Sergeants (SGT) operate in an environment where the sparks fly -- where the axe meets the stone. Although not the lowest level of rank where command is exercised, this level is the first at which enlisted soldiers are referred to as sergeant, and of all the grades of the NCO, this one...
Within that study, in 1983 a Committee on the Performance of Military Personnel was formed to provide an independent technical review of the research and measurement issues involved in (1) the development of hands-on job performance tests for jobs of first-term enlisted personnel, (2) the colle...
Even during this crisis in the Army’s history, though, the late 1970s and early 1980s were an especially fecund period for the Army, during which the service rewrote its basic fighting doctrines, rebuilt the enlisted force and professionalized its noncommissioned officer corps, reset the relati...
Although the lyrics of the Jägers’ own marching tune proclaimed the “invincible wrath” of the Jägers and how they “rise to seek vengeance”, too much bloodthirstiness did not fit into the Jäger post-war image, which was supposed to be a model of exemplary national warriors for th...
When the Army speaks of Soldiers, it refers to commissioned officers, warrant officers, noncommissioned officers (NCOs), and enlisted Soldiers. The term commissioned officer refers to officers serving under a presidential commission in the rank of chief warrant officer 2 through general. An exception...
The Armed Services YMCA helps make military life easier with free and low cost programs for junior enlisted military Families at 33 branches and affiliates nationwide. Local programs and services focus on family life, recreation and fitness, medical and therapy needs and education.http://www.asymca...
Angel writes, “It’s definitely been a real experience for me with being a military spouse. It’s been about a 15-year road with a lot of learning. At first, I didn’t see the need to be involved, due to my husband being enlisted personnel with the National Guard, but that all ...
Campbell then told how his mother worked hard all day at a number of small jobs and his father, who was Air Force enlisted, worked at a night job to help the Family make ends meet. His parents became his first mentors, he said, par- ticularly his mom,...
When in the same place, Persit-KCK con-commissioned officers and enlisted members will tend to stay away from and separate themselves from Persit-KCK Perwira members. The language used by Persit-KCK members during formal and informal activities does not have a significant difference, but for forma...