployed.

Preparing to meet the physi<'Jl de· mnnd.-.. of cur11ttn1 or peace !Suppurt op· crations musl bc!!h1 luJ1g before cle1)lo)·-111cnt. Waitin!l u11lil n1obllh ntioo t:o beg.in a rigorous. PT pruga an1 is sho rt >igbted and docs not prO\idc ouuugb time co pn:pore 1he body for 1be de· mands ahea<l.

Ideally, PT ;hould be cood11cl'cd five llh)'~ per wee k: fuJ' tt 11Linin1u111c;f90 min­utes per SCMion lo c.n~ure lhe pmgram Addresses all component~ 01 liu1ess fm useular •tn:ng1h. muscular cndur· a nee, cardiorcspi rnto11•endurunoo. Ue.ti­bility and l.l"'IY co1nposi1ion) and lolluws :ill principles o l' exercise (PROVRBS); Progression, Rcguln rity, OverlumJ. Vari· cty, &:<'\M:l)', IJolaoce nnd Specificity).

Use the FJTI f actors (Frequency, Jntensicy, Timc l HU.J ~'J-le) to n1akc :IU« lhe PT ~~-.i<1111> u1·c pro,•iding a ln1i1ti11g \'.!feet. A1 a mi11i1nu1n~ cooch1ct r1r three days pc.t""'CCk for a minimum of &u nlill­ulcs per ses5iort

The pu!JJO"<' ol l'l'is •o e nhance cum­l>ni readiness. Tu ensure clrno l'f i; J>lnJlned and a.111Uucled to meet 1 he~ rc­quircmeou, Hnllle·Fo~11sc~ PT (6Fi'T) 11111>1 be an integral part of the total fit· nus progr.i.m. Pr<>Wded (next oolwnn) nre 1he steps co d•velop Bf Pl~

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• Rcvie\,• the unit'~ n1i!::~ion ess~nrinl tusk li<t (:\4ETL) and identify physicolly dcm•n~ing task<.

• Di:lerminccxcrc~.s \o\'hich enhnncc the <oldier's obilily Iv perfom1 1ho<0 1"1)~ic•lly demanding "'"""°

• De"'elop mi~i;ion ·t•a:;t:J, unit evalu­ation <.:rilcria. G uic.lclinei; f<)r the st~1 11-dor<h may come front ARTEPs, r.M;. CT I' monuals, etc.

l\attlc·Foc...ed fimes:i Je>cb mu11 be -.ct1lcv\:d and maintained durin~ and nf· ter C>:lcnded opcruliou:,. \'v'hen the unit is in f~nr1·i ~<-.11 , PT n1uiil take a l1igh prior-

it}• in the duily lri:1loi11g scl1cdule. Main­tain i i pro1>er 111 ix heN.·een curdior~:;pira­t-Oty, !llUSOlc strcngtb and endurance1

3.od Oc.ubility. Some level uf d<:conditioniug \\'ill oc­

cur during extended opccaliuos. The () f illl:lf)' l)ll l'flO.Se fc_)r t:O[l(JUCI it1g P'J. d I I r­

ing tbcsc 01>crntions is 11l maint;;1iu fil · 11ess level' .u 111uch as socurit)' and il\.'\Jil· able rC)Ut.IJCC.!I pern111. Maintaining flexibitily and '.\1SE fitness 1.-els will he eao;ier lo l.l\.'Curnplisl1 than nlawtaining c:R fi tneS!' levels. u.nlil SC)lt.lict'~ (:i\J) rc­Slll11C nruinnf PT.

During deployment. ph)"ical lr.llning is coodut..1.cd in accortlnnce ll.ith "'IETT·T (Mi,.ion, Enent), ltoops, ll:r­rain~ 'l'1n1c). Porc.e prc1lcctiun 1nusl be 111ai.nta1 nc<I. Commaodcrssbould devel· ''Pa prc1grB1L1of 5-tanda rd i~o1-netric af1d panner-resi>1ed "''crci,;o;~. Perfom1 sand "'1g cin:uits and riOe or log drills ~'ithin the hmtts of the operati1>na1 cn ... i­ruo111eu1. LcAdecs shou lcl C;\Ulblish per­sonnl gonls fc_1r scl[·in11)1l.)vcrue1tt, both men t<il and physical. while on deploy· mcn1. Encourage your sulM>rdinatcs to do Ille same.

Units ofttn find the mscl•~ in lcs< than !l~sirrihle condition after deploy· iuent:l: "tl001w<c uni1 fiLncss levels nor­!1;ally dtQll ,tu1iog derloymcn1. il is im·

.,, ~ible 10 ~ the PT program at rre-deplcl)'lll~tn>ily. l'T planners must inenrpimitm·

• The ~bdid day/easy duy"' principle, • l..AJW ( n~~cy· circuits. • Ro~ nlJlf$f11jng (w/n c1r \V,lredured

toads, t.M ~{! Rc:CO\'CI) ' period~.

.~,f" E.ttemJC<I operat ions nmy di<rur1 . .~· • .• j.!!Mi;ttal rT. buu h ey provide soldiers nncl ... ~~nfu1anc.l t:r!i ci1alJeog.i~G n1,p~rtunitici; ~ E.9. ·e lop :mdconduct 111novn11ve l'T. fl

. acb soldier's re sponsibilhy and <lu1y . ensure Jlfoper fitnc~~ IC\'clsase oiain·

o1 :..~ iainccl. We ll -de.igned Jl'T r rugrams ad· 1 ..;-; dress lhc C(lllllXlncnto< of fitness. adhere

to the principles or exerci6e. a pply tl1e ITIT factors. and include B•ttle-Fo· cui;ed Ph~ Training activi1ies.

Reference: l'IJ!Sic•l'lmlnlng Gu ide• Hues for Ueptoy111eoi; F~l 21·20, Cb•p· lers 1·4 anu 7-JO, Scptcn1ber 1992.•

Sta1lle)' lVn"i 011 ;n.urur.toral tlae u~s. Am1y Pliysicol Fi11oas Sdwol, 1-L 8cn11utg. GA, when '''i.r arti<•lt ""'"' '11ri11e1i.

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I Letter• to~he Editor -Send lttltrs to: CDR A.TlN: ATSS-CJ. Editor USASMA 11 291 SGT E Churchill St. Ft. DllH , TX 7991 &-8002

Land Navi2ation Unnecessar)•? / &ti tor's .VOie: l~t> rerei.1""1 a laJgP W>f.

wne of mall rt!1pondi11g w SPC Pumtla Halc~t lr11eri1J 1J1e lasr is.nu concerning tl•e r1<etl /01 l111ul 11a'1tga.lion in 1Jre 111il1tnry. fl ere a!Y ext"t!rpts .fro111 son re o.t tlte /e1lt'TS. .-;'nrry.•, •..-e t'Uttlll11 'f µri111 tlient nll. /

The soldier 's letter raised some <1uc"' t i0 1l~.1hech ief an1c>ng them: \Vast he sol· dicr adequnrcly prepared hy her sec1ion ~crge.a11 1./IC8 1n leader/squad lcadcr/p1a­coon sc:rgca111'!'! Did 1be 011ir fi1s1 ~r­gean1 takeanint~t incnsuriiigtha11hc ~oktier was read)· lu a1te11d lhis iu1por· 1ant l\COES training?

Land novigntion is nn importan1 and perishnhle•killto knowandm&>l<r.'Tbal may just be why it is a oo m1nnn 1n~t in STP 2 l· l ·SMCf. Indeed, here [n 1he Ne""' E1lgJund arco. tllel'e nre reJ)Ol'tR of hikers becoming l<Jst OOl:au~ the bi1tlUr· ie. lniled i11 ll1cir GJ>S (Global l'osi1ion­ing S)'S1e111),1u1d ei1her they did nc.tt have a map!comp&s! to fall bock nn,nr, if they did hR\'C them, \Yere unable 10 w:e lht!m properly. Jwt bccau>e 1hcsoldicrdid not need lnnd navigotion in the Gulf does not mean lbnt 1t won't he needed in the fu. tu re.

\\'hat is rnore ir11porla.J)t, l10·\'fever, is that the soldier is exhibiting whu1 muybc collccl 1 he •aurger King• syndrome. Jn that she \\o'(lltls to "have it her wn~1." T don'I know what institution of hi~er learning lhc soldier is o.1r1entt~· flltcnd­ing. bul a1 the uni¥ersi~· I graduated

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from, if a student failed• pnrlinn nf the cla>!>. then hc..'she failed the c111ltc class un<I had w rcrakc it. PLDC h p;r .. •rail at hs !>Mesi level.

In th1~ era of dwindling rc.'W'lurccs in dull;m forlimi1ed scboolsenn, i l'M1 n for. tunale thal the soldier 1'11i lc,1, dkl out huvc the :.:imbition tu lcttrn fro111 tbe n1is· cnkes n1:1de, and n1oti\1atic,n ltlCl•·ntinuc. with the hope of auendlng PLDC again. Ult i111ately, 1 hes.oldie r nlone 11'1U4il:ncccpt p~rsunal ro>JlOnllibility for 1hc fai lure.

Sf.'C (l/d) Fr«krick If. Eldriiti, .. W P(ymomh, AIA

-++-t~,.~~" l.sually I would nol rc<pr>nd tn<uch a

lotter, but at this tilne I J'ecl I nlu&t. 1\1)· comment toyouSPCHul1: n1HJ ti lt )' other 1:>crs<1nnel who have t l1aL san1e vicwpoict 1 \Yhether :--·ou are Rcsc.r\'c, Nalion::il Guard or Active duty ... the srnndard is lite ~landard. \\'hy &hnnl<1 thing< be changed because as a RL"""''ist ~Ou do nc1t ha,·c lime lo learn. Pullout :a tlld.llual, tnke IS minute< and learn. It'• not lhat difficull.

Yuu •aid, '"Thank you Scrgennts Ma­jor wbo already bave 1hcir s1ripc•." uad chnt t.heydid not ha\•c to gu 1hruugl1 tl1a.t. Let u1e tell yo11 son1ething ... lhc1!1.e scr· gcan1s majorwcntthrongh n hcckofn 101 111orc training tha11 you C:l 1' eve 1· inlngi 11e. And they did not get there wilbout train· ing other soldiers. OINiously they "'ere

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uut~tanJU1g lcatlc.rs or thC}' would not have made it 1hat far. \Vith your letter you Jttt\'t SllO\Vll ~Oll'lt; Of l i lt} prOblClfl.S with the milicmy ... Lhcy have ubviou~ly lowered 100 n1n11y st:rndards i:f you made ii this fur with 1hnr nt.tilllrfe.

11'98 percent of lltc soldiers attcnduig PLDC ha,·e J>il»eoJ, why >lmuld they chnnge it becnu.._~ )'OU are unahJe to ac­cept respon<ihility for your own action.<? l lnwebeeo in 1hc mili101y for Cive >=· aud I do not use land navigatioo every day; bOWC\'Cf, [ mauc it U1ruugh PLDC, Jumpm~L'iter an<I Po.tthlindt!r ... not b)-· whiningahou11he ~10.ndard but by to.king ou1a Lnanual auclRpcnding 1 i nte len1'lting. ''ou also stated you did not need lalld na,igalion in Descr1 Shit 1d/Desl!r1 St.orm. \\.'hy i~ I hat? flecnl1!'..e someone above yon had n lrendy done it ff>r you.

~if final p0in1 i> to be a leader )-OU

must be able 10 reach and guide soldie.rs. I f you cannot trntn 10 muintain, then )'OU

c:nn not cffccrively lend.

SGT Pr1irU:ia &1nldU: F1. Be1111ing, GA

-++-t~,.~~" Shame on ynu, SW Hale. The •tan­

dards sel for1h lor furnrc l\COs are u.·01Jdw1dc. Horh Aciivc and Rcsc" .. c. Yuw fllil iug1opais t:indna•igatioo does nol mean the Ann'"s lx.il'kbooc is bro-, k~n. l t ~i.n1ply n1ca11~ )OU lack; needed tr.tining.

The srnndnrd< we re made verv cleor on \vhac }'Ola nccdecl to du in o;der to grnduare PLllC. Mnw ~" I know thi•? Because I told you myself. The reason soldiers need 10 know laud 11aviga1ion serves many purposes. Tuke into c-0nsid· eration )·our ~pply uni I needing to drop oil medical supplies. Your leadership is 1akeo out, and, oh yeah, you didn'11hink :-uu \\'OuldC\-cr U)C land navigation. Now the people who need the suppLies will prol:>ably not gel them, and God only ltnows wbal wil I happen if you C'>lclllOt

find Ille corrcc1 pa1h back to friendly Jin ts.

XO\\' lcwlL: nr 1:h~ civilian side of it. \Vnuld you allow r.omeone to dri,·e you around I.A whn cnuld nol na>ig;ue? I feel )'Ou'rc already los1 in what a good

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NCO should BE-KKO\V-00. Perhaps the Arm)' is lcX"htg go()( I fioldiers, but it1~ no1 hecause of NCO acu<lcmies or land nuvJgacion requi~me11ts. lt's because con1mandcrs aod ~lien\ lc.tt.Uc.1'!. fail to p1')1;i<le this much needed training. Per· ha!"" your lelter shnuld have been ad· drc .. ed 10 ywr wmmnnd.

SSG JJrintla IJ. Clbie USr1R ,vco Ac:"'lt:my

F1. Le.,.:i:,·, Jt~

-++-t4''9~~" 111c letter &om src Hiiie cooceros

me. II v.uuld appear this ~oldier ba.s not received any Jcadce>hip i 11her9 'fi2 years orwovice in tbeA.rmy Rcscrvc. Uso,she \voulU uJ1de1'scnnd that Lhc !{~serve is JlaJ'l oJ'tbe'lb taJ .. ~111y j11st li&:e the At~li\•c componenl aud lhe Kotinnal Guard. Eac:I' component i.:, ::s11 ilupor1nnt part of lhc force pmjediun Anny of today. r m qui1e sure lloat Re<ervc """ Naliuoal Guar<l ooldiers t\'oul<I like to feel a::; equal.• lo the Active clul)' <0ldiers. This cr11111ol happen if there ar. ulITcrenl or ln"'i.:l'bllUida rrlli for the Reserve. Pen;on· nlly, I woulu like 10 know I hnt the soldier backing me up ll~•• rccci\·ed the same lr• lning and held to lhe .same M• ndard, re&ardlcs.< of the compuncn1.

Wir b the in et eased numbcruf <lcploy· n1cnt:i to c.."Qu.Utfiesv;ith und~rLlcv~Joped in Crust ru ct1.Lics, Inn d n n \'ign ti on Kk.ill.!! v,:ilJ hecui:ne more and more important t'ou will nul al\Va)'S fJfl\o·e l on a rnuin .supply rouce 1broughadcseLl \li.'here)'"ClU can see lor miles and may !lOt need lo use :i-uur ma.p. If )·our :\1SR was in wooded area and blocked , could )'Oto rmd aoooher roule, Or\vtlukl you 9i\'CUpat1d return tO thcsupplypoim? A OPS i.! 1101always1hc att$'i-''Crelthcr .. .\re you s~)ing tu U::IC up SU gullulll! of fuel trying M find the right grid'.' Whal happens if the batteries gu dead? Oeing able 10 rc•d o mop, tL<e ter· rain 3.'™1ciatioo, and na\!icatc wirh a compass is skill level I.

I believe soldiers who desire to bc­comc;\CO•sbould Pl"-''"'" rhc 1rail• and knowledge of an NCO prior to becoming ouc. Thi' require• tb" potential NCO to 111astcr the skills up 10 und inclu<liog 1hc level lhcydesil'e to rcach.Soldierslookto

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-tbcil' lcntleNi for leall~rsbip i1l all c11vi­rOlllllC1tts , not jttst in gnrrisnn. A u-1uli­va1e<1 ooldier who truly desires to bo· cnmc <Jn NCO wiU toke the ir\lti.l.live to ma"er skills in which lbc~ are deficient. Beiilg in lm. Ange.let. ii 1l 0 1 ao c.ttaisc for bcins unable m pr act it-.: ~w<l oaviga· tiou. You n1lL11;1 have someone iri )O\U

Rcscl'\lc. u~ru1ntion \\•ho can help. l"m sure there arc 1:50,UUU m•p• of lhc San Gabriel Mouut~1itis, Satttn Ann ~toun­laini; or Lhe Santa ;\.to11ica tvloun1aJns. ~1y point is that :;omeone "''ith i11ilia1ive woulJ lilld n place to practice in his/her lOC11l area and "°1neooe 10 help if hc!sbc really wa111e'1 10 UnprO\.·c land na\.'Jg.'l· tiooskiUs. Thisi.ihetypeofNCO I waot to wo1k \\•ilh ... not some<'lnc \\'he> bc­lie ... ·c~ th..: Army sl1oulcl lm\1er the stan­dards if they ure ha.nl 10 ovcl'l.>001".

fl)' 1he way, when I went 10 l'KCOC (PLOC<>quiva)ent) in 1978. lun<I 11aviga· tion "'ab u g1aduatio11 rcquire.mcnl

MSG Da•id B .• 'dJers l!.S:~S.11A

-+ +-t _,,,,. "~" Becoming an NCO is more than ju~t

laking tests OJI leadership nnd &elling first - time gos on te:ilS aod in cla&"""­Thr.c ClaNl<~ anJ lests show )'OU • bMic layout of what an NCO is bur only ttl.f'Ough prnccice and rime can yuu [uJJy undcr•1nnd what it ism be au NCO.

As 0 11 NCO, you have two b""k. re­spoosibilitlcs: oocomplishment oJ tbc mission And Ute welfare of your soldiers. Yc>U "'i.:rc givcJl a n.1ission - find th~ poinlsin tl'i it amount 0J1in•e - n n1i~ioo you <liJ not accooupl& PUX: offe r< a <nldier multiple cba.oc..>s of pa:<.<ing. Along with the many how• ul' classes of nrnp rend ins and using a compa~-. Lhcrc shuuld lltl'll'e bee11111ore th~Lncnt1ugl1 lio1e to lca111 how to go from one pcli11t tc> anoth~r.

You may DC\'CT use lo11d llO\'ISiJtion during )'Our career. but a11 an NCO ~ou "ill be required lo teach yourwld ioo th< basic 61dlls, or which IMd nnvignlion is one. Yc11, you ma}· liave been a .. good:' soldier hut your skills and protc,.,..iooml­ism wc1e not enough to make )'OU a "good" NCO. Aud because you quit

-they never will be enough.

.~Gr Ja:roro J. llclkr I'S. Kt t()J:,, Kl'

The 'P<ci"li.i ''.-ideally a product of her Lc.:.~4.ICJ~hi1l e11\•iron ment ir she feels Ja.11U aavip,atiou Js an "'extra thing" tn be acoomplisll~<.I. A s a 5111al1 groltl'l leader for PLDC for Lhc pa>! live years, I hnve stood ,,.j 11\eNs lo Lh4.: aLtiLude that la11d na" is ar1"cx11-a 1hing't in n10!\t units. Nl>c.Joc wau1s iosend au obviouslybrighl individ· ual home. least of all a SGL.

The ability 10 n.-igate from puim 1.u poi.J1t is csscn11al to nn NCO':r. de"cll•p· meol. not bcc~usc you uoay bave ro '"" the 1nap and cur11pa~ LO gel (ron1 ''one tre·C 1·0 nnfllhcr." (•hat's aver)' small part of Jaod """igation) but becau.o;e of 1hc other tCJ1un1s lba1 laod na\!isa1jon ceachesyou-planningand thcabili1y10 execute th.it phm; it impnm:> Ilic abilil) to ~tel 01! Untiled written instructions.; it develops 1hcabili1y to kccpynur compo­sure in times t>f high :;IJ'css; il ( IC\•ctops the ahility to devi'IC a plan in the face or aU'.CrSC OOnClil iOllS aod 0\'eroome t>b­S!3CieS. both phy•k•I and mental ... the list goe...; on and un.

The <peci:dist may have muoos upcri­or scores on C\1:ry "'ritten examina1iu1t. aod ~be n~k~ \Vh}' ~he must rc:pc:~1t lhc: en· tire ooursc. SVC Hale._ you have fail t::tl one of tltc llJOSI imponanc lessons tLn)'' '.'JCO 01· •11lclie1· cnn fe3rn - 1aking and aoccp1iog l'C.hlJ011sibil it)1for your rLcti<'Hl!t and JeaLnin~ from prc,,io11s Wlurcs..

SPC Bale <>lnlend' I hat 1hc <tandord for Reserve 110l<li"r11sboul d be chnnged, allol\ing them to gr.iduale PLOC with­out the l ancln.t.v igationic:qu~me111. SUe also ~rnles lhnl she made honorgraduu lo of beret""" ha"ins received first time gos on everything, co11cer11jog lender,;hi11. She 1bensays i L h " ' '"Pin the face 10 ltm•c failed and have IO repeat tbe entire course i,,.tcad of ju.q t he land na,igalioo portion, which sbc foiled.going M far to claim thol wbcn you ... "fail a claM at school do )'OU repea1 the entire scmc>­ter?:' T'm 11111 1'.Ure Y.'here she wenL 10 scbool, bu( where I went, if you fai led 11

da>-s, yuu repeated ll1at again.

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Right now, you .. ego is bruised nnd your self-confidence is shake n. Lcara from it!! Return t<>conqucr the ooucse or wallow in S¢lf-pity. 'The choice'is yours.

SSG Chrl< ilfitcllell U.S. Army NCO Acndemy

Ft. Chaffee, AR

-+~t~""~~ SPC Hale seems to bln1ne her inohil­

ity to successfull~·complctc tbcland nav­igatioa wurse 1-0 ber li\.·ing in a large metropc1litan area arid lf1Ck or 1io1e. ·( have had many soldien< I have sent to l'WC who were from large metropoli­tan areas. They coo were baffled by land 11avigatioo1 and v,.c in .the regular Army are just as pressed [01 tiu1e os your coun­terparts in the reser"c components. l l\9Ye persclnally spent tim~ on v1•eekends and after duty ti.tne co ens\1re r.heir suc­cess th.rougb trnining. r have nntyct had " soldier fail PLDC because they i:auldn 't oa1>iate from ''one r.roe t<r another." as SPC 1-folt points out.

She also said that during Doson Slorm sl1e was r1cvcronce given a mnp or n grid cc.)orcJiaate ~t11cl stated ... '' i1 (land navigation) is not a necessity in today's Army." '!'here a.re se·veral p<Js.sible re~­sons for ibis. Perbaps her NCO h•d the map and grid COOJ'dinatcs, AJtbougb it is inexcu~able tosc11LI asoldleron fl ntjssion without letting t hem have the necessary t-0ols to accomplish their mission. I roust ask this ... Wh)'didSPCHale not ask for a ruap and grid coordinate? Did Sl'C H•lc travel from Los Ange les to Ft. Lew­iswitl1ouc 1bese tool~? J11s1 hc)wdowc get fro11:1 one place to another iflnnd nA\•ign­tion is not, a; Sl'C Hale points out. a necessit)•?

SPC Ha.le then asks, "ls it just me or duos anyone e lse feel the standards re­garding land navigation for Reserve sol· die'" in PLDC need to be changed?\Vho says because it'< the Anny, the rules can't be changed'!" l can only reply that r per­S<Jnally feel the requireme nt tocomplete land navig;uion is oot ouJy useful, hut• neces.~it)'- 1 ra ... ing setvcd i11 posi 1 io11s from r.eam leader to platoon sergeant. I wa11r to know that 1he soldier.; leading our 1uost valuabJe resource nre going to

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--he capnhle of getting the soldiers to the mission a nd oot getting lost. Tn my c11r-1·e11t assignroe1lt, we couldn't be effective if \VC couldn'l uaviga1c. 1 an1 001 Sfl}'ing the rules can't be changed, only that it is imperative that they NOT be changed.

In summary, SPCHnle snid shewould ... "bet ill}' m.ilitruy career that l1U never 11c:.c:d lland navigation]." It n1ay seem ruthless to sai• tl:tis. but 1hat isa bet I lb ink she would have lost had she not chosen to len,•e the Resen:ei:..

SSG AUe11 L. Fogus/HI Ft. Polk, LA

Any soldier, private to sergeant ma­jor, is reql1irecl 10 kno\\· land na\1igation skills. As a future NCO, she sbould hn»e been mor~ proacth.;e i1L dete1·11ll..ning ltcr \Ven kne1:se1' in~tead <•f \VhininganLlpoint­ing fingers at others. Instead of blaming Ibo Army tor your downfall, s tep hack and io"k 1</ youndf. A (!O«i NC0n'nuld.

SSG Randy Collins Ft. Bragg, '.' C

'TI1e initial steps c.lf soldier develop­ment begin with recognizing and identi· t)·iog OllJ sr.rengthsand \veakncsses. This soklicr should lrnve realized her <hort­oomiug and taken thcappropriatcco11r§e of action toimpro,·e. \\'irhiu the team en· \•ironment stressed during Pl.DC, sol­diers are taught co make use of all avoil­able rcsouroos. \\.'ith tlllssoldier kuo1>:ins chnt~hehnd nor~·ecattaine<l the e.\'.pet·LOO rroficiency, I find it difficult 10 fathom that nnclnssn1ate or in!Z.cructor\\1-as avail­able lO helf) v;it.h peer group nr inst rue· tor-led remedial training.

Tlte Arm}' is not in rhc h11~incs1; nf ceari.ng <lowrL egos and losing good i::ol­diers. The Army ischarge<l with clcvclop­ing confident, v.•c ll ttainr;<l, h.:cl11tlcall)1

and iacticaJI~· proficient soldiers to sup­port and defend our constitution.

SGT Wi/J;am L. an;,,,,,-111 ft. Saro f-Jouston, TX

-+~t4''9 ~~ ~ The words "t am a good soldier" ancl

"T quit" do nor he long in the sa.me article. Goocl >Oldicrs nc<·erquil. ::-!o one like s to fail. but a good soldier accepts failure, learns fr<1m it and drives on \\ilh the mis· sion. A substandnrd soldier ii;; beaten hy fa ilurc and hlamcs ochers for this fa ilure. \Ve do not wa111 or need this kind of sol­dier jn thi: anned forces,

SSG Gary D. Sha'"'' Lakela nd . FL

-+~t~""~~ l was s u1prised to see the response by

this young "°ldicr 101 her fai lure of PLDC. I'm not irnp1es•ecl by this whiney approncl1 she hns taken cc-, hlan1e herfail ­urc on the s tandard ; prescribed by PLDC, ~landard; that thousands or young NCO. have been challenged with and pa.~o;ed because they wete ready co 1i?eet and accept thechalJengeoiP'a.ating to be n '·leader:"

And shame on whatever :;o - collcd "leader'' wbo se111 this soldier lo PLDC without properly preparing her. Some NCOs have forgnllcn where they came from and have forgotten to mentor nnd re.act• young soldiers to he t.on1orroW~ lea<.lcrs. It's NCOs likc ibis who give the rest oft he corps a bad name. I challenge thc>se l>f you v.•ho don't t;tke the time to tllke core of ~·o11r~oklier!' to find a C<Jpy<1f the NCO Creed and read it. Read itweU and tllftke s11re you 11nderstand v.:hat it'~ telling you to <lo.

The answer to SPC Hale's fni lure of Pl.DC shouldo't be to lower t he <tan­dar<ls to allow those with no iusighr on that particular leadership obstacle lo pass, reg:.1rdless of \.\'bat coa1p01\en< they are \\•ith. The right anS\\'er i:, for leaders 1otrain their soldiers in tnsks tbut the mil­ital)' ha.'1. been teaching soldier.i every day, such as land oavigation. Being a leader isn't a 9 to S job. Let 's start getting back to the basics and lead from the front.

SflC Norman A. Fam<WOrlh Ft. Campbell, KY

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Tite a11111m(lllnn of NCO rankruroo ,.;th ii thcdu1y10 tcitch oche"'. Could )'OU tmlhfully say llrnl al nu lime in )'Our ca­'" er could a suboriliuale have sought your guillllncc oo this '>r any olher­cu111mon tsP~k?

The 1\r111y i!> u1nde up of roldiers whose mL'8ion i• Lu d" f"ud the Uttited Stntcs againsL \.lUi:L1li~s (o rcigu and do-1nc~1ic. All o rhe1·dutiel'i ~uppurl Ch.is tells~ sioo; lhcJ'cfo rc, ii is iJ1cu111henc on all of uio to l:tc l r..1i11cd Iv perlor111 thnt n1i s...~ion In all iL~ face Ill. If the •taud•rds required in C,"tecut i<u1 t>f 1 J1i.s tuissi ou ~ectu Wln cc-. <.."SSl.U)' 10 you, SpeciJlisl, I \\·~h you w ell

SSG A. L. Parroa u cy. ~·A

-++-t4-"~~" Ko, the ~tandards regarding lanU11a,·~

igu1i.on fl1r Re"it r.•c solJ.ien1 a llc1tdi11.g PLO C >1.1uulcl noc he change<!. Rather, sulcUers sh ~uld he prepared prior to at­tending any NC.:OC:.S cour-.. Look at the big picture. Thu onujul'ity of soldiers at,­lending P LDCuNobl" lo palls all aspects of the conr~e. 'l"he cuu1·sc:: isn' l supposed 10 l>c Cally. ti ls l111c11dcd to mold furure NCC» and weed out those who don ·1 measure up. Slop your wluning and de­cide wJ1c:Ll1t r )UU wa1'l to be a quitter or an NCO.

I have one question_ Why t. tbut a sol­dier nC\·cr queJtioos lite coo1eo1 of a C\>ursc curricutun1 uni ii they fail lo m"l 1b" s1;utda1cl7

SGT Carl Slo•inski El Paso, TX

-++-t"-""~" Nol onlydld wc(whoalready have our st1·ipC8) bnvo tn take lhis cuursc: of itl­structjo111 we olso hnd to tL<:oe ic a ln1oslev­cry day during 1 he Vlcrnam conflict Not only did the Active duly unil•go ro Viet­nam, but lhcrc \.\.'Cfc 42 Resen•e uniu: ac­ti\a1ed, JS of which deployed lo Vici· oam. ~1ne <1f th~ unil8 "'ere medicaJ uni~ There were ul:;o 20 Natiooal Guard units nCliYDtcd during l""cuoilict

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-eigh1 deployed to Vic111arn and ooeof l l'O'Se ~"31; a medic.al unit.

Wilftou1 knowing (lond navigation(, manysoldiei>scnl uul uo patrols may oor have made it l>•cl lo lltc &afcty (?) of their bare c.nmp\.. It i ~ n \ital part uf U1c uainiog in the Army and ellSured not only thu NC.:Os mndo il bnck, hut lhe sul· diers under their tiupcr\•i)iou ns !.\'CU.

t,.ts.. Hale, \Villl )'\JUr a l lit ud..:, it's clear why you h11ve 9 l/2ycu1• in lhc Annyaud ouJy morlc ii to sp<:cinlist und why you are nm\' .. J 00 pcrooJ1f" civil inn. 11 iN a Jsc, evi­dent )'OU ha,·e been~ civlli:.tn uut.I 001 a soldier f<lr l11c p:1)t 9 1/2 )C.Ul'!>.

SG.U IYll/Uim E. Tay/Qr Ft. t-i11achuca. AZ

-++-t+"~~" The effective raago of an cxc""" i•

uro meter\. 1-ler \iew ltt a perfect exam· pie 0Cbo .. 1bc Anny•tandnrd• are dete ­riorating b}' (O\l'Crins the 51aodards to metl lh~ soldier instcricl ('If ra i.:iing the soldier 10 meet th" >Lmt~urds. He• OJ<· cu.•es for fa!lure nre pathetic.

Lt1 1ny Of1inio1l , chc hackb11n~ or U11.: Arn1y may be st1·nlne<I, but not hroken. I ~elievo in Uils l11s1Rncc the ~>"'tcm ~·orked and Lhc b••c kbunc gctb tUucb stronger every time it docs no1 Jc1 a sub­sta1ldard ,;oldier cnlc:r the: NCO ranks.

S.\·G Jusri11 ~f. Filmey Fr. Benning. GA

-++-t4-"~~" Wny hasn't her unit laugh• her lltis'/

The fear I have is Lhn1 this is cot the only case. l sinoerely hope her immediate su· pet'Visor aud fi rst sergeant were rcpri· mantled. Tbe prnblemshc baclwilJ not go away but it <Un be ftxcd with I ruining. Too many units let their soldiers down by not trai11ing on st1ldier :1kill1:1. Wh~J1 OW' sol· diers fa.ii. v.•e fnil. NCO~ uri; tbc priJrLary trainerR of soldiers and must trdin the soJdiers under their core. Nc.:\'e r gi,·c in to whine.rs who cen' I nicer 1he !'[andard..~. b ut l!ain tbcm to ex«ed the Standards.

SFC Dal~ A. Lre JobnslQ"'" · PA

-++-t4-""~" rm sure you are a •"Cl)' 8ood soldier,

after nine )"eaf!ii of service., ancJ }'\.!Ur intentions arc pure. Unfonunotely. by judging fro1111be nttitudei; nnd vnlue~ ex­pres:>ed in )'Uur lc ltcr , you ut1.: oot reacly lo be: a leader. Afler •fl, uoweau you lead fron1 the f ront \Vhen yc)u dt)n'l knoy,· where ~rou arc going'!

SSG l>rn'itl It Wl/Utmi> Ft. !.<Owls, \VA

-++-t4-"~~" It seems :;u hard 1u bcLi~v" that u wl­

dier "°ilb IIC:H.r)y 10 )'C: lS r ) Of )c.!-tvite js SO

\Villing to toss it all a.""Jy bcctu)t' of a ).im­pJc land nn,igttlinn ooun;e. \\"a, che sol­dier not gl\"Cn o retc<t? Nonnally when som.eoc1e cecei"esn firs11i1ne 1K'l ~go1 1hey ba't"e some rcmct.liul tr ~1i11ir1g ltll\.l lbcu re­take the tc:.st. 1 hitve earn.c.cl 01~· ~t ripes and I can ao;sure }'<>u r houJ lllnc.l 11avi8a-1ion in PLDC at Ft. Knox. KY. and at 6NCOC al F1. Bli~.;. TX. AK rorthc sar­cas11ldircclcll nc lhc sc1·~can1$ n1(1jor OJld the eJlliie :--it:O t:oqis ... It seems so easy lt> direct lhc. blame in one tJir1.:ctjuu, but I assure you thai if she would shoot a back ai.inlur.h, she'll find whe re the real bJa111c lies.

SSG Corl A. Dru.-11 McCunncl>viUc, OH

On behalf of "'"ryoenlor NCO in the Reserve componems, l opologl~ to you for i;euing yuu up for this !Hllurc. You should have been "-'PO•ed lo prop.:r use of land na,dgation skills tht(lught1ut yc1ur ycar1; of <crvicc. \Ve <hould have ossessed your inability to pcrfrirm those 111sk5 to st~nt.lar<.I arttl nssigucd sornoonc to get you up to speed before we seJ!l you ot'f lo school.

As far O:.)'uurwmn1c111~ gu •buutour cu1T\!nl stlrg.;ants roajor uol ltavj11.g to so thi~? Check ynur facts. LaoU navigation bas heen a req11iredskitl .. inot 1 too\;: it up in basic training. Tr.till i~. If you were my troop l'd have you in rite "ood~ myself showing you what we all oecd to"°""· to

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l Lett.era to ti.e Bdi tor

he efret~iYc w ldie!S. Your silllntion highlight~ concerns that we aU hove about why we lo~e soldiers . . My only bOJJ" i> 1 hnt your COSCOM CSM reads your lct101· and bns nlreadyinterceded m corrt.cl a 1.leJ'initc \\1·ong. 0 1rrcnt fail~ ures reprc•unt future challenges. Seek help with your sboriwmin!I' and uy again. lfyou can't get U1e help you need in )'OUrunit. lm>k elsewhere. Wcull nl:Cd good 9'.>klicrs.

And thanks lO sor.1 Clifford for S3}'

ing what •llllultl have beeo said !Ome time ag,u. 1'Jll uol sure \Vh}' otu ed itor <ee< lhe need 1uput 1bcse negative letter~ in thl1 publicotioo. bot it's bec<Jming ri· clicu 1011~.

CS,U A. &mp FrYtmd Anny National Guard, \fa iytand

/ FAilM :r Not•: If th4 "Le11m To The E1/J1ur'" J«Jiott WJe 1e1r1icU!d only lo lhust c0t1untnt1 ron.tid· ercd f>IJ.'lti~'~, ,,.,,,~, "'vukl be 1/1e po/Ju? Tills magazine i.r publisilctl UJ.furtlicr NCO pmfr.rsi.tmal deve/. opn1r:nr, rr1 expro!r:l upi.f1ic)rtjj '1r1fi In ge,,1tru1e C<J111,r1u11icarion 1\1;1/1i1J 1/1e .VCO Co1ps. IJy reatling 11bo,11 1J1t proble1fls rnhcr soldicr.r havt!, NCOs mny />c encooroged to f~

a c/o;rr /wk '" th& own wiirt "' _..,,if the""'" probkms <Xi.rt mul 1111!-tl ~t>m.'Cl 1he1ri. /

National G uard Injustices The g.rcnt accon111lis.hmenti> of 1\cti\•e

filmy soldic1~ arouod the globe nre • d· mir<tblo. I ..:ru111 hel1, Dul feel n grc.at amoun t ofjcaluusy '"'hen I rend the ~to .. rics about lhC nu111crous soJdiers per .. forming outstaodu>gly. My favorite •r· ticle1 nre (in the Notable NCO scctiou )of -n1~ NCO J0<1mal.

l ~lllrted to wonder why not me? l would Ute for ~omeone lo read about me. I h~''C the endurance to go the dis­tance, LhC fltnbition nnd the decerminn­tion it lake:; lo bcoo1nc a dis1i11gujshecl soldier. So, wbal'> fily problem? \Vcll, I bcliC\'C it l.s n1y hranch of sen:ic:e: The filmy National Guard. All I ever re· eeived were negative responses wJlenev­er I ~triYe 10 be all lwanuo become.For ex.ample, 1V.'O ye..1rR ago J \Vas assigned to

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o unit in 'Thxa.~ I was in top physical olrapc. I received a score of 297 when I took the Army APFT. I lrnd 11!•0 rcccutJy cumpleted BNCOC. I askccl 111y supcrvi· ~<>r ;r it \Va.<.; feasible for me lo U114.il1ll Ai_r­bomc School. Doyou knowwh1111hc an· WNCr\\'as':> Youguesscd ii. uNO."' AJ1J do )'Ou koO\\o' why? h.{ y ~11 pe rvi~nr cxpl ain cd that in order for me to onend j 11mp scboo~ I had to be "'signed to on o.ir-00mc unit and furthermo re, the Notion­al Guard d- nol allocate lundini; foe thi~ I raining simpl)' bc:cau~c J "'"~Dl lu at· tend.

r wanted t<> be a drill sergennt. A year 1>go, I asked my supervi.or (while • ta· tioued in tl•e Florida National <.lu~rd) if ii W3S possibl.:. for n1c to al lt 1lCI I) rill Ser· gennt Sch<1ol. Do )'<Ju l::n,:w.• v.•)1tjl tl1c ar1-swer was? It was "NO." The National v uard does oot need drill 'ergeunL<. ln addi1ioo. I \lloiantcd 10 attc11tl th.:: M~er Fitness Course any"·berc ii wa) offered, bt1t guess whar rheanswer "-"it"':' Again, it \Va,~ "NO.'' *fhc Active Guard~man cnn unly CllCCl aU the mini mum RtnndArcls for promotion :md maycumpcro fora Ccw•c· lect pr1Jgr.uns and prc1bably \\•«>rk lo rc:--­ti1'C, but that is nil.

I wclconlc tJ1c 011po1111nil:)' IO cxccJ ns " 11aditiuoal soldier. J believe 1 hnt ns nn Acth·e Guardsman, anyooldier (like my· ,..II) desiring to achieve pcn:on•I goals alldchallCftges in th~ militar)', in order to he an all-around soldier. must be ~r­r11h1ed toexerc~e the Mme privilc~c~ the rc~uJar At11L~' soldiers hencfit frnn1.

Finally, I am a rcmarknblc volleybnll player. I would like to try ouL for the nil Anny \ 'ollL·yball Tuan1, hul j.tt1CS!i "''hal the ani.wcr might bc'J You ~uc~ecl ii. •lNO:'

SSG Don11a E. &l•'tlrds Florido ~aliunal Cu.ml

Coed Basic Training And A IT In the wake of the scandnls nt Aber­

deen Proving Grounds. there have been discussions as high as the U.S. Cunsrc~l'i ii' coed Basic Training and J\dvnncecl In · divillual 'Jiainingshould con ti nuc. ht n1y opini<1n, I he ans\ver is absc)lutcly yes.

If we train a.~ we fight, then we must uclmuwlcdge lltat female sol die~ will he ""' ling along side Olalc soldiers in the

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batdefield or the pre~enl. lbcrcfon::, male and female: solJjcr:s must learn to o:orl: together frnnl day one. LikN·ise 1

•oldicr~ mu~t ~ tought to respect the dignity of their Fellow ~oldier~ from day ouc.

AU soldiers must· understand tha t "umi::n are in the 1nili1ar~· to stay, and that 1heir relics arc going to increase, rather than dea-ease. uYCn if a soldier is in comhatann'i, that MJklicr will have to deal v.itb females in the combat <11ppnn and coo1bats~rvicc ~upp()rt l1niL~ that arc in brigades and tl.i\·lsions.

This is reality. It ii bcrc ruday. We musl act:epL it.

SS(/ .lo/111 S. Pt111111l11

Fl. Riley, KS

Drill Sergeanl Issue 11tt NCO Jot11110/, \Ylnrer '!16·97, I<>

cused on the drill ttcr~t frOOl lle''eral ~rspectives. This issue "'as t imely and did not nprear rn he a bondage for a sore that .. ag bound to 111rfnce. Credit i<give n to rill those proud soldiC1'> who elabo­rated t>n lhe sign iricu11ce lhe driU ser­geants hove had on building good sol· dier..: and leaderi::.

DriU serg.e11n1~ nre like l'Ja reno: "''ho search to do the rish1 Uiing•, cspcciaUy that of raisiag a mOllcl citilcn. And al times, parent• inil. TI>ey fail to set good examples. But time has sh0\\'11 us that we can m-ercome adver~it)•. The kc)' is to forge on, hlJt noc 1n ignore \Vhac ha~ hap­pened. unrn from this bomb shell .

Sexua I 11a raRflll1cnt i" n 1,acl vehicle mO\liug v.·ith 1>C1'f.(UUll h¢h1,vlnrs al 1in1e.._ not in check. Soldiers arc human nnd ca­pable or niakjng mi~tnke1. When n ve­hicle goes unchcci<w, lt can 111a1Iune1ioo. The proolem(s) must bede1cnninod be­fore it can be ft< ed. The Armed r wees is cap.-1hf.eofim-estig~1t1ngand ftnding\\•bat caused itsvehide to malfunction . Theo it will be fo:ed. The <ore will heal and lead· en; will co111inuc to mol<l lhc ~oung folks wbu depend so deeply on I.ca de rs to lead them.

The anecdor.es written throughout Ill.ls Journal suggeM e<11iri1-dc-col'fl< is still very moc.h aliYe in luday's Army. If you're not sure, rcaJ tl1c \\'inter '96-97 is.sue of 1~ NCO Jounwl. I'm proud

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to be an American soldier. Airborne:

ISG Ke11nirh flarvcy FL Bragg. NC

Breaking the Cude uf Sile11te 'V.'hrit'sgoingc>n in tuday'sAt'cuy'! ·111e

Aherdeen scandal. irnproprielic8 in the Recruiting Comrnund, 8exua1 llat·ass­menl \\•jlbi11 c.he rnnic.:, 111arital infidt::lit)' by seJlior leaders, ostrization ofwhisde­hlowers ... the list goes on o nd on. It seems like e-.·ery uay we an: Ju the dam­age control m<.>de more atld more. Jia\'C "'C lost lite ability to de• tht' right thing'.' Why aren't these things being nipped in the bud before they gel out of h:1nd, or better yet. before they occur in the fi.tst pince? Are \Ve st> fcilrful tbat SQJllebo"' \.lo'C rnigltc be o.·rongl~· implica1c:tl in tht:: in­Cractiolt t hat \\'C have lost t he cnurag.e to tell the truth'!

v,;hat is the deftoition of cuuragc·1 Someso}'i1'~ [he a bi lit}' looi.:ercurue fear. Some sa1· il's U1e ability to control fear. But wbai is it really? The overall defini­tion is probably dear as day lO tbose who have had to apply it at the risk of life or limb. But bow do you define ic in today's Arnl}·?Tu uodcrf>tand 11J.ejss11e, ~·ou Q(lve to look at lite demogcaphics of the orga­nii.1cion u.re belong tu in i(S curreut form. Io today's Army, where a single flaw can signal the closure of one's career. the pcrccpllou of perfection is the tlverridin~ factor in tbc minds of man)' aspiring sol­diets. Ther l>clicvc this because this is whal ll1cysce a11d thi~ is 9:hat they hear. It's be ing ingrained so dce1)1)· into the tbuugbt process of our junior leaders, tha1 it is b1;ing acoepled ai; a n1atter of oourse,just llrc way "'C do hus.ine5s. This is ~·ro11g. Atld j t' sour fa ult as 1 he mentors of our .t\.nny'~ fulu1·e leaders.

Aco all leaden; kno"\ subordinnlcs emulate the actions of their superivrs. They emulate the good a> well a> the bad. 'foda}''S soJdiers ore 1n11ch more intelli­gent than the t:roorer~ of the past They can't bo fooled by tlte lalse proelnmnlion or per<:eption of being pcrfo<~. [haven't uJet n periect sc.>ldi!!r or ~en (:I rnember or unit that was perfect duriog Dl)' 18 years of service. Tbeydon't exist. But you \\"OUld oever l:now this b)• the verbal and \\'rittcn rcsponttcs \vc hear gi\'en co supe-

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-riors by so mnny leader.; today. Whal is tlte l>ig deal about telling the truth? Honesty and u1tegrity nre the time hon· ored founda1iuru; of ,..,J1ac ":c stnnct fol' as l(.adcrs. \\rben ""e tell I he 11·l1th , no n1at· ter how diflicull (or cmbarrnssillg) ii may be. we find out what '8 broken an<l cnn initiate the problem sol\•iug process to get it fixed. Hone!\~· i!> a good thing a11d \VC ot1ght to benr onr $\\'Ord~ hy it. Ho""' cn•t \Ye <lo less? \'Y'e shouldn1t. but \ve do.

Goodexample.-;areunitstatusrcports nnd per"°nnel evaluations. It's impor­laJJ1 y,·e be as t1onest and tnLthftd as p~­sible in these crjtical areas. \\/hen ,,.e put a "spin., on lhe 11u.n1bers for 1be upcon1-iog OTD o r overinflate an evaluation rew port~ \\le violnte our integrity and lmver our•clvcs into the rnnksoflinrs. Mow c.in you lrust aityoue prooe to suclt tla\\'S in judgment? It's tough butmaoy bavechu­scn this rot1te in lhe ne"·erwending, insa­riablc quest for promotion. When we provide<J ur superiors ~\' i lh J'aJ sc iufor111a­tio n. we. set them and ourselves up fo1 fajJure. l..enders cannot make s.afe, sotmd: and timc l>' decisions witho111 ac. curate uata. If we don't paint a clear pic­ture. 'h'eget aque~tionabJcdcL·i::iiun in re· turn. Ho\lt' can it not be??

The prohlem may hc.,}il!Cmatic. Look at the pt~n;onncJ manage111cut sys rem \Ye ha"·e created in response 10 drawtlu"·n and fi~..:.al rtt.lu<.:tions. One bat.I piece Qf paper in a soldier·~ f tlc destroys a career, regardless of how old it is. The way we e\•aluate· a~signmi.:nt pallt:r11.s are al10thw er contributing Factor tu tlic n1i::s.s. En­listed !'Oldier.; have little or nc1 control over their assignments. Not evel)•one get~ to be a ~uatl leader~ S«tiun iser­gennc or platoon sergea.nt. There just aren't enough !'ilot!'i. Pctiormancc has lost oul to ticke t l)l1Jtching.1'heem1>hn~i~ on bad!,'e$ .. tabs and awards is misguided as well. \~batever happened to the old adage th.at it:s ntJt th~ uniform that makes the soldier, it's the pecson inside tbat uoiform who makes all the differ­ence. These 1bi11gsa1lacld uptothis"iero defect" dise= that is tearing us apal't fro111 the inside out . By \'irtue of the ~)·s­tew \Ve l1avc created. \VC have fostered a ctxleof silence. \\'hen people in poSilious ofauchoritycondonesomething.ineffecc

they sanction it This is wrong and we know it.

A trait we have to get back is tltc abili­ty to ask the hard questiuo and give U1t: hacd an.-wer. Some never lost it. but many ha\·e lust it in a big way. Jusl bt:· cause ~·011r question o r an~v.·er n1ay nnr he what )'OtLr hoss,vants to hear, doc..1tn't 1ltake it ~\·rong. l!ut )'·our cnreer nside 10 <.lo tho right th.lltg. \~1rcn you get up in the mornins aud look into the mi.l'for, tl1ere is onl)' one facl! Yl>U have tu ll>Ok at. ThiJl face is ''ours. The decisjoos \''e mnke or fail to ,;1;:i ke hnve to Ire lived with the re.st of our lives. Tttls is ct lu::avy bul'dcn to bear.but a small price to pay for the pur­suit of h<>ne.~t)·. integrity and the e h­hanoemcnt of yourcredibilityas a leader.

I don't Jcnow how many times I ha\'e l1eard a leader tell me, "The boos ~i"es me no autbt1rit}' t<.J make. dt:Lisions. He just v•on'l listen to me." Thi~ is ho~vash. lf)100 rrans1Wr}·our u1essage ii• a profes­sio11al, tactful J)latu1ef, 11~· can lie 11ot? You ju~t have Lu have tbe courage to s tep up to the pince, spread your feet n shoul­der's width apart and break the code of silence by askillg tbat hard question, or giving tha1 bard answer. Will there be r•­percussions? lvla}'he. And maybe not But the bottom line is th is ... I biogs won't get hctt.cr tJntil we n1akc thc1n hcctcr. Onl)' we c1":1 111nakc~ a Uiffercucc. So what are ~·e !A'ajting for?

Sf'C Grtg Griffin USA£lJ R, 7th Arn1y

Another Perspective 011 Drill Sergeants

fir.lit of all. I wish to commend )·ottr fine journal for doing an outstandingjob ill declicatillg its w·w1er i.s.-:;11e to tJle drill sergeant. 1 tlid tltrcc years o u tt1c Lrail from 1986 to 1989 al Ft. Kno.<, KY, lrdining 190 Cavalry Scout •oldie rs. The experience I gained was awesome and rewarding C<lsay the least. It i.s with great pride that I have to admit your article brought back: a lot of good memories.

It is very unfortunate to see that there \vas a "select few" who madt! it through OriU Sergeant School who never should bave beeu given the opportunity to at­tend. I have no mere')' or pity whatsoever

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for those NCOs who violated tbat spe­cial !rust given to them the day they graduated from Drill Sergeant School. These NCOs Miould be punished if tbe charges are pr0\:e 1l truci and the pun.isl\· meal seen as a \vak~·up call LO olh~rs who might decide to dishonor our" bard­earned" hadge.

Lost yenr l tried co voluuteer for another to ur asa drill sergeant but n1y re­quest , ... as disapprove(l.For somcreasorti D.-1\ is not permitting fc)rme.r drill ser­gea nts to apply. Tn lime< such as these where the Arnty is trylng [0 save tn•ining Uollars. it makes sense to pernt.it 111oti.­vated former drill !>c:rg.eants to do anoth­er 1011r if che)' \\•ished tn do ~..-. .. ~ r.wo­week "refresher" course is all that would be rerrui red corn pared ro the n1anda1ory ninc-\vcck progr~ol 1hnt .All other candi­dates n"111st go throLtgh . . .\s a ~cnior "\"(;{) with 15 ye••~ in tbeAl'my oud wbo h•s at­ce.nded some other \'ery good career en· hancing~c·hools, I ft:e.l I ..:;-111 ~till ..:oat rib· ute in the de\•el1>pn1cnt •>f ne\\'sc-,ldie rsor even drm sergeantcandidates if given the oppornm icy.

SFC Yiclor .~I. Roman Sch\\1einfun, f'ren11nny

Taking Care Of Business Tuke care of soldien; and they will take

care or the mission. This isafundamenta I n!'pect of leaderi:.hip, for theMldier is the grcatc~ a.~set of any leader. And whM th flt leader provides fon hesoldiers is re­tlcccctl in their team. Thcrcfuro, to me. J1:.ad1;rship is a process of gi• .. jng.

This process s-tarts 'o\~th the simrlest of oonccpt~-takingcare of soldicrt1. A~ n lender~ l will i;ee to their b.llsic needs sucll as food, sheller, supplies and pay-1l1ose tl1ings 1tecessary to "'·elfare. and morJlc. Bui I rnu.sl uivc mv immctliate " , action to their e>1raordinary needs and emergencies. so that worries are alle ­viated and at[ention is direc[ed tel [he mission nt hand. J3y promptly providing the ne~~~i1ics, the ~oldicn; ,.;11 sec my genuine concern andcare. Tbus .vebcgin co build a mutual exchange of trust and respect, '-''bicb is i.·itaJ to communication nnd viL•I to any relationship, especinlly chat of a soldier and his/her leader.

T.n lleing n lender) I nn1 nloo a teacher

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and a guide. l must be an example. I am and I give the best 1 can. and in return I expect no l es~. I am hones! and admit n1y 11\jstakes> and I use that as a ceaclting tool. Teaching is a two-way street. Not only am I constantly teacl1i11gand train­ing. but I am also learning and lisrening. Jn doing this., J am getting 10 know my soldiers.

By knowing my soldier. I learn our ca­pabililic:s as a squad or unit. J :tintl weak­nesses, nnd provide direction and m_o­tivatjon to o,:ercon1e thenl. Bl.it r also find slrcn~ths and build on those Sl.rertgtl1s lo~c;tbcras:t l~am. l\·fc::an,vhile. f an1 tTainingjLLnii>r leaders, encouraging self -direcrion and self-morivnrion.For at an)· tin1e :ind h1 nny sif.11a tion, a11y· one of n1y soldiers n1us1 l)e able 10 lflke HI)'

place .• !\. leader cannot be indispensable. ' l'hereforc~ J ;)Jtl Jea ... ing a legc1cy ror ll1e [ulurc, \Vftllc fulfilling the tradjtions of my past, instilled within me by my lead­ers.

T hrnugh r.he h11ilding oft11Jst nnd re­spccti '''C have laid a fo11ndAtion of llt1r­poseaud thflt is rbe nu:isl in1portant tJtlog a leader can give. 'Ne have built a vehicle togethc.:r :.tnd purpc:1st: is the ft>rce that drives it. T n111~t instill lll'ide and sbo~· them 01}' pride, encourage co1lfidence aud gujde rl1en1 1hc '"flY liodjug innl\r strengLh. My soldic"' will know, just as I know about myself, tlrnt they in them­selves are alread)' leaders.

My grea resr reward i1 the knowledge thntawldiergiveswillinglyto rue and tJ1e ruissiou. l will lead and follow, with the knowledge thatsomedaywe may risk our Jives togerher - freel}' and \\iihouc douh1. This is whnt leadership means to me. After all, lenders are not defined by who or \\'ba t Ibey are, but l')· 11t·bo u11U wha t t11cir soldiers are.

Sl'C JohnaJhon lkmpsey Schofield Barrnckil, HJ

Change NCO Rating Syslem 1\change is great I~· needed in the \vay

our NCOs are currently being rated. I do agree thnt rhe current evnlu.ation sysrem is iuflaced; llOWC\•er, 1hcrc's l\VO Milles to that coin. :-lo one ever brings t:o li£ht all those jua.ioraodseoiorNCOs v.•hoseca· recrs are being ruined by unqu.'llified

-civiliatl raters.

More often 1ban I care to :;ee. sea­soned profe..sionol nnd hnrdworkiog NCOs have llLeir careers in the bands of a ci\·ilia11 witl1110 n1a11agerial experience o r mil ital)' knowlt!dge. (t scents :ts if no one really takes into consideration that PLPC, 0:-JCOC, ANCOC, First Ser­gcanls Colusc a11U the Scrgcan1s Major Academy are a great way for U.S. Army junior and senillT St)fdier... to learn ''ah•~ able leadership and managerial skills and someone sbould tcquirc that :ill our DOD civilians get equivnlent training.

Sometime~ C\'cn our senior lender.;, enlisted nnc1 oon1n1issioned nlike, Y.·111 place c ivilit1.11s in cbargc wt1cn it is cle?r that all tile mnnaserial SkiJIS !Uld lCCbtti­Cl1l Je11dcr:J1ip arc with the NCO. Jf a ci­vilia11 is p )aced iit Cl•arge Of Wl)' sulJ icr. lte/SILc ~boul<-1 be rc:quirctl to at lease learn basic cuscc1ms and 0011rteS\• o f the armed forces .. some ci,,ilian sup~tvisors aren·'t even a11t•a re o f t.lle n1 ilirruy r flnk SlruCt 111·e or NC.."'O 1c.spor1sibililies. i.e. trAining. caJing aud leacn building. So wJ1y •rn they allowed to rule NCOs? [f this over.sight continues, racings will con­tinue to he inilnced or son1e NCOs \VOri't

ge1 a fair rHt ing \\lhco one is deserveJ. 01il.'t comr11ission~d and noncommis­sioned orficers should rate KCOs.

Standards ... What Happened? Wbat happened to Ute true hord-oore

standards that made soldiers soldiers? It's not the Army •landards that we go by DCJ\\'. It has becc>me a "cnndard a.s each lender sees it in his/her pcrspccti\.·c. 11 ,;eems thnt some of our leaders ltavc tak­en tbe Arllt)' SLM dard and adapted it to how they sec the standard should be or maybe they just put up blinder< ai1d don't care.

\Vhether it bas r.o do with individua l soldier training, physical fi tness or ntili­tary np»earance, leaders have become 100 relaxed when it comes to standards. SiilCe \\•l1c11 do v.•o as leaders acce.pt a lower standard as a substitute for what the Army intcndcd or instilled on us r.o follow, uphold and lead b)'? Srnnd111ds ha\•e nothing ro do \\'ith race, religion or

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Book Revi e -...rs

This bouk b a hlslury of how Vll Col'(l5 lougltt iu Opcrali~n Desert Slurm. H's also lhe 1ltlr"'1nal .COi)' of GEN I-red franks, Jr. and huw he O\·er· came lbc a mputation <1f one uf his legs, to continue io a suc..-e.~ful Anny can:cr and of 1J1e refotms that too.le place in the u .:;. Army during the 1970s and 1980s. <..: lnncy1~ abilil)·as a \ltTilcr keer1s the: vol­un1e front sc>unding lik~ a L1J')1 l~tbook nnd n1ak.es ita good liCOOUUI of Utilifary opcracioas.

l·ranlu; basically tells hi< side of the slory. H e discu.<:ses how he received bis wnming order m deploy VII Cvrps, I.be cballe ng.- he faced und huw VU Corps rnccceded. Franks also gives his sldc of lhestoryof the dis pule he ho<l wllh GEN I l. Norrmw :>chwarzkopr wllh the ap·

beliefs. ·1·be Arlll)-' ic; nn in,.,1ituti<)n ...,ith <iandards for all 10 obey, 11·11in by, work hy and sunivc by.

Wbcn J came in the n1 ilitoryin lhc latc 1960>, the st.andard wa.• instilled in you and )'UU dilln'1 forget ii . You li»ed by ii, worl<ed by it and roughl by it. Your ~ur­Yival a1uJ whetJter or no1 you made it in the militar)·dcpcn<lcd 011 haw )'OU adapt­ed co the 8tandards.1l1crn "ere oo short cut$ norwl:r~ s1ar1dards OOnlpromiscd. JI you co1Lldn 'tcul thlimusL11rd l8l•nch1rdsl you \\'Ctc o ut. Soldier!\ and leaders at..'­ccp1ed lhem as !hey were. \lie didn't qucs1io11 1he standards t>r our lcaJc.rs. \Ve l1ad lbe ulro05l rei1pe<:I for our sup:· rior.s. \lie dared nol queslion their word.

Suldicr~ now quescion •U)l<)riors and con1prurnii;c Arm)· Sl.£11ldflrCL4i v;henever pooNibk . T hey seem to lhlnk Ibey hove the right lo do Ibis. AJ1d 1b111 is our faull, for v.•c ns senior leade~ and the Array as a wbole have given 1hem [soldiers] 100 much fn:<:tlom 10 express cbeir rights. S.~dico oow Ir.we too many riches, while senior lenders seem to ho.t\'C lcM. ll used Lo be 1ha1 soldiers obeyed orders when lhuy were given. Now soldiers a•k why.

Throughout my c=cr of 1dmost 30 )'CtlrPI, f have ~D th~ A.J Ill)' cUaugc ii\ a

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I way thul is uvl what ii used IO oo. Maybe l illll nn nld !'alt)· dug \.\'llc>sc ci1'MC has conic 10 an end. Bu11bc \Vil}' I sec ir. .. n sumd,,rd i> H s1anda1 d and II ~houl(I be followed lhrougb as it was inlcnd"d 10 be. StandanJi. will alw-dy~ tAist c.~1:11 aftyf I am gone. hut those folluwini.t in my fOOllllCJ"' mmr rake a hard look 01 them· .elv•• ond the soldiers lhey are leading and n~k che111selves1 "Will 1 set ch~ ~tan­

d1•r<I as it 1,1,·u~ mennc to he nnd stnnd bj' ii, o r will I compromise the sinndord 10 fit in wil h Lhe new wm•e of I he 19901?"

SG1't IJo,.id J. B1uWnski IJSAS/olA, 1-L Hlru, TX

011p'! Our .. '1jstak., u, frrc11c1>- Tb.i: .N C.'O Ju urn :i I

(.\1"ltJ11 !l1), 1/ie anlcla "St•TJl~!Jl<.1 J<>r Sc/'fl<'1111f .Jllii!:.~r.1JJ Sm~· 1111.• Pronimf<ffl." fnr,o,·,"·1JyCCJt«<I AR 61.2.S·I, :1Ji'fifflN1ndJlw:onrli11111.. Th1• «JilllatltlfJ "'fttSlit>fttr<icdl!) JR 6(Jfµr..11~ .'llwt11r7 Aw1i£< r/gtecl Z Frbnm>:cq9'f6. nu,,1~10 .~fSG L. ~f(lt/dw, JJ~SOC. l ·L B'"ll& 1YC, tlJfiroF.::.

pan:n1 slm•u= of VU Corps uuriug !be ground war. Franks maintains 1hc dcl•y ~Ha) caused l>l.."Cause of the au1ount ol' time it took for the remainder of VII Corps 10mol'c 1brough lbe breach ofter the l:iot rnrnnny 01\ision bmke through lbe I [flt( i bc.1111, ·r1 IC book COUl Hi11s nn111y di,agra1us. One of tl1c1u js of 1l1c bl'Cflch OU tluy OllU or U1c g1:ou11cl \.\o'flr. 'l"hi; breach looked like a classic bo1tlcncck on a major highway and to get hi~ units 1J1rongh !'nfely nnd into the a«nulc formatio0$, simply took time. He also cilc• fault> in the uuldalt:tl r•uiu equip· meot that he u:ied co command his corp<. Once lhe hrench wa• lnoken and thi.; <li\•i)ior1:, PJ'UJX.irly forml.ld, tl1c ul ­la1.::k \\'Ylll tll.'t:OrJ.i11g to pJau, t:ACCl)l n1uch faster. Frank~ is gener(lUS ir1 his prnise for 1 he commanders and soldiers for the wot'k they dJd in Opernlton Oes­en Storm.

This boo~ should be read art er read­in~ Sch\\•i.rrikopf 's au.tobiography, ·· It Doesn'1 Toke A Hero.' Scbwa n kopr is critic.ii of Fm nks' perfonunuce oncl I his is Franl<s' opporlunil)' lO respond, The '"'"book!, ui>o Ji.splay the Lwo <lifforctll leadership !iiilyfe~ of tl1e f\\•o officers. TI1e challenge• ot running Corps Level a nd Theater Level Thctical Operatinn• \,en. rers n1'e dt.i;plnyed. ' l'here nre mnny ac­oouuls O( i11f1Jl'rllatio11 O\•etJO:td fl!lt.J ht~k. ofi nforn1:ltin1l Slt;d l1ow rhisaffccrcd the decisio11-n1nki ug IJl'OCcsss.

Thfa bouk shoulu be rc•d by •ll Op· traliu11 Dt:t;t:r1 SLur1u vet.eraJl!I so lh..:y can appre.cialc ll1c magniludc of 1l1cir aaion.<. It •houkl also be read by all NCOs. \Vehaveall.atonctimeoran0<h· er, curM:d higher headquarters for their decisions. This book gh'C:S insight as ro how ctcci~ion!ll arc n1adc at the corp~ lcv­eJ aud Lile prot>Lc1us of con11aunict11 Ing lhese decisions down the cbain of com· ma.ad. 1 bc lie\'e c:ii:rtain cbapters nr t l1c: book should be pnor reading for the Banlc Scaff :-100 course. Ir would im­pn.>ss upon lbc Sludc uls the imporl•occ of the information they will be bandlins.

.. 'tSG Joh11 .~. A!11mar1 Fl. Riley, KS

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