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There are some ceremonies like the company change of command and the change of responsibility that have some key elements that are not clear...

The Senior Enlisted Advisor (SEA) to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), or SEAC, is a military position within the United Sta...

Born in 1840 to a slave mother in Norfolk, Virginia, who was later freed upon her owner’s death in 1854, William H. Carney eventually...

Daniel Bissell, the eldest son of Daniel and Elizabeth Bissell of Windsor, Connecticut, was born December 30, 1754. When the Revolution bega...

When Washington assumed the role as Commander in Chief of the fledgling Continental Army in 1775, it had adopted the British model of organi...

With over 80-percent of the military force structure enlisted soldiers it is a fair assumption to say that “most people” in the...

Why not maximize Noncommissioned Officer talent post-military service? Challenge Today’s Army does not have ready access to a select group o...

INTERVIEWEE: SGM Jose Velazquez Jr., Sergeant Major of Army Public Affairs, Pentagon INTERVIEWER: CSM Dan Elder, US Army, Retired This is on...

This week in episode #17 of the NCO Guide podcast I host Sgt. Maj. Terwan Crawley, the III Corps G-4 MRD Sergeant Major. In this episode we...

This week in episode #16 of the NCO Guide podcast I host Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Ken Graham, the incoming command sergeant major for the 20th CBRNE C...

In Episode #15 host Dan Elder sits down with Sergeant Major of the Army Jack L. Tilley, USA, Retired and they talk about his new book Soldie...

This book is more than just an autobiography of Jack L. Tilley, the 12th Sergeant Major of the Army, it is a series of leadership lessons ba...

In this episode CSM (Ret.) Dan Elder discusses getting back to the basics and attempts to identify a few foundational techniques company gra...

Last week I had the chance to attend the premier professional development forum for soldiers, the annual meeting of the Association of the U...

This is an excerpt from my original 1998 Noncommissioned Officer Induction Ceremony that eventually was added to the updated Army Noncommiss...

Recently at the NCO Historical Society I was asked: I would like to know the origin of the phrase "That's NCO Business". I found a reference...

This is from a presentation I gave to the US Military Historian’s annual meeting 8/6/2006 while serving as the 12th command Sergeant M...

The only lesson of history is that men never learn anything from history. -George Hegel. This is a reprint of my Winter 2000-2001 article o...

In Episode #13 I talk about transmitting orders and information, and offer up a tool for building better relationships by using storytelling...

This is an excerpt from a paper published by the US Army Sergeants Major Academy as a research submission by CSM Terwan Crawley, the senior...

This episode I talk about providing customized advice via podcasts and explain how the Specialist ranks came to their ultimate demise, and w...

After an almost 1-year break our podcasts are back. This edition we bring you Episode 11 with a new format and a different way to start the...

I was recently browsing through a 1-year old topic that is trending again on a military forum that I belong to where a member posted the oft...

This is an excerpt from a paper published by the US Army Sergeants Major Academy as a submission for the General Haines Award for Excellence...

INTERVIEWEE: CSM Tedd (Joe) Pritchard, Deputy Commandant, US Sergeants Major Academy; INTERVIEWER: CSM Dan Elder, US Army, Retired This is o...