I recently saw an article in the Army Times about the Army putting the Kibosh on the “Shark Attack” style of soldiering for Basic Training recruits. The premise, or bottom line, is that it’s just mean and that there are better ways, more constructive ways to motivate soldiers and prepare them for battle. Interesting. Most …
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The following was originally written by me on October 12, 2014. It's posted on another blog site of mine that I no longer contribute to. Thought it would be worth passing along. Enjoy!! After 22 years, and still going, in the Army I've learned a LOT about the Army Record Keeping System. Maintain your own!!! …
Way back when I was a young E4 studying for the E5 Sergeant board many things were drilled into my head. I spent every waking hour studying for the board. Military leadership has been replicated throughout the civilian sector for years. Mainly due to the fact that what is done in the military has life …
This morning I met a friend for coffee. The topic of our conversation was leadership and personal growth. We were acquaintances when we met this morning but now I’d like to call us friends. The common bond we share is that we are both veterans. Both of us had served in the Army so our …
Twenty-five freakin’ years. Wow! Where did it go? It started with President Clinton, then Bush, Obama and now Trump. Two of whom I’ve met. Today it’s official. Today is my day of retirement. I went downstairs to my “Man Room” this morning and pulled out some old pics and just kind looked around at all …
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July 17, 1992 I was 17 years old. I’ve known I wanted to serve in our military pretty much since I was born but finally deciding I wanted to join the Army when I was 12. I couldn’t wait to get out of school and never really cared about school cause I knew the Army would teach me what I needed to know.
There are a lot of jokes out there about the different ranks of the Army. What I'm fixin' to do is lay it down for all you Army hopefuls and Army family members. Let's start from the top and go down.
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