Spinning Flags at Change of Command
There are some ceremonies like the company change of command and the change of responsibility that have some key elements that are not clear...
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20 of 25 episodesThe Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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...
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Historic First: A Medal for Sgt. William H. Carney
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...
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Last recipient of the Badge of Military Merit: SGT Daniel Bissell
Daniel Bissell, the eldest son of Daniel and Elizabeth Bissell of Windsor, Connecticut, was born December 30, 1754. When the Revolution bega...
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Short History of the Specialist Rank
When Washington assumed the role as Commander in Chief of the fledgling Continental Army in 1775, it had adopted the British model of organi...
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Inspire Recruits and Capture our Legacy
With over 80-percent of the military force structure enlisted soldiers it is a fair assumption to say that “most people” in the...
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US Army Highly Qualified Enlisted Expert
Why not maximize Noncommissioned Officer talent post-military service? Challenge Today’s Army does not have ready access to a select group o...
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Interview with the Sergeant Major of Army Public Affairs
INTERVIEWEE: SGM Jose Velazquez Jr., Sergeant Major of Army Public Affairs, Pentagon INTERVIEWER: CSM Dan Elder, US Army, Retired This is on...
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Tips for Inactivating Units, w/SGM Terwan Crawley
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...
Broadening Assignments for NCOs, Epi. #16
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...
#15, Soldier for Life: SMA Jack L. Tilley interview
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...
Book: Soldier for Life, the story of SMA Jack L. Tilley
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...
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Epi. #14, Getting Back to Basics
In this episode CSM (Ret.) Dan Elder discusses getting back to the basics and attempts to identify a few foundational techniques company gra...
Neck Medal Bling
Last week I had the chance to attend the premier professional development forum for soldiers, the annual meeting of the Association of the U...
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The NCO Induction Ceremony
This is an excerpt from my original 1998 Noncommissioned Officer Induction Ceremony that eventually was added to the updated Army Noncommiss...
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What is NCO Business?
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...
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The Changing Role of the Command Sergeant Major
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...
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Enlisted Promotions woes, 2001
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...
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Epi. #13, Techniques for Transmitting Information
In Episode #13 I talk about transmitting orders and information, and offer up a tool for building better relationships by using storytelling...
The Officer/Noncommissioned Officer Relationship
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...
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