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NCO Lessons in Leadership from Abu Ghraib

NCO Lessons in Leadership from Abu Ghraib
  This is an excerpt from a paper published in the MPRA magazine by CSM (Ret.) Jeffrey Butler, the former senior enlisted advisor of the 16th Military Police Brigade. This article was in response  to a course requirement where Butler was asked about his most challenging team assignment, the answers are timeless lessons in noncommissioned officer leadership. This excerpt is reprinted by permission of the... Read More

Interview with the War College CSM

Interview with the War College CSM
INTERVIEWEE: CSM Malcolm Parrish, Command Sergeant Major, US Army War College; INTERVIEWER: CSM Dan Elder, US Army, Retired This is one in our series of interviews with noncommissioned officers from the field, as well as those in key or strategic positions who are influencing the Army and the Noncommissioned Officer Corps. This interview is with CSM Malcolm Parrish, Command Sergeant Major,... Read More

BG Sinclair, Uniform Policy update, and Mentorship. Episode 10

BG Sinclair, Uniform Policy update, and Mentorship. Episode 10
BG Sinclair, Uniform Policy update, and Mentorship This week on Episode 10 of the NCO Guide podcast we look at some current events and our primary topic is about Mentorship. CSM (Ret.) Dan Elder and his co-host CSM (Ret.) Archie Davis discuss how the verdict of the Sinclair case may affect the Army in the long term. We also look... Read More

A Conversation with CSM (Ret.) Joe Gainey, Podcast #8

A Conversation with CSM (Ret.) Joe Gainey, Podcast #8
Joe Gainey Interview For this week’s podcast I had a conversation with Command Sergeant Major William (Joe) Gainey, a career Calvaryman and Scout, Joe was CJTF-7 and MNC-I CSM, and was selected as the first Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff. CSM (Ret.) Joe Gainey entered basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky on June... Read More

Interview with the USASMA CSM

Interview with the USASMA CSM
This is one in our series of interviews with noncommissioned officers from the field, as well as those in key or strategic positions who are influencing the Army and the Noncommissioned Officer Corps. This interview is with Command Sergeant Major Rory L. Malloy, who serves as the 21st Commandant of the US Army Sergeants Major Academy, the second enlisted soldier... Read More

Standards and Discipline, Episode #6

Standards and Discipline, Episode #6
Standards and Discipline This week on the NCO Guide CSM (Ret) Dan Elder and CSM (Ret) Archie Davis talk about Standards and Discipline in NCO Guide podcast #6. We look at and define Standards, review doctrine, and ask ourselves and YOU about standards and discipline? Please add comments here in the comments section, or call our Hotline at (254) 853-4410,... Read More

What’s wrong with the Change of Responsibility Ceremony?

What’s wrong with the Change of Responsibility Ceremony?
Change of Responsibility Ceremony Noncommissioned officers are expected to teach military customs, courtesies, and traditions, yet what do you do when customs and traditions either are non-standardized or are still emerging? I mean how can something be a tradition to share and hand down when it is only just now becoming mainstream? Today the Change of Responsibility Ceremony is one of... Read More

Podcast: Who is Training the Platoon Leader?

Podcast: Who is Training the Platoon Leader?
Who is Training the Platoon Leader? Please note we are aware of our technical problem and the poor sound quality. We felt it important to share this discussion and we will work harder to ensure our levels are corrected for future editions. This week on the NCO Guide CSM (Ret) Dan Elder and CSM (Ret) Archie Davis ask the question... Read More

Authority of the NCO, Podcast #3 (Jan 21, 2014)

Authority of the NCO, Podcast #3 (Jan 21, 2014)
Authority of the NCO Podcast #3 (Jan 21, 2014). This week on the NCO Guide podcast CSM (Ret.) Dan Elder and CSM (Ret.) Archie Davis discuss from where noncommissioned officer authority comes from, and we look over the 10-functions of the NCO Support Channel. Visit us at https://ncoguide.com or call our Hotline at (254) 853-4410 to engage. Use hashtag #ncoguide on Twitter.... Read More